In this crisis, I set one goal. It is to make my wife & daughter laugh 5 times a day. It has been quite successful. In addition to my commitment to prepare 99% of the meal by myself, I try to “keep the ordinary” in the extraordinary crisis. An elderly lady told me that we can overcome most of the difficulty when we have “warm food” and “laugh”. It was so powerful because she was in the worst possible crisis back then… Ever since, I try to provide my family with warm food & laugh. The meal doesn’t have to be hand-made. It can be just warm. Laugh can be anything – I don’t mind being an “idiot” to cheer them up. ☆
While stitching, I receive a lot of messages. Those messages are not from “anywhere”. They are from my memories of receiving so much wisdom in my life. Keep stitching. It will give us the “Ordinary” in where we have to prepare for the extraordinary.
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妻と娘が走り回る音で目を覚ます。朝ご飯の準備はお願いしていて(教えたので)、一人だけ15分瞑想して珈琲を入れ(朝は食べられないので)、食卓に参加。妻の10歩の出勤を見送り、娘と学校ごっこ。喧嘩しつつ、テレビとスマホに”できるだけ”頼らないように。娘が集中したのを見計らってお昼の準備。一人だったら適当に腹が膨れれば良いのだけど、こういう時だし、どうしても栄養バランスを考えてしまう。でも、なかなか野菜食べてくれなくて、俺が食べることに。お昼の後は、”一応”のお昼寝の時間。でも眠いのは俺と妻だけ。娘は元気。とりあえずアメコミを読んで貰って静かな時間。天気が良ければ外で遊び、雨であれば室内で動き回る。夕飯もしっかり温かいものを。夕飯後はタブレットにお世話丸投げ。ゲームでも動画でも好きなのを1時間弱。妻が娘と就寝準備する間に、諸々の片付け。娘におやすみを告げ、シャワーを浴びて、俺の仕事の開始の合図。こんなんが2週間続いてます。諸々、預かっているお仕事が遅くなってしまっていて、本当に申し訳ないです。一つずつ進んではいるので、もう暫くお待ち下さい。(コメント欄に日本語の言葉が続きます。)
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2020-03-30 23:40:52

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Beautiful 🙏
Love your laughing recipe. Hope, somebody makes you laughing as well. We are watching a lot of silly videos at the moment.
Loving this warm and positive message. Thanks for sharing 💙
Yes an enjoyable meal always lifts the spirits.
Thanks for share your beautifull technique for this difficult days..I Will try to do with my family 😊🧡
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@sashi.co Inspiring post and beautiful stitching – thank you! What is the stitch on the outer edge of your work? I love how it outlines the entire piece.
Amei
Wise words in these difficult times. Simple things mean so much.
Beautiful, wise words from a beautiful wise person. Thank you!
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