Let's crawl across the waves of emotion

I walked 5,113 steps today🚶‍♀️‍➡️

A bit less than usual💦

It was fewer steps, but it was a day where I could think a little more deeply because of that.

The reason is, while I was working, a line from B'z's "Swimmer yo!!" suddenly popped into my head.

It's a line from B'z's "Swimmer yo!!".

"Let's crawl across the waves of emotion (it's included on the album SURVIVE💿️👍)"

I thought this really hits the nail on the head.

People often say, don't they?

"Don't get swallowed by your emotions."

But honestly, that's impossible, right?

Because emotions are waves🌊, after all.

There are calm waves,

and there are big waves that come out of nowhere.

Irritation, frustration, restlessness,

happiness, anxiety, anger.

It's the same even when working.

Someone who was smiling just a moment ago😊😊 might suddenly switch to angry mode😡😡.

Life is the same.

Investing is like that too. There are times when things grow, and times when they stagnate.

So, what should we do?

Don't try to avoid being swallowed by them; learn to ride them.

When a big wave comes,

if you panic and get swallowed, you'll drown.

But surfers🏄️ are different.

When a wave comes,

they wait a split second, time it right, and ride it (I've never actually done surfing🏄️ before😅😅, sorry for acting like I know what I'm talking about🙇‍♀️).

This is what I've been doing lately.

Delay it by one beat.

Don't react the moment an emotion hits.

・Feel annoyed → Wait 1 second

・Feel anxious → Take a breath

・Feel uneasy → Don't move immediately

Just by doing that,

you change from the one being swallowed to the one riding the wave.

Equanimity isn't,

about feeling nothing at all.

It's about being able to stand on top of the waves🌊.

Life is a wave,

and emotions are waves too.

So, I will

It's fine to just be a surfer riding on top of them.

Thank you for reading today as well.

See you again soon👋👋.