This morning when I opened the entrance door to go for a walk, I was welcomed by a rainbow. It was beautiful. The colors of the rainbow were vivid and clear. It started from red, followed by orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and ended with violet.

The weather report has predicted that the monsoon in southern west area might start later than previous years due to lots of rain in last May.

The rainbow was surrounded by towering thunderclouds. It means we have entered in the monsoon this year. Their prediction didn’t turn to be right.

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In the late morning we went to the local outdoor pool to swim. After we came back home and had lunch, it started raining in the afternoon.

Every year whenever we have a monsoon season started, I feel energized. We will have lots of rain and moisture in the air and the land.

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Yesterday one of my daughter’s wishes came true. Technically speaking I made it happen.

I created an email account for her. It was her very first email account.

I announced her new email address to my husband and in-laws.

This morning my mother-in-law sent a very first email to my daughter. I let my daughter read it and reply back to her. She had so much fun to do so.

Another her wishes are to create an account of a blog page and to have her own cell phone. They are one of many upcoming steps for her to grow to be an adult.

It is great to witness her growth, but at the same time, I sometimes wish this “Now” time will stay forever. Spending time with young child is priceless.

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Yesterday my mom sent me an email. According to her, my parents are having tough days.

My mom started having a chemotherapy. I totally forgot about the chemotherapy. Right after I heard that the surgery for my mom was a minor one, I was so relieved that I almost forgot about the real cause. As for my dad, his doctor has not decided the surgery date yet, but it is coming for sure.

I concern and worry about my parents. But I know my worrying about my parents is not going to support them. All I need to do is to keep thinking positive about them, so that my positive energy can support them spiritually.

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This morning I woke up with the clear memory of my dream. I was driving a car, looking for a parking lot. It was a downtown area in Japan. Even though there were many parking buildings, all the parking lots were full. I was so exhausted and frustrated trying to find a vacant spot.

After I woke up, I thought of my dream.

It was not a type of dream with some messages. This morning’s dream simply reflects my subconscious minds’s state.

I need to work on my deep inside. I need to fully trust all the spirits who are related to my parents. Their related spirits are working hard to guide them to their best way for my parents. My parents should be fine no matter what. They are always protected and guided.   

I am taking a couple of nice deep relaxing breathes and visualizing my parents’ happy smiles. Everything is going well for them.  

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After I witnessed my neighbor’s reaction to a snake, I have been thinking about our tree.

We have a big palm tree in the front yard. The palm tree seemed to never have had a trimming before we moved in. Last year we trimmed it very nicely. We hoped the tree would stay in the nice appearance. Regardless of our hope though, the nice appearance didn’t stay for long.

Our trimming became a trigger for the palm tree to grow tall. The palm tree quickly grew much taller than before, and it accompanied with the lower leaves dried and drooping down on the ground. It makes a good shade around the tree trunk. It is the same situation as that of the neighbor. It is a good shade for creatures to hide and live there.

This evening my husband and I worked on trimming the dead leaves. It took us many hours.

Now our palm tree looks very nice. I hope it will stay like that for long, but I know it won’t.

I like working the yard work. It is soothing and relaxing.

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The other day while I was walking in the neighborhood area, one neighbor started talking to me.

He had a huge cactus bush in his front yard. It was facing to the street where everybody walks beside of it.

He told me to be careful while walking the side of his cactus bush. He saw a huge snake entering into the cactus bush. The bottom of the bush was completely covered by the old dry leaves and making a good shade for creatures.

Although the neighbor is a tall build-up man, he kept on saying he hates snakes. It was a bit funny and cute to hear such a big strong guy for being scared of snakes.

I thanked him for the tip. Since then, I started walking the area with care.

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On the next day I passed by his house. I saw a pickup truck parked at the side of the neighbor’s house. On the pickup truck bed, the entire cactus bush was loaded.  

The neighbor proudly told me that they got the snake.

According to him, he hired the professional handymen to cut off the cactus bush. During the process of cutting, they found the huge blue snake hiding there. I don’t know exactly what they did to the snake. I believe they called the animal control department to take care of the snake.

He said the snake was huge, spreading his both arms wide open horizontally. I believe him. I have seen that kind of long and huge snakes in our neighbor area.

I guess it was good that he cut off the bush. It prevents snakes from hiding there anyway.

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Yesterday my friend introduced me about the book and the card deck that have been popular in Japan. It is called Kusuri-e. It means “healing art.”

The creator and author is 丸山 修寛 (Nobuhiro Maruyama). You can see and read more about him and his works in his official homepage. If you are an English speaker, you can switch the language to English at the bottom right of the top page.

I also watched his video. The video contains about 50 minute’s interview. It was so interesting to know about how he created his art works that I didn’t feel it was almost one hour long.

To be honest I was skeptical about the effect. I asked my friend to pick several cards for me. She sent the pictures through email.

I was surprised to see the cards. Not to mention about its beautiful colors and designs, I was in awe about how accurate my friend sensed my energy and picked up the cards needed for me.

Two cards were for a lower-back pain and a distorted spine. I never mentioned about my lower-back pain to my friend. The pain has started since the end of May. The pain is not severe that does not prevent my daily life such as walking or doing home chores. But the subtle pain always stays and bothers me every time when I pick up something on the floor or laying down on the bed.

The other card was for an allergic reaction to house mite. Indeed my allergy test results showed it, and I do suffer from my allergic reaction to house mite and dust.

Interesting thing happened. When I woke up this morning I didn’t have any pain in my lower-back. It was totally gone. I believe it was the effect from the Kusurie.

I already purchased his two books and one card deck. I look forward to them to be here in my house.

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This weekend my family and I made great progress. My Japanese friends will visit us in next month. We have been busy organizing and cleaning the house so that they will be able to enjoy their stay at our house.

We decided to create a private room for them in my computer room. We moved everything including my computer and printer from the computer to the master bedroom, and moved a bed from the master bedroom to the computer room.

There were lots of processes needed to be done. It took us all the weekend, yesterday and today, for doing them.

Now the room is ready for them. It is nicely done. I hope they will enjoy their stay here. We look forward to their visit. The day is coming closer. We are so excited.

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I read some articles that balsamic vinegar can be great medicine for diabetes. In my case I need to cleanse my blood system. I decided to cook balsamic vinegar onion with balsamic vinegar and eat it every day for a while. Both of the ingredients are helpful to make our blood flow smoothly.

It was my very first time that I bought a bottle of balsamic vinegar. Somebody told me balsamic vinegar is similar to wine. There are so many varieties of price range based on its quality. It was true. At the store I saw a huge variety of sizes and manufactures. They all vary in prices.

My eyes caught one small bottle of balsamic vinegar. I was surprised at the price. It was $15 for the tiny amount of 250 ml. It was the most expensive one in the store. I still had a good feeling about this product, so I bought it regardless of the highest price.

After I came back home I cooked balsamic vinegar onion. I boiled sliced onion with balsamic vinegar. I also added some maple syrup for sweetness. It turned out crispy and tasty. It was easy to eat, so I will be able to eat it every day.

I hope it really will do its excellent work on my health.

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I received a text message from my realtor. It was not pleasant news.

She mentioned the local hardware store messed up her order of the gas stove. She ordered it on June 3rd. It was scheduled to arrive at the store in the next week. So, if everything had gone well, I would have had the gas stove installed at our house someday of the week of June 10th.

Anyways, it was nice of her to update the status with me. She said the store assured it would arrive next week.

I should have the new gas stove someday in next week. It is almost here.

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In the evening I talked with my mom over the phone. I expected to hear her happy voice for coming back home from the hospital stay for previous three weeks.

Contrary to my expectation, her voice did not sound cheerful. She told me what happened to her yesterday.

Yesterday afternoon right before my mom was discharged from the hospital, the doctor asked her to visit him in the office. My dad was with my mom. There, the doctor informed my parents of the bad news.

They found a stomach cancer in my dad’s body. He will need to have a surgery and stay in the hospital for two months.

According to my mom, my dad remained calm while listening to the doctor. Recently he has suffering from the pain in his stomach, so he was aware of it. Or maybe he is determined for whatever happens to him.

They came back around 4 pm in the evening. My mom was shocked with the bad news. She tried to eat a small piece of noodle for dinner, but she felt sick and could not eat anymore.

She could not sleep well from concern and worry about my dad.

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After I heard these from my mom, I got shocked too. I could not hold my tears back. While I was talking with my mom, I kept on crying.

I didn’t know what I should do. I cannot leave my daughter behind. If I do so, my husband will need to take days off while I am gone. In that case, one week is the maximum duration for me to go. If I take my daughter with me, she will suffer all the toughness with me going back and forth for chores.

My mom told me in her firm and slow voice tone. She said I don’t need to go. She said they will be fine.

According to my mom, both of my parents are satisfied with the maid they hired. They will keep hiring her for the time being. Also my cousin helped my parents on my mom’s discharge day. My cousin is about 20 years older than I, so he should be in his late 60s.

My mom has helped and supported my cousin (my mom’s nephew) all in his life. My mom feels about him as her younger brother. Whenever he had hard time in his life, my mom was always there to support him.

I am glad to know that my cousin is there for my mom this time.

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After I hung up the phone with my mom, I was confident that they will be fine.

My parents have been very nice and kind to our relatives and other people. They will receive necessary help and support from the people whom they had helped and supported previously. They deserve to receive enough support whenever they need.

My parents should always be fine.

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