I love that you have a favourite tree and than can you visit anytime! I’m also in GUT community but since I’m doing my own art project, I haven’t been able to complete a challenge. Though I love your interpretation and your photos are beautiful of Tokyo - a place I hope to visit someday.
I love this! Wonderful read. May I ask - how long have you been living in Tokyo now? And do you speak Japanese? I have been to Japan once and my fascination for the country never left me. I hope to return one day...
Thank you. You are very kind, I really appreciate it. I have been living in Tokyo for almost four years now. I do speak and read enough Japanese to lead a comfortable daily life but still not sufficient to perform my job in Japanese, which luckily requires English more than Japanese. I hope you visit again soon. There are so many places to explore.
This was very lovely to read and resonated with me. I have never been to Tokyo and live very differently but am grateful for the same exact things, for different reasons. Thank you for sharing the beauty of your words and photographs!
Thank you for this very thoughtful comment. Such a blessing to find that one place that provides the comfortable setting for the life that one desires to lead and I am glad you have found yours.
I am sending you a quote that was shared in the GUT chat
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from Mary Oliver:
“Don’t Hesitate”
If you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy, don’t hesitate. Give in to it. There are plenty of lives and whole towns destroyed or about to be. We are not wise, and not very often kind. And much can never be redeemed. Still, life has some possibility left. Perhaps this is its way of fighting back, that sometimes something happens better than all the riches or power in the world. It could be anything, but very likely you notice it in the instant when love begins. Anyway, that’s often the case. Anyway, whatever it is, don’t be afraid of its plenty. Joy is not made to be a crumb.
I really enjoyed reading your post. Your photographs are beautiful and the part about feeling safe in a big city is something I could truly relate to. Come in a join the drawing, I would say. I am not particularly good at it and I still have fun.
I love that you have a favourite tree and than can you visit anytime! I’m also in GUT community but since I’m doing my own art project, I haven’t been able to complete a challenge. Though I love your interpretation and your photos are beautiful of Tokyo - a place I hope to visit someday.
Thank you for your kind words. I love the GUT community! I hope you get to visit Tokyo /Japan soon.
I love this! Wonderful read. May I ask - how long have you been living in Tokyo now? And do you speak Japanese? I have been to Japan once and my fascination for the country never left me. I hope to return one day...
Thank you. You are very kind, I really appreciate it. I have been living in Tokyo for almost four years now. I do speak and read enough Japanese to lead a comfortable daily life but still not sufficient to perform my job in Japanese, which luckily requires English more than Japanese. I hope you visit again soon. There are so many places to explore.
I like the first photo a lot - It reminds me of Edward Hopper’s night time paintings.
Thank you Fred. I adore Edward Hopper.
This was very lovely to read and resonated with me. I have never been to Tokyo and live very differently but am grateful for the same exact things, for different reasons. Thank you for sharing the beauty of your words and photographs!
Thank you for this very thoughtful comment. Such a blessing to find that one place that provides the comfortable setting for the life that one desires to lead and I am glad you have found yours.
Beautifully written and inspiring. Thank you.🌿
Thank you very much for reading and sharing it. I really appreciate it
I am sending you a quote that was shared in the GUT chat
****
from Mary Oliver:
“Don’t Hesitate”
If you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy, don’t hesitate. Give in to it. There are plenty of lives and whole towns destroyed or about to be. We are not wise, and not very often kind. And much can never be redeemed. Still, life has some possibility left. Perhaps this is its way of fighting back, that sometimes something happens better than all the riches or power in the world. It could be anything, but very likely you notice it in the instant when love begins. Anyway, that’s often the case. Anyway, whatever it is, don’t be afraid of its plenty. Joy is not made to be a crumb.
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Thank you everyone- for the Plenty!!
Thank you for sharing it, it is beautiful.
I really enjoyed reading your post. Your photographs are beautiful and the part about feeling safe in a big city is something I could truly relate to. Come in a join the drawing, I would say. I am not particularly good at it and I still have fun.
Thank you for your time and kind note ☺️ I look at all drawings posted in the chat and really hope I join someday ☺️
gorgeous! Thank you.