I received an invitation to publish. But I chose to decline.

Thank you always for your likes, comments, and for adding my posts to your magazines.

Thank you so much💕

Lately, my main job has been in its busy season,

and with some irregular tasks coming up,

I feel like I'm reaching my capacity.

I will be updating at a slower pace for a while,

but I appreciate your continued support.

The other day, I received a message on Ameblo asking, "Would you like to publish a book?"

Huh, publish? Me?

...At first, I was surprised.

But when I thought about how they reached out after reading my blog,

I felt a little happy,

and I had a warm, fuzzy feeling thinking, "Wow, things like this really happen."

However, as I kept reading,

I thought, "Oh? So this is the type of publishing they mean..." and

I found myself pausing to think.

I do hope to publish a book someday.

But rather than a dream I absolutely must fulfill right now,

it's more of a feeling that it would be nice if it happened naturally someday

that kind of feeling.

Right now, I have my main job,

and this is a time when I want to focus on building my foundation as a counselor.

Given that,

I felt that choosing to pay for publishing just isn't right for me at this moment...

is what I concluded.

Of course, I am truly grateful that I was even approached.

I felt a sense of connection, and

“there are people who are reading my work”

made me feel warm and happy.

However, just because I am happy doesn't mean I should be swept away; I want to

nowproperly look at my own.

With that in mind, I decided to politely decline this time.

What I felt through this experience is that the choice of

not choosingis also

properly connected to the future,

that is what I realized.

It is nice to be approached by someone. But there is no need to jump at every opportunity just because I am happy.

Choosing what is important to me right now. I feel that will become my core moving forward.

Choosing what is important to me right now.

I feel that will become my core moving forward.

I hope that someday, at the right time, when it is truly needed,

a publishing opportunity will come to me in a natural way.

For that day, I will continue to build my words little by little today,

at my own pace.

Thank you for reading this far.

I will continue to move forward at my own relaxed pace today as well.