On days when your heart feels restless, listen to the sound of layering colors.

Hello! This is Colorful.

Have you been feeling a little tired lately?

At times like that, I let my pen run across a blank sheet of paper.

There is no theme and no draft.

I simply, like in this drawing, carefully layer small, scale-like colors one by one within gentle outlines.

As I surrender myself to the rhythmic, regular motion of drawing by hand, the noise in my head strangely fades away.

This is my own personal way of practicing mindfulness.

The time spent focusing only on the colors in front of me is like a gentle space where I can tell my hardworking self, 'It's okay, it's fine.'

I hope these soft colors will be a catalyst to help you relax your heart as you live in the present moment.

Take one deep breath today, too.

Please spend a pleasant time with the feeling that things will work out.

Today is lucky too! Everything will work out!

The back issues of this series are collected in this magazine. If you would like to read them all together, please take a look!