Do at least one thing differently than yesterday. For your own sake. [July Event Exhibitions ➡ 7/18, 7/26]
"I'm working so hard, but I feel like nothing has changed."
Have you ever felt that way?
I sometimes feel that way too!
Even though I should be building up a little bit every day,
there isn't much difference between yesterday and today.
Even after continuing for a month,
"Am I really changing?"
"Is it okay to keep going like this?"
I sometimes feel
anxious.
But, triggered by a certain event, I thought about this.
Suppose you climb a staircase one step at a time every day.
Even if there are days you can't climb,
if you manage 10 steps in a month and 20 steps in two months,
you are definitely in a higher place than when you were at the bottom.
And yet,
with only 10 or 20 steps, the view doesn't change as much as you'd think.
That's why you feel like you're "not making any progress at all."
But, looking from the very bottom,
that difference of 10 or 20 steps is a real step forward.
And by the time you've climbed 50 or 100 steps,
a world completely different from the view you first saw is spread out before you.
However, by that time,
you've gotten used to the new view,
and you forget the view you saw when you were on the first step.
That is why people might only feel
"I've made it this far"
"I've overcome it"
when they have finished climbing to the end.
But, in reality, that's not the case, is it?
What created that result was the accumulation of those inconspicuous steps.
It is the accumulation of small, plain, and unremarkable actions continued every day.
Those individual steps were what created the future you.
It's not glamorous.
It's not all fun.
You can't even feel the change.
"Am I doing this right?"
A plain, everyday life continued while holding onto that feeling.
But, precisely because of that step,
the future view changes little by little.
That is why I
—value "trying to do one thing differently than yesterday."
Even just a tiny step is fine.
・Read one page of a new book.
・Take a deep breath.
・Try going to bed a little earlier.
・Try saying "thank you" to someone.
・Burn 100% natural incense,
and take 5 minutes to relax your heart.
・Instead of blaming yourself,
tell yourself, "You did a great job today."
I believe that from that moment on, people begin to change little by little.
Continuing is not easy.
That is precisely why
that accumulation will surely become your strength someday.
I want to quietly send a cheer to those who are working hard every day like that.
If your heart feels even a little lighter.
If I can be a trigger for you to think, "I'll hang in there today too."
"Protect me today too."
If I can be like a charm that you pick up with that feeling.
If I can be that small trigger for you to take a step for your own sake.
I don't just want to "make incense."
Through scent
"It's okay today too."
"Let's take just one more step."
I want to deliver moments where you can think
that.
So that people who live their lives to the fullest every day
can regain their true selves and unleash their own potential.
With that prayer in mind,
I am blending 100% natural incense, one by one, again today.
Kaori
◉ Information on July exhibition events (^▽^)/
● 7/18 (Sat): "Kurashi o Irodoru Marche"
Date and Time:July 18 (Sat) 11:00 - 16:00
Location:Terakoya Miroku
Access:1-minute walk from the North Exit of Shimbamba Station on the Keikyu Line
It is a comfortable venue that makes use of an old folk house, with plenty of sunlight streaming in.
The space extending to the second floor is impressive, with a wonderful staircase that makes you want to climb it,
as if it came straight out of the world of Totoro.
I am scheduled to exhibit on thesecond floor.
✨ Free admission, feel free to come and go, shoes allowed inside!
You can choose incense made from 100% natural ingredients
while actually trying out the scents.
(You can also burn incense sticks!)
I will also be holding "Incense Therapy" (formerly: simplified custom-made incense), where I listen to your worries or what you want to achieve and create a unique scent sachet for you on the spot!
Please feel free to come and visit us🌿https://www.instagram.com/kurashi_o_irodoru?igsh=dnB2b3IwdDQ2NGRp
● 7/26 (Sun) "Spi-Fes in Hamamatsucho"
Date and Time:July 26 (Sun) 11:00 - 17:00
Venue:Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Trade Center Hamamatsucho-kan
Nearest station:Approx. 5-minute walk from JR Hamamatsucho Station, approx. 7-minute walk from Daimon Station on the Toei Asakusa and Oedo Lines
Free admission, come and go as you please! (The venue and restrooms are clean too!)
Booth number:We will let you know as soon as it is decided!
You can choose incense made from 100% natural ingredients while actually testing the scents. (Excluding incense sticks)
We also have "Kayoko" incense sold only at the venue, and our popular "Kiyome-ko" (purifying incense) that we bring only to the Spiritual Festival!
Please feel free to come and visit us🌿https://tokyosupifes.com/index.html