Spring! / 春！

The two Year mark (日本語は以下)

Spring is here and I’ve settled into my new job by now. I’ve been in Japan now for two years. TWO! I still remember getting off the plane and knowing nothing about where I was, but I’m more than used to it at this point. My love for this place still hasn’t changed though, and I still get surprised by some of the things I see. I’d love to celebrate my second year, but I’m still busy with a lot of things…so it might have to wait until golden week (10-day holiday) at the end of April / beginning of May.

Life isn’t really much more different than last year, aside from the new job and new-found motivations/goals. There is always a lot to learn and a lot to be done, so I hope I can keep up with the life I have and keep improving on myself as a whole.

Since I’m coming into my third year – it’s about time I actually get on top of my social media skills and start actually using instagram…or so that’s what my friends tell me, but I’ll try. I’ve make even more friends which is great. Some of whom are proving to be key people in my life. I’ve always thought this, but friendship really is part of real happiness. I wouldn’t let my friends get hurt if I could help it. I’ll always be there for them – especially those who are there for me.

Thus, this third year – while I am aiming to improve my own life, I hope I can be a part of improving someone else’s as well.

Cherry Blossoms!

I recently went to the park in Ueno as a company event. There were sakura trees everywhere. It’s the time of year for sakura to bloom, so there were crowds upon crowds of people, but my company actually reserved an area so were ok in that sense. The entire park was pretty much pink because no matter where you look, it was just sakura.

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On top of that, having free food, snacks, drinks, and time is always a stress release, but being surrounded by the sakura trees while socializing with friends was the icing on the cake. It’s always glorifying to be surrounded by nature’s beauty and it helps me forget about any problems/worries that I have.

If you’re ever out and about, take a moment to look around, look at the trees, the sky, anything natural or just beautiful and you’ll feel at least slightly worry-free. Looking around at all the trees and people socializing, I felt nothing less than calm and relaxed.

Through the struggle

On a more serious note, nature sometimes becomes necessary because of the problems that we might be having. There are times that we don’t know what to do or how to fix certain situations and it becomes overwhelming. There are people that treat you poorly, abuse their power (as your boss or something) to force you to do (or not do) whatever he/she wants, etc. What happens when this situation comes to light? What do you do when you’re in this situation? Who do you talk to? It’s not too easy to figure out what to do, but one thing that is and always will be true is being honest goes a long way.

Never saying anything about your worries, stress, problems, etc – especially if you aren’t in the position to do anything yourself – would just prolong said issues. Saying nothing will improve nothing. At the same time, you don’t have to deal it alone. There are people there for you – whether friends or family. Talking to others that have the power to help will help more often than not, but you never know unless you try.

Today is today, and yesterday is yesterday. Leave your problems in the past. Deal with them as soon as possible. No one needs prolonged stress. Life is too short for that.

There will always be obstacles and people trying to stress you out, make you mad, stop your progress. Screw that. You can get through anything as long as you work towards it. Why should you allow someone or something to keep you from being a better you? Imagine your successful, happier self – what would he/she tell you to stop or start doing right now?

Your life cannot change unless you change. Your future depends on your current actions. If you don’t speak up – whether against the issue or against yourself – you can’t take any steps forward. If you want to progress and improve your life, you have to move forward. You can’t tell yourself you “can’t.” You can’t let yourself be outworked by other people. You can’t forgive yourself for giving up. You can’t rest or take the day off. It’s your success at stake and you are your own enemy.

You can do anything.

日本語

２年間になった

新しい仕事に慣れて、春が来た。日本に来てからもう２年間が経った！２年！飛行機から降りてどこにいるかとかを何もわからなかったけど、すでに慣れている。２年間経過なのに、気持ちは変わってない。その上、素晴らしいと思う時はまだ多い。２年の記念日を祝いしたいけど、忙しくてGWまで待とうかなと思っているけどどうしようかな。

人生は正直に仕事とモチベーションと目標以外はそんなに変わってない。もちろん勉強になることとやらなければいけないことが多いけど、これからの人生を上手く行けると良いね。

日本住み３年目になるし、「インスタグラムとかをちゃんと使え」と友達に言われているからやってみようかなと思っている。そして今まで、友達が増えたからそれもめっちゃ良いポイント。その友達もとても大事だし、ずっと思ったけど友情は幸福に対してかなり重要だと思う。出来るだけ友達が傷付けないように助けたい。永遠に友達のそばにいる。俺のそばにいるし。

で、この３年目、自分の人生をもっと幸せにする。同時に他の人の人生をもっと幸せにすると良いね。

桜！

この間仕事で上野公園に行って桜だらけだった。桜の季節だから人が多かったけど会社で座る場所を取れて超よかった。どこに見ても全部桜だった。

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その上、無料で食べたり飲んだりするのはいつもストレス解除になるけど、桜がある綺麗な場所で友達と落ち着いて語るのは最高だ。自然の中にいると存在している問題と悩みがなくなるようだ。

だから、外にいる時、一瞬でも木とか空とかの自然を見ると少しでも癒されると思う。その日、周りを見るとリラックスという気持ちしかなかったし、本当にオススメしている。

難題対処

真面目な話になるけど、問題と悩みがある場合、自然な場所で過ごすことが必要になる。解決出来ないとか、何をすれば良いか分からないと思う時は結構大変になる。悪いことされる人、何かをさせる / 何かをさせないってパワーハラ (上司など)をされる人がいる。その時にどうすれば良い？誰と話す？これを理解するのは難しいけど、正直に言えば、間違えられない。

悩み、問題、ストレス、などについて何も言わず進んだら何も直らない。つまり、何も言わず何も変わらず。一方、一人で悩まなくて良い。家族、友人 ー 仲間がいる。時に何かできるかもしれないっていう人がなんとかしてくれるはず。でも、言わないと分からないじゃん。

今日は今日。明日は明日。悩みを過去に置いていこう。すぐ解決しよう。ストレスをためるのは誰にも必要ない。人生は短すぎて。

困難と悪い人は必ずいる。それで怒ったり、悲しくなったり、進歩も進めなくなったりする。ただし、頑張らないと超えられない。なんで何か、誰かのせいで自己啓発が止まる？将来の自分を想像して、この自分が今より成功している。今より幸せ。その自分は今の自分に何をすれば良い、やめれば良いと言われる？

自分が変わらないと人生が変わらない。将来と未来は今の活動次第。何も言わなければ (悩みに対して、自分に対して)、先に進められない。人生改善をしたいなら進歩することが重要。自分に「無理」というのはダメ。他人より頑張っていないのはダメ。自分が辞めることを許すのはダメ。休むことはダメ。自分の成功は自分次第。自分の敵は自分。

なんでもできるよ。なんでも可能だと信じている。