I participated in Ken Honda's Happy Writing Marathon event
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of participating in Ken Honda's Happy Writing Marathon event, "5 Secrets to Transforming Your Life into Something Exciting by Writing Notes"!
Here is the post by the moderator, Hiroomi Sueyoshi.
From "5 Secrets to Making Life Exciting with Note" to "5 Tips for Writing Good Sentences," and even the talk by Mr. Sueyoshi on the "Benefits of Sharing," it was a very satisfying 90 minutes that flew by!
Beyond the content,
the feeling of "I can do this too! How exciting!" that I got while listening to the talk was the biggest takeaway from the seminar (^ ^)
And I am also so grateful to the people I met and talked to who happened to be neighbors 🙏
However.
Actually, it didn't end with just "fun"; I also felt some negative emotions.
I really lack the drive to take action (crying).
I could have interacted with so many more people.
During the wait from reception until the event started, I thought about talking to someone, but in the end, I couldn't find the courage and didn't end up talking to anyone.
My bad habit of not being able to take risks came out again.
While I was crushed by that disappointment, I got into the elevator to leave, and there I bumped into Ken Honda!
What an amazing coincidence!!
But after having a casual conversation in the elevator saying, "Thank you very much. It went by so fast, didn't it?", Ken said, "Well, goodbye."
Oh no, Ken is leaving!
I must not miss this once-in-a-lifetime chance!!
Carrying the regret I felt just moments ago, I mustered up my courage and tried talking to him!
"Ken, may I ask you just one question...?"
Was that rude of me...?
Is it against the rules to ask a question in a place like this...?
That thought crossed my mind for only a moment.
Ken immediately and kindly replied, "What is it?"...!
Wow, I was so moved (> <)
I have mountains of things I want to ask, but since he shares so much in his books and on YouTube, I asked about a personal dilemma that I haven't heard him talk about before.
"How can I become a fun person (someone who can provide fun conversation)?"
Then, Ken gave me one piece of advice.
"Ah, I really have to live happily, don't I."
Wow.
I see, that's so true.
I'm certainly not living "happily" right now.
During the day while I'm working, I have a sense of responsibility to "do things properly," so if anything, I'm frowning, and it's not really a "fun" vibe.
Even when I ask myself if I'm spending my time outside of work happily, the answer is no.
Every day just passes by in a rush.
I want to change this way of living!
I want to spend every day having fun and feeling excited!
To do that, I think I'll start by deciding to "do something fun for at least five minutes" every day, and with that thought etched in my heart, I headed toward the station on my way home.