Writing in my planner in a place different from usual. Noticing what changes and what stays the same | Shodoshima, Kagawa

It takes 1 hour and 15 minutes from Haneda Airport to Takamatsu Airport.
From there, I finally arrive at Shodoshima via Takamatsu Port.
It is truly a journey of about 4 hours one way.

The heat in Shodoshima is different from the heat in Tokyo.

Shodoshima is also quite hot.
On top of that, the sun is closer, so the sunlight is powerful.
But is it just my imagination that it feels dry...?

The colors of the sky that you cannot see in Tokyo.
They are pale and somehow ephemeral.

1. A place that feels like a luxurious time for my planner

Writing in my planner on Shodoshima.

I write in my planner while feeling happy.
Writing in a planner in a place different from usual is exceptional.

I open my planner in my hotel room.
I look outside while checking my work for the next day.

Since I don't carry a pen case, I only had a 4-color JETSTREAM and two MONTBLANC ballpoint pens tucked into the pen holder of my planner.

The next morning, I went out to the balcony to do some journaling.

Even though the location changed, my morning routine remained the same.
This is the power of habit.

I had imagined a refreshing morning, but that expectation was spectacularly betrayed.
But then, I thought.

2. When the scenery changes, your thinking changes

Even if the place changes, what I do doesn't.
I write in my planner.

I also did our daily online planner session"Nana-Katsu" Nana-Katsu has two time slots, one starting at 6 AM and one at 7 AM.

The thick fog gradually cleared, and a pleasant blue sky peeked through. I was so happy to be able to share the scenery of Shodoshima through the screen.

Some members join Nana-Katsu from the US and Canada, and while I appreciate the convenience of being online, I really felt the wonder of it in moments like this.

If it weren't for being online, I wouldn't have been able to hold planner meetups or share scenery.
Thinking about it, I am truly blessed.

I feel the air of the land and let myself surrender to it.
Even though it's not my own pace, I feel a sense of comfort.
I try to match my breathing to the relaxed atmosphere of Shodoshima.

A sensation of my heart opening up, just like the fog clearing away.
I find myself feeling very calm.

When the scenery changes, my thinking changes.

The relaxed flow of air in Shodoshima, the wide sky and blue, the gentle people.
The chirping of small birds, the sounds found in nature.

The sensation of a switch clicking over to the other side.

3. Precious time with precious people

In my morning journaling, I write down the theme for the day.
That morning, I wrote,“Seminar success! Contribution and gratitude.”Yes, the work was a seminar.

I can hold a seminar because there are people who plan it.
I can hold a seminar because there are people who participate.

I want the participants to be satisfied.
And I want the people who planned this, and those beyond them, to smile.

In my reflection for this day, I wrote this in red ink.

I am truly being kept alive.
The number of important people in my life keeps growing.
I had wonderful encounters this time as well.

Encounters accelerate the richness of life.

Gratitude, contribution, and gratitude.
This is what circulates.

That is precisely why I must not forget this cycle.

Thank you so much for reading until the end this time as well!