Today I was embraced by yellow butterflies all day long.

This morning when my daughter and I was about to leave for school, right next to the entrance door, a yellow butterfly came very close to my body. It was as if saying “Hey, wonderful morning!” The butterfly was surrounded by high frequency.  

After I dropped my daughter off at the school, I was walking back home from school. During the 30 minutes’ walk, I encountered several more yellow butterflies here and there.

Reached at home, I started hanging the laundry in my back yard. There again, a beautiful yellow butterfly was dancing around our damp clothes.  

In the evening when my daughter came back from school, she told me she kept seeing butterflies. For her, she saw a yellow butterfly and a white buttery in many different situations and locations. One white butterfly even landed on her shoulder and stayed there for a while.

The butterflies for sure made our day brighten up.

What a lovely way for our family spirits to say they love us.   

♬ Any feedback? (^^♪

This is an update of my letter to Universe. Back in April, I sent a letter to Universe about our neighbor.

Some of you might remember about my previous post.

There was one neighbor who acted weird. They were a family of dad, mom, and two little daughters. The children were fine. They greeted us normally. But the parents were weird. They were the only ones in this neighborhood whom we don’t greet.

The husband constantly smoked some types of weeds or cigarettes. Maybe he was in high. There once he almost run over my husband by his car. There was no apology from him. It was just weird and scary.

He always parked his car in front of our house. I don’t know why he didn’t park his car in his property. He could park his car in his garage or driveway. At least he could park in front of his house, not ours. Furthermore, he always scattered his cigarette litters and even a lighter on the street. The street was in front of our house.

The husband and the wife frequently argued and fought in front of their daughters. I witnessed the police cars and ambulance parked in front of their house. I saw it happened at least three times.

I didn’t see exactly what happened.

According to other neighbor, after they heard the violent arguing voice and sound (throwing things on the wall), the ambulance came. The other neighbor saw the wife was carried out on a stretcher from the house.

I felt uneasy and uncomfortable to have this kind of weird neighbor.

With all these nuisances, I sent a letter to Universe about that. The letter was sent on April 5th.

My request was finally heard. Two weeks ago, I saw a huge moving truck parked in front of the house. They moved out forever.

***

I wanted to share this story as a powerful evidence of our manifestation. Sending a letter to Universe is a cool way to request our favors to Universe. This one took 2.5 months to be manifested. Some requests might be manifested much more quickly. The actual time might be different based on the request, but I can assure you “it sure works”.    

♬ Any feedback? (^^♪

Yesterday was my mom’s detailed examination day. Before I went to sleep last night, I prayed for her. She always tells me that she cannot go before my dad. She knows my dad needs her.

So, I prayed to my family spirits and my mom’s guide spirits to listen to my mom’s wish. Please let everything go, based on my mom’s wish, for her highest goods.

While I was sleeping, she emailed me about the test result. The doctor prescribed her some medicine. There was no need for a surgery nor a hospitalization at this moment.

I shared the good news about my mom with my family. We are so relieved that she did not need to have a surgery nor stay in the hospital.

I am happy for my parents to have each other to survive their old days together.

My parents complain about each other to others. It is very rare for Japanese old couples to praise about each other in public. I know deep inside though, my parents love each other and support one another.

My mom always tells me “there are many things that only the two of the married couple know.” My parents have been together for more than 50 years. They must have gone through many goods and bad together. Their relationship is similar to war buddies.

The relationship between my husband and I is similar. We have known each other for 21 years now. We have already went through a lot together. We are definitely war buddies in life. 

♬ Any feedback? (^^♪

Today I received an email from one of my Japanese friends on this land. I was happy to hear from her. We exchanged our updates in our lives via emails. This is all I wanted for now. I don’t wish to have a big gathering with anybody.

We don’t contact nor see each other frequently. Last time we had a get together was in 2015. Still, I like her. I often think of her. I feel her as one of the closest friends on this land.

Back in 2009, I was eager to make best friends on this land. I probably expected too much from them. My friends-hunting did not turn out well. I ended up with arguing with some people on this land. I have some people whom I don’t want to run into anywhere. They include Whites and Japanese.

After all those things, I have started accumulating anthropophobia, the fear of people.

When I think back my life in Japan, I didn’t have this symptom at all. This is my new sickness I built up on this land.

I have noticed one thing. When I use the term anthropophobia, it sounds negative. But when I use the term “loving alone time”, instead, it sounds positive and happy. So, I decided to use the term to make me happy. I am simply loving alone time.

The important thing is I don’t need to push myself to go see many people whom I cannot spend time happily. Time is very valuable energy for me. I want to be very picky to select on the person whom I want to spend time together with. I have some trustworthy friends. I am happy to have them as my friends.

I am writing this, hoping my sharing will encourage somebody who feels the same as I do. You don’t need to waste your precious time and energy on somebody whom you don’t feel happy to stay together. It might sound selfish, but still it is very important for you.

♬ Any feedback? (^^♪

About one week ago, upon receiving my passport, the representative of Japanese Consulate General asked me to update some information that I registered as emergency contact throrgh their webpage. While I was browsing their homepage to update the information, luckily enough I happened to reach at the useful information.

It is about Japanese school textbooks. They provide textbooks to the Japanese children who currently live in a foreign country, in case their family is planning to go back to Japan and live there for the near future.

We are qualify for this condition. My husband and I have often talked about going back to Japan and live there. My husband recently has started taking the online course for one computer certificate. With the certificate, which is very difficult to pass though, we can definitely apply for the IT job position in Japan.

In order to request the textbook, I needed to enclose the passport copy of mine and my daughter’s, along with postal stamps and an envelope for return shipping. The representative told me they can send the textbooks only for the child’s current grade, as a general rule, but if they have enough in stock, they might be able to send the textbooks of previous grade, exceptionally. So, I added a letter requesting them to send 1st and 2nd grader’s textbooks if they can. I enclosed extra stamps and envelopes.

Today I received the textbooks for 3rd grader. It contains 9 textbooks. Japanese language, math, music, art and craft, calligraphy, moral education, anatomy, social study, and science.

I was surprised at the contents. Based on the textbooks, they already can read and write hiragana, katanaka, and even Kanji.

At my daughter’s elementary school, they don’t use any textbooks. I can somewhat know what they are studying from their homework. As far as I remember from her homework print outs, their learning speed and level are much slower and lower than Japanese schools. It is just based on my personal observation though.

My daughter still has another one more month left for her summer vacation. After receiving the textbooks, I have been pondering on how I can teach her. Since these textbooks are for the third grader, it is definitely too advanced for my daughter to learn. I hope they will send the textbooks for the 1st grader and the 2nd grader, so that she can start from the beginning.

Anyways, I appreciate to the Japanese government for their kindness. Thank you…

♬ Any feedback? (^^♪

Today I went to the local outdoor swimming pool with my family. After 20 minutes we swam in the pool, I felt stinging sensation in my skin. It was itchy and hurting at the same time.

I got out from the pool. I was surprised to see rushes in my arms and belly area. It seemed I was the only one who got rushes. Other people were enjoying in the pool. My daughter was totally fine. She didn’t have any rush.

I quickly went back home and took a shower. Then my rush went away within 10 minutes.

I don’t know what the cause was.

I have experienced this rush since this spring. It happens occasionally. It won’t stay for long. Usually it disappears within 30 minutes at the longest.

At first I thought it might stem from certain foods. Or it might stem from some dusts. It usually happens in the morning and goes away by noon time.

My husband thinks it might be allergic reaction to some pollen.

The Internet research shows it might stem from the malfunction in blood or some internal disease including diabetes and malfunction in liver or kidney.

In any ways, I need to do something for this rush. I will start with clean off the dust. I hope I will be rush free soon. It is not fun to have polka dot skin.

♬ Any feedback? (^^♪

Last night I could not fall asleep right away. I worried about my mom. Even in my dream, I kept thinking of my mom.

I decided to ask my parents if they want me to come back right away or not. So, I called my parents’ house again.

This time, my dad picked up the phone. My mom was not at home; she went to the grocery store.

I started talking with my dad. I always like talking with him.

Even though he is 80 years old, his voice still sounds young and his way of talking was very clear and to the point. He explained to me what happened to my mom.

My mom hates hospitals. I am totally with her. I want to avoid going to hospitals as much I can. Anyway, my mom had started having heavy coughs. According to my dad, it started four months ago. My dad suggested my mom to go see the doctor and have a checkup. My mom stubbornly refused the idea.

It was only recently when my mom agreed with my dad’s idea and went to see the doctor. Then the doctor told her she might have to have a surgery on her lung.

My dad suspects it might be lung cancer. My dad told me not to worry. He told me to trust the advanced medical technology.

Last year my dad’s younger brother (my uncle) was diagnosed as lung cancer. He had a surgery. Unlike old days, nowadays lung cancer surgery is done much simpler and quicker than before. The surgeon pokes three tiny holes to get rid of the bad part. I don’t know exactly how they do in details. If I hear the details, I might faint. Anyways, my uncle had the surgery and stayed one week in the hospital. Now he is back to his healthy normal life.

My dad also mentioned about one of his close friends. They have been friends for many years. I also know him well. He just had the same surgery recently. It happened just yesterday. My dad is sure his friend would be back to be healthy too.

With these stories, my dad successfully calmed me down.

I offered my dad I can go back to Japan for a while to support them. He was happy to hear that. He told me to wait for the result. After the result, we can discuss it again. If the surgery is simple and quick, I can wait until October to visit them. By then, my mom will be back to be healthy again.

It was really great to talk to my dad. I am grateful to be his daughter. He is smart and stays calm in any situations. He can talk in the most effective ways to calm people down. And, I was happy to know he still has many life-long friends.

♬ Any feedback? (^^♪

I read some news about my hometown in Japan. They went through a heavy rain warning for these two days. The historic heavy rain caused rivers overflowing, landslides, and flooding on low grounds. The news reported at least 30 killed, dozens missing, and more than 1.6 million evacuating their homes.

I feel sorry for the people who went through this disaster. The people who live in this area had gone through tough months after the big earthquake in 1995. I know how they feel worrying about their loved ones’ safety. I know how uneasy they feel to spend nights in the public shelter with many other people, evacuating from homes.

Deep inside, I knew my parents were safe. That being said, I watched some photos and pictures showing many places that are close to my parents’ house, I started worrying about them.

I emailed my mom asking their safety. As usual, my mom didn’t reply back to me. She often says she is not good at typing text on her cell phone.

I called my parents’ house right before we went to bed. It was our 8 pm, and their noon time.

My mom picked up the phone. Right after she recognized my voice, she apologized for not replying back to my email. Her voice sounded very tired and sick.

When I mentioned about the heavy rain news and asked their safety, she said they were fine. She told me though, their house was not in a good condition. There are many spots of rain leakage from the roof, all over the house. They put heavy blankets here and there to catch the rain water for now. They will need to hire somebody to fix the roof once the weather calms down.

My mom mentioned she is going through a bigger issue than the house. She has been very sick these days. On this coming Tuesday, she will need to go to the bigger hospital to have a detailed physical examination. All she knows at this time is she will have to have a surgery and stay in the hospital. She does not know how bad it is.

I cheered her up and made her laugh somewhat. After I hang up the phone, I told my family what I heard from my mom. I could not fall asleep for a while. I had cried for long. I felt sorry that I was not be any help at this moment for my parents.

At least it was good that I called them. My mom always doesn’t tell me any bad news through emails. If had not called them, I would not have known anything about my mom’s surgery.

♬ Any feedback? (^^♪

Today was a national holiday; Independent Day.

Our local town offered a cerebration party at the park. We started swimming in the pool. The pool was open for everybody today with free admission. It was very hot day and we enjoyed swimming.

After swimming, we went back home and took a nice hot bath. Then, we went back to the park. It is convenient that the festival park is just 5 minutes’ drive away from our house.

At the park, there were several booths of popcorn, grilled hot dogs, chili beans, and ice cones. There are also game booths of face painting, brush pairing, balls, toys, and so on. They were sponsored by local businesses and the Town.

Every foods, drinks, and games were free of charge, except for the dunk tank game. They charged $1. Unfortunately I didn’t have cash with me, so I could not play.

I never saw the dunk tank game in Japan. I often have seen the dunk tank in America. It is used in parties and fundraisers. It consists of a large tank of water. On top of the tank, there is a collapsing seat. A volunteer sits on the seat. A player throws a ball to a target. When the ball strikes the target, the seat falls down so that he volunteer drops down into the water tank.  

Today’s volunteers were the police chief and the mayor. These two men were cheerful and friendly guys.

At the center of the park, there was a music band. During one of the songs, the singer shouted to everybody “Are you proud of being American?” and many participants shouted back to him “Yeah!!”

I got goosebumps all over my body. I was touched.

I’ve never experienced the exact same situation in Japan. It probably won’t happen in Japan. I am pretty sure the majority of Japanese people are proud of being Japanese, though.

Being proud of the nationality you are born in is wonderful. We all should be proud of ourselves including all the conditions you chose to have, before you were born. You are the part of your country. Same things can be said to others too. We all should respect others exact in the same way as we respect ourselves.

All in all, we all are holy. We all deserve to receive respects from ourselves and others.

♬ Any feedback? (^^♪