Backyard Newsletter #68: Deep Inside the Fog

Backyard Newsletter

#68: Deep Inside the Fog
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Good morning.

A little while ago,

"Hey, what do you think this 'moya-moya' (hazy feeling) is?"

when I was asked this,

I thought 'moya-moya'

was a great word.

Thanks to that word,

that person

was able to bring out

the things inside their heart that couldn't be put into words.




A hazy feeling usually

arises because of

something happening right in front of you.

It is a chemical reaction between

what is happening now and past events.

When the fog appears,

your vision gets blurry.



At this point,

if you examine the fog,

emotions like anger usually emerge.

Like 'I'm pissed off!!' or 'I'm so angry!!'

First, it is important to

feel it fully,

put it into voice or writing,

and 'let it out'.




But,

if you stay in the anger,

you tend to either lash out at the other person

or hold it in.

In the end,

that tends to remain undigested.

Anger is directed 'outward'.



So, what should you do?

Dive one level deeper

and touch the 'pain'.

Pain is something that exists 'inside' you.

Only by touching that

can you treat it as your own.

'It hurt, didn't it?'

'That was unpleasant, wasn't it?'

Look at the wound properly.

And once you have calmed down,

'So, what do you want to do from here?'

'What are you going to do?'

ask yourself.

At that moment,

the fog clears a little.

And you can walk

the path from there once again.




Deep inside the hazy feeling, there was pain.

See you again♡