July 3rd is Wave Day. Surrender your heart to the rhythm of the tides and reclaim your own comfortable pace.

The season has arrived when the increasingly intense sound of cicadas and the dazzling summer light reach us from outside the window.
During this time, as we wait impatiently for the rainy season to end, the air is beginning to mix with a hint of summer humidity and the feeling of the distant sea calling out.

Our hearts, just like the sea, have calm days and days that feel like fierce storms, don't they?
In our daily lives,
“I have so much to do this month, my heart feels so restless.”
“Thinking about household finances or raising children, and looking ahead, my feelings seem to go up and down...”
Are you feeling tired from being a little swayed by the “waves of emotion” within you like that?
Feeling down, or feeling elated.
Instead of thinking of those fluctuations as “bad,” let’s try accepting them as “the waves that are you.”

July 3rd is “Wave Day,” a holiday full of summer vibes born from a literal play on words.
When I stand by the seaside and listen to the sound of the crashing waves, I feel my inner self quietly settling in a mysterious way.

“Wave Day is for people who go to the beach, right? It doesn't really apply to me since I'm a homebody...”
This is the magic of nature that I want you, who thought that, to know.
Waves appear and disappear in a constant rhythm.
By skillfully incorporating the beautiful biorhythm of the sea's “ebb and flow,” you can wash away your inner irritation and recharge with surprisingly comfortable energy.
Why don't we spend some gentle time together, wrapping yourself in a heart as wide as the sea?

Why is July 3rd “Wave Day”? The prayers of surfers and the grand story of the “Mother Sea” that nurtures all life.

Why did “Wave Day” become this date?
It originates from the refreshing wordplay of “na (7) mi (3),” and has been cherished by surfers who love the sea and people in seaside towns.

At first glance, it may seem like a modern leisure holiday, but for our ancestors, the “waves (the sea)” were the very “sacred place of the mother” where all life is born and returns.
The vast ocean, which covers about 70% of the Earth's surface.
It is the “waves” that breathe life into that sea.
Waves repeat their ebb and flow without a single day of rest, driven by the power of the “wind,” which can be called the Earth's autonomic nervous system, and the “gravitational pull of the moon” far away in space.

Long ago, indigenous people in Hawaii and coastal dwellers in Japan held a sense of awe for the fiercely crashing waves, and for the calm ripples on a day of stillness,
“Thank you for the rich blessings of the sea again this year,”
they would press their hands together and offer prayers.
The fact that surfers bow to the sea before entering, saying “Thank you for the good waves today, may I become one with nature,” is proof that this respect for the great nature is beautifully passed down to the present day.

In other words, Wave Day is not just a leisure holiday, but
“a holiday to rediscover such beautiful abundance, where you harmonize your heart and body with the large and gentle rhythm of the universe and the Earth, reset accumulated fatigue, and welcome new energy.”

How to spend your time to accept the waves of emotion and organize your heart and life.

We try to walk a perfect straight line every day, but sometimes our feet stop.
As mentioned in the previous article on “Bowling Day,” the trajectory of life sometimes deviates little by little.

Watching the sea makes you realize this.
Waves never reach the shore in a straight line.
They always fluctuate, change shape, and yet, in the end, they gently reach the sandy beach.

That is fine for us, too.
As I talked about in “Diary Day,” you don't have to be perfect.

Even if there are days when your emotions sway like waves, that is proof that you are living in the present with all your might.
While fluctuating, you are still moving forward a little more than yesterday.
When you become able to love that “fluctuation,” life becomes freer and more comfortable.

In the wisdom of traditional living and the world of Feng Shui,
“waves (the movement of sea water) are said to be the ultimate detox power that purifies all the negative sediment in your heart and invites new abundance and the circulation of wealth into your home.”
Having emotional ups and downs (waves) is proof that you are alive and a sign that your heart is trying its best to maintain balance.
In Feng Shui, it is believed that by not denying this and accepting it as if “riding the waves,” your luck will actually take a turn for the better.
Just as sea waves clean the sandy beach of a house, by tidying up your entrance or windowsills just a little, the management of household finances and inspiration for handmade crafts will begin to circulate surprisingly smoothly.

Because you are someone who works hard every day, why not take just one “break” from working hard on Wave Day?
I recommend green tea slowly cold-brewed with cold water, or jasmine tea with a subtle fragrance.

While playing healing music of wave sounds at a low volume, just watching the ice in your glass melt...

Such a luxurious “time of doing nothing” heals the heart in an unexpected way.
Using your five senses, try to feel the cool “waves” through your ears, eyes, and throat.

The colors of natural stones related to water and the sea to accompany Wave Day.

I will introduce natural stones that beautifully resonate with the fresh energy of sea waves and the grand biorhythm of the Earth, drawing out the deep kindness sleeping within you and the calm harmony in your home.
These are stones that bring the calmness of Wave Day.

・Aquamarine
As the name suggests, it has the name “sea water” and is a stone of clear sea water that has been loved by sailors since ancient times as an “amulet for voyages.”
Said to be the “treasure of water spirits,” this stone is truly the guardian stone of Wave Day.
Aquamarine, which has a deep connection to the sea, gently calms the waves of emotion and gives the owner “quiet courage.”
It is such a reliable presence that even on cloudy days, wearing it makes a clear blue sky spread in your heart.
It gently protects you and your home space from the rough waves of life, and invites gentle tolerance for your family and a sense of calm happiness in your daily life.

・Larimar (Pectolite)
Known as the "Jewel of the Caribbean," Larimar is a gentle, light-blue stone that looks as if it has captured the beautiful, rippling patterns of tropical waves within it.
It is the ultimate healing stone, wrapping around a heart that tends to get frazzled or clouded by the busyness and impatience of daily life, just like gentle, rolling waves, and bringing deep peace and relaxation.
When you want to release anxiety or attachments and reclaim a free and open feeling, it will stay close to your heart.
With its deep healing power, it guides you toward a state of calm, like the waves.

・Quartz (Clear Quartz)
An all-purpose rock crystal that purifies everything.
On Wave Day, please take the quartz you have at home (especially spheres or tumbled stones) and give them a quick wash in cold water.
Once it has regained its exquisite freshness, the quartz will transform the stagnant air in your home into a light, comfortable energy.

・Labradorite (Plagioclase)
At first glance, it is a plain gray stone, but when light hits it, it is a mysterious stone that emits a glow (labradorescence) like a galaxy in space or neon in the deep sea.
It stimulates your handmade inspiration and grants you surprising intuition, the kind that can turn a household financial pinch into an opportunity.

・Amazonite (Microcline)
Known as the "Hope Stone," this is a blue-green stone that resembles a bright, clear stream or tropical shallows.
It cleanly subtracts the waves of confusion and negative emotions in your heart, and charges you with the energy to move forward lightly.

Aquamarine and quartz are very tough in water, but Larimar, Labradorite, and Amazonite have slightly delicate natures if exposed to long periods of washing or strong, direct summer sunlight.
On the night of Wave Day, keep water washing to a short time, and let them enjoy a gentle "moonlight bath" on the windowsill behind the rain clouds, or let them rest slowly on a bed of quartz chips.

Wave Day work you can do right now without spending money to "feel the waves with your five senses"

You don't have to go to the beach.
You can create waves in your daily life without needing extra tools.
Just filling a basin with water and gently shaking your fingertips to watch the ripples creates small "waves."
It is also recommended to play "cloth games" with your children, waving a white cloth to make it look like waves.
Also, just by lining up sea glass or seashells you found at the beach on your favorite tray and naming it "Sound of the Waves" to display, it becomes your own calm seaside.
From tonight, I will introduce steps to open your five senses wide at home and incorporate the vast healing power of the sea.

・"Wave-riding" deep breathing
Inhale deeply, filling your chest with air.
When exhaling, do so long and slowly, as if sending your breath out to the distant shoreline.
Just repeating this rhythm three times will give you a refreshed feeling, as if the water in your body is being purified.

・"Finding the color of the sea" with children
If you go for a walk, why not look for "your own sea color" in the color of the sky or the flowers on the roadside?
"This is the color of the deep sea."
"This is the color of the shallows."
Just by changing your perspective like that, the usual scenery turns into a story like a treasure.

・Close your eyes and listen to the "sound of waves" for just 3 minutes
Let's search for "wave sound nature sound" on YouTube or music apps.
In between housework or just before going to bed at night, turn your smartphone screen face down, close your eyes, and listen to the sound of the waves (auditory sense).
The rhythm called "1/f fluctuation" contained in the sound of waves instantly relaxes brain tension and leads the head, which has been working at full capacity with household management or handmade crafts, into a state of deep relaxation.
The time spent "cherishing the sounds of daily life" that I introduced previously on "Musical Instrument Day" is deepened by listening to the sound of waves.

If your heart is restless right now, close your eyes and imagine the sound of waves quietly stroking the sand.
The waves wash away the sand at your feet, saying "Good work."
The waves carry away the small worries accumulated in your heart to a distant place.
Just by having that image, the strings of the instrument that is your heart will be tuned with surprising suppleness.

・Add a pinch of "natural salt" to your bath and bathe in the blessings of the sea
Tonight's bath time will be a little special.
Let's gently dissolve 2-3 tablespoons of natural salt (coarse salt or sea salt is best, not table salt) into the bathtub.
While wrapped in warm water, feel the minerals of the sea through your skin (sense of touch).
Together with the steam of the bath (sense of smell), enjoy the comfort of feeling the day's hard work and irritation melting away and flowing out into the hot water.

・Decorate the table with a gradation of blue and white
Let's line up a blue glass cup, a white plate, or leftover blue ribbon from your handmade projects in a place in your room where you can see them (visual sense).
The "blue & white" colors that remind you of sea spray will cool your brain just by looking at them, and refresh the heaviness caused by the early summer heat into something crisp and refreshing.

Like waves, lightly and swaying, "uneven waves" are the beautiful story

It is difficult to have a perfectly calm heart while living.
The fact that your emotions are waving is proof that you are living in the present with all your might.
That is why you should not deny those waves, but just watch them and think, "Ah, I am in the waves right now."

If you go to the sea, the same wave never visits twice.
The shape, strength, and sound are all things of that moment only.
Our lives are the same, and like the six months we looked back on during the "Nagoshi no Harae" (Summer Purification), today is an important day that will never return.

Even if an unexpectedly large wave comes today and your heart is disturbed, it is okay.
You already know that a quiet time of calm will surely come after that wave, don't you?

Actually, until a little while ago, I really hated the ups and downs of my own emotions.
I would get fired up, thinking "I'll keep my household account book perfectly this month!" only to waste money on shopping the next day and fall into a deep depression, or I couldn't make my handmade works well and would think "I really have no talent," and I would have days where I felt like I was drowning, having my feet swept away by the waves ((lol)).
If you try too hard to be a "perfectly calm and wonderful woman, always like a calm sea," you will make yourself suffer, won't you?
It's okay if you can't always be positive, and it's okay to be swept away by waves of emotion sometimes.
Just, when you get into bed at night, while exhaling with a sigh,
"Ah, my heart was a rough wave today. I did my best, I did my best."
Just say that to yourself for one second.
Even just that is a wonderful and deeply lovable way to spend "Wave Day" where you were able to gently stay close to your own heart.

May July 3rd, Wave Day, be a gentle day for you and your home space where old fatigue is washed away to the other side of the waves, and a comfortable sense of security and rich circulation return.
While imagining the blue sea spreading out before you, take one deep, deep breath.
May your daily life, as you do your best, become even more gentle and filled with comfortable love.

What kind of memories do you have of the sea or the sound of waves?
"Swimming in the sea when I was a child"
"The sea I looked at alone after becoming an adult"
Or maybe there are some of you who say "I like to sleep to videos with the sound of waves."
Please tell me your "memories related to waves" in the comments or with a like♡.

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