Letters to Me #9 : Happy and Grateful

Thanks for letting me able to work

It is a problem of my mind. If you are working for a company, you can think like this. ‘What’s the reason why I do this?’ Am I happy? Sometimes I am confused about my mind. When doing so well, I’m so happy and grateful to everything. But if things go wrong, I don’t know what I had on my mind. I want to do better and better. Confidence is getting lower and I become lethargic. In fact, I should be grateful to doing work. And thanks for letting me able to work. But I don’t know. I’m so confused. I don’t understand what go wrong.

Work happily

I think It depends on ‘what I am’. You can be confused if you don’t know who you are. Can you know about your mood right now? It is hard. It seems that So MBSR(Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction program) and meditation caught on. Who are you? Can you say it clearly? It is very hard. It is related with happiness and gratefulness. It’s like center pendulum in your mind. Deep waters run still no matter how many times waves are hitting. It don’t fluctuate between hopes and fears.

“If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as a Michaelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, ‘Here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well.”
― Martin Luther King Jr.

Peace is up to you :0 Good luck!

Letters to Me #8 : Mindfulness

Spirituality : Are you Okay?

In Wikipedia, Mindfulnes is the psychological process of bringing one’s attention to experiences occurring in the present moment, which can be developed through the practice of meditation and other training. Always people say MBSR, MBSR. What is MBSR? MBSR is the abbreviation for Mindfulnes-based stress reduction. It was made by Jon kabat-Zinn. He established the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. I’m a medical student, too. So I’m more interested in Mindfulness.

Definition of Jon kabat-Zinn

‘Mindfulness‘ is awareness that arises paying attention on purpose in the present moment non judgmentally.

“The present moment is the only time over which we have dominion.” – Thích Nhất Hạnh

Mindfulness : MBSR “Who ARE YOU?”

MBSR is a 8 week program. In general, the weakness of psychotherapy is hard to prove the results scientifically. But MBSR has many evidence that support its benefits. It has 9 session course. Nine session is here. Mindfulness meditation training and practice, yoga and body awareness training, exploration of patterns of thinking, feeling and action, brief lectures and group discussions, individual feedback and support. I want to try it! Maybe it can be my opportunity!

“The best way to capture moments is to pay attention. This is how we cultivate mindfulness.” – Jon Kabat-Zinn

7 attitudes that support MBSR

Non-judgment
Patience
Beginner’s mind
Trust
Non-striving
Acceptance
Letting-go

Peace is up to you :0 Good luck!

Letters to Me : Planting the seeds #7

Planting the seeds

Hi! What’s up? Do you grow plants? I am planting seeds today. Maybe is it boring? But it is so interesting! Also it is really meaningful! Planting trees is good for the environment, too. One idea popular with the eco-conscious is to have trees planted for them. I planted seeds in plastic coffee cups abandoned on the road with my friends. It is nice to know I’m not alone. Life is really amazing. These tiny seeds will grow and grow. Small buds are cute Letters to Me. It will make me think deeply.

Letters to Me : You grow?

Do you know ‘how much you grow’? A lot of times, we don’t care about it. Just live the daily life. The same day, same people, same work. But you know, there isn’t much we can do by our own will. It make us feel helplessness. Why do we grow plants? As the saying goes, “He that plants trees loves others besides himself.” It is our why. This is very important to us. In the world, there are many things you can do. I want you can feel it. Everything is up to you!!!

Peace is up to you :0 Good luck!

Letters to Me : Self reflection #6

The unexamined life is not worth living. – Socrates

I got scold by the professor

I was sitting peacefully at a desk at the time. But the professor shouted at me. “Who is that! You! You! Submit a letter of apology!” I was bitter. Why should I get scold? What did I do wrong? I thought about it long and hard. The professor stood at the lectern and gave his lecture. The professor said, “The unexamined life is not worth living. A terrible group didn’t reflect themselves. A terrible group has many power in a terrible society. Do not overuse your power! We have to reflect and fix it.” It is about self reflection.

Self reflection : I was moved

Actually, I have criticized that terrible group who didn’t reflect. However, today, I realized something important. Neither do I. Do I reflect? Nope. I didn’t want to admit it. I didn’t want to say my fault. What’s different between they and I? Now I understand what Socrates said. What a cool person? What a wonderful world that would be! The shouting of professor brought me back to reality. I want to get scold more. Then I can do self reflection. It’s up to me. Good luck!

When we see men of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves. -Confucius

Peace is up to you :0 Good luck!

Letters to Me : For missionary work! #5

What time is it now?

You know what? Even as we speak, maybe five people are dying. While I are writing a front sentence, ten more people die. Are you sad? I’m not sad. I‘m afraid there’s no more I can do. Actually sad because of it. I hate the fear inside of me. I hate me who even don’t try. When I know I can’t even feel it, I feel like everything is crashing down. Now, it’s time to move on. But what can I do?

For missionary work

In fact I think education is the most important. It’s not the education we generally know. I say ‘attitudes and values‘. I want to ask you one question. What is to remain in your heart? I think it is a moving experience. How many times are you touched? When is it? I think it is words. Meaningful words are the ones that have stuck in my mind. So I want to go missionary work. Though I should not necessarily through this method, I want to walk once. I want to be a memorable man. I want to stand on my own two feet. Finally next is my dearest word.

We have to work far beyond our ability. Always being out on the edge is where heaven will help us. That’s faith.

Peace is up to you 🙂 Good luck!

Letters to Me : It is the time for Victory! #4

There are two ways

Are you busy these days? I know you have a lot of things to do. But it’s not hard, aren’t you? On the contrary, your heart is throbbing with joy. You have 6 important things. Don’t miss any one! If you hang on your spirit, you can do it!

It’s up to you!

But if you fall into idleness, you are really scolded. And you will regret sorrowfully again and again. You will shed tears of blood. First of all, it is the most important to live fiercely for a month. Shorten our sleeping time. Don’t waste valuable time! It’s up to you!!!

Do not set limits for yourself

The First : Studying fiercely

You must study desperately. Die while studying. If you are still alive, you are killed by me. It is because you didn’t try to do your best. Your life is hanging on this exam. Please wake up! Do not set limits for yourself. If you think you can’t do it, you really can’t. Whether you think you can or can’t, It is exactly what you think. You’ll see!

Peace is up to you :0 Good luck!

Letters to Me : It is who I am #3

Long time no see

Long time no see. How’s it going? Meanwhile it seemed that many things happened. Are you OK? I wanted to ask you about it. But I don’t want to ask what happened. But you’re already doing that to yourself, right? I know that I can’t stop to compare with others. HAHAHA.

It is who I am

Am I greedy? I suppose so. And I don’t have confidence in myself, you know? I’m not good with being vulnerable. Maybe that’s why I am a softy. In the past, I had much to say. I want to look better but I am not good. I did’t do anything and I just were waiting. Why am I so stupid now? HAHAHA.

Even so, I never stop a moment

I tried and I will keep trying. But it is often not easy. I want to succeed. I want to achieve. I have nothing so I desperately want it. Looking back, I think I didn’t wish hard enough. But I tried. I want to try with all my heart, with all my soul, with all my mind and with all my strength. I just don’t want to regret. I just want to be praised by my family. I just only want that.

There is still many road to walk. Everything is your choice. I live with the consequences, so must you. Let’s do this now and never regret it. You and me could be great. We need to have more confidence. Good luck!! 🙂

Letters to Me : Che Guevara is my role model #2

Che Guevara

In his childhood his life is rich. But A journey changed his life forever. The trip was made into movies. It is “The Motorcycle Diaries”

It’s a good movie. I’ve been going on and on about this movie. This is my pleasure these days. I’m in medical school. When he make this trip, He is 23 years old. Next year I’m the same age with him.

I‘m excited and nervous 🙂 Can I travel like him?

When he traveled South America, Sweatshop and the gulf between rich and poor were very deep. While the rich enjoy the best life, ordinary people should live extremely poor life. He got to know oppression and exploitation for the populace.

This trip changed Guevara. Guevara’s consciousness turned into a revolution in a

doctor. I love his bold idea beyond ordinary people and his acting power.

I’m expected ‘what travel I meet in next year?’ I’m throbbing. 🙂

“At the risk of seeming ridiculous, let me say that the true revolutionary is guided by a great feeling of love. It is impossible to think of a genuine revolutionary lacking this quality… We must strive every day so that this love of living humanity will be transformed into actual deeds, into acts that serve as examples, as a moving force.”

– answer to “What is the most important thing to a revolutionary?” by Che guevara