Have you decided on your year-end plans yet?

Good evening, this is Starry Sky Nomad * Rin Log.

Before we know it, the end of the year is coming into view, isn't it?
Looking at the atmosphere in town and the calendar,
it might be the time of year when many people think, "I need to start thinking about my year-end plans."

But honestly,
the end of the year has so many events and so much to do,
and "it ends without me having the time to think about it slowly"—
don't you have many years like that?

I am currently planning a year-end camping trip.

Right now, I am
making plans for a camping trip to the west side of Kyushu at the end of the yearas we speak.

That said,
I haven't worked out the details yet,

• Looking at maps
• Researching a few campsites
• Imagining that this area looks nice

I'm at that stage.

But this "time spent thinking"
is already a little reward in itself.

Because it's the end of the year, I want to make it a "plan without being packed".

For this year-end,
rather than sightseeing or packing my schedule full,
I want to make it a time to quietly end the yearinstead.

Watching the bonfire.
Eating the bare minimum of food.
Going to bed early and waking up naturally.

That is enough.

Rather than looking back on the year,
I just want to "rest properly."

I feel like that will be the preparation for welcoming the coming year.

Just thinking about the plans makes my heart feel a little lighter.

In our busy daily lives,
the feeling that "there is something to look forward to ahead"
is bigger than you might think, isn't it?

Even if I don't actually go on the trip,
and even if the plans aren't perfectly decided,

"I want to spend the end of the year like this."
Just being able to think that
gives me the strength to get through the present.

I am receiving that kind of strength
from this time spent thinking about my camping trip.

Even if you haven't decided yet, it's okay.

If you are reading this article and thinking,

"I haven't decided on any year-end plans"
"Maybe I can't do anything special"

Even if you think that,
I think it's perfectly fine.

You don't have to go far,
and it doesn't have to be camping.

"Just think a little about how you want to spend it"
I feel like just that will change how the end of the year looks.

I plan to wrap up the year in a quiet place.

Placing myself in nature,
and letting this year end gently.

That's all the plans I have,
but it's just right for me now.

When I go on a trip again,
I will write about what I felt then
here.

Finally,

Have you decided on your year-end plans yet?

If not yet,
tonight, even if just for a few minutes,
please try to imagine a time that connects to next year.

Just by doing that,
you might start looking forward to the end of the year a little.

Thank you for reading.