Lighten up!!
What I do to lighten up is to rethink what was funny and what made me laugh in the past. I tend to feel overwhelmed if my situation is not so good, and tend to be depressed. I always try to be optimistic, but it's hard. Well, rethinking won't work sometimes. In that case, I try to do something that distracts my attention, and make me relaxed. Although, there are times when I actually face it in a different way. Face the problem or the situation with another person who are having the same trouble as me. Then make it, or connect that issue to something we can laugh about, humorous, so that we can feel that it's not such a big deal.
Mr. Kitashiro said in his speech that most of the problem we face is not that significant. It is just a temporary matter. In LILTDY, it says that find something to laugh about. In the Japanese saying, "Fortune comes to a merry home." I really believe in this saying these days. It also doesn't make me think about little things I used to care about (in a bad way).
I think I heard this in class, but babies laughs and smiles a lot. There are individual differences, but I think kids are great. There are flexible and cheerful to any kind of environment, or in relationships. I think it's a pity that I lost that ability as I grew up.
Hi Maya,
返信削除Thanks for these two posts. I know what you mean about missing the joyfulness of childhood (my kids are in the room now as I write this, laughing away), and I appreciate the visual of Menlo Innovations which helps to see what it is like there (although it does seem like it would be hard to get any work done!)