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Left early in the morning for Korea!
Lunch at Myeongdong Dumplings.
Then off to a cool place, wrapped in the smell of garlic (lol)
Exile's little brother (?)
The glasses Kenta from RAMPAGE was wearing at his live show…
When I asked, “They look so cool—where are they from?”
the answer came back: “Gentle Monster.”
Gentle Monster Official Store | Maison Margiela Collaboration
https://www.gentlemonster.com/jp/ja
So I went.
What is this,
what is this,
what is this?!
I bought the glasses.
Before you know it, your days are filled with “things I have to do.”
Chased by whatever is in front of you, meeting other people's expectations, reacting to one thing after another that happens—
“Wait… how did I actually want to live?”
Has that ever happened to you?
It's not that your dreams are gone.
It's not that your motivation is gone, either.
Maybe, lost in the busyness of daily life, you've simply stopped being able to hear your own true voice.
Life isn't only for living it well.
Isn't it for finding it fun?
You only live once.
This is no time to be living someone else's right answer.
“So, honestly—how do you want to live?!”
Every once in a while, stop and ask yourself.
It's fine if the answer doesn't come right away.
But please don't forget the question.
Life can be made fun starting any time.
Touch more “stimulants.”
Touch more “firsts.”
Touch more “things that are different from usual.”
Before you know it, life gets built, more and more, out of nothing but things you already know.
The usual road.
The usual shop.
The usual people.
The usual conversations.
The usual way of thinking.
And the usual you.
It's reassuring.
There are fewer failures.
Nothing unexpected happens.
But that might mean your life is getting smaller.
Left alone, we build today as an extension of yesterday.
We react to what's in front of us,
respond to what we're asked,
and before we know it, the day is over.
Living on reflex.
Living on inertia.
And still, life moves on.
But you know,
Is “time passing” the same as “living your life”?!
Let's surprise ourselves more.
Go somewhere you've never been.
Talk to someone you've never spoken to.
Open a book from a genre you never read.
Listen to music you've never heard.
Say yes to an invitation you'd normally turn down.
Choose the option you normally wouldn't.
When you step into an unknown world, you sometimes meet a self you didn't know.
“Oh? I actually like this!”
“There's a way of thinking like this, too!”
“What, you can live like this, too?!”
That small surprise starts to move a life that had hardened.
It isn't only about big decisions.
Small choices that differ from the usual— stacked up, they widen your world.
And one more thing.
Let's live intentionally.
Instead of “I wonder what will happen today?”
“What shall I make happen today?”
Instead of “I wonder if someone will invite me?”
“Who shall I invite?”
Instead of “Isn't there anything fun?”
“What shall I make fun?”
Take the steering wheel of your life back into your own hands once more.
Of course, you don't need to fill every day with stimulation.
There are plenty of precious things in the usual days, too.
But is that “usual” something you choose yourself?
Or are you just repeating it vaguely?
I think there's a big difference there.
Trying to live intentionally—intentionally!
It's a strange way to put it (lol), but
I think this is what matters.
Decide in the morning, when you wake up.
“What will I change from yesterday?”
“What kind of me will I try today?”
“What will I get excited about today?”
Just one small thing is enough.
Make today's you do something yesterday's you didn't.
Life doesn't start moving once it becomes fun.
Because you go out to enjoy it yourself, life becomes fun.
Life isn't about how many days you lived.
It's about how much your heart was moved,
how many unknown worlds you met,
how honest you were about “I want to try it!”
So, today.
What will you set in motion in your life?!
It would be a waste to end today as a mere continuation of yesterday.
There must be so many versions of you you haven't met yet.
More “firsts.”
More “something different.”
More mischief in your own life.
Life isn't something you wait for.
It's something you go out and make fun yourself.
A poem said to have been composed by Takasugi Shinsaku, a loyal patriot of the late Edo period.
In a world without fun,
make it fun by living it—it all lies in the heart.
Even in a world that isn't fun, you can live a fun life. What decides it is your own heart.
Movie editing begins.
The editor is Taka-san.
Satoshi Takagi
Satoshi Takagi (@halgenlamp)
I'm blown away〜〜〜
The vibe of a real artist is incredible〜〜〜
Love it〜〜〜〜
The birthday princess!
What is youth?!
Exercise, above all, right?
I'm walking in Korea!
Sleep, right?
Getting rest.
Food, right?
Protein.
Fiber.
Protect yourself from UV rays.
Cigarettes, alcohol… how do you deal with them?!
Take on new challenges.
Relationships.
A life of big laughs!
Okayama Art Exhibition,
thank you so much!
Sakura〜〜〜
Thank you so much!
Tokyo Tower Talk,
thank you so much!
After the PLAYFULLY shoot,
a chance encounter—thank you so much!
I'm being looked after all over the place!
I received a wonderful treatment〜〜〜
🏬 Salon address 🏬
107-0062
3-8-13 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo
FS Minami-Aoyama 305
The salon's account is
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Link to Takumi Yamazaki’s ENGLISH Book “SHIFT”
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Original post (Japanese): https://ameblo.jp/takumi-yamazaki/entry-12983731078.html
