The past couple days I had a great time making friends in the hostel I’m staying in. A diverse group of Europeans, from a Sea Shepard and a from France, a fashion designer from Germany, a strong and fiery Brit and a cool and wry Brit, a Computer scientist/Chef from the Netherlands, and a Quatro-lingual lady from Switzerland, not mention the music teach from England and the Frenchman with a strong of different careers. Woke up this morning Feeling anxious, and it became clear that I needed accommodation for the night. There was nothing available in Nara at a reasonable price point (weekend and holiday season in Japan) so I decided to head to Kyoto. Sleep deprivation has been increasing to the anxiety, I need more consistency with my sleep.
Kyoto’s a busy city, already seen lots of beauty and fashion. I spent yesterday working on goal setting, and a spiritual goal setting template to streamline the process and make it more robust. If I had put that time into planning today then maybe I wouldn’t have been in a hurry. Anyway, I’ll spend 2 days in Kyoto, 2 days in Hiroshima, and end my 5 day Japan rail pass west – Kaisen area in Shikoku. I’ll need to plan what to do in Kyoto tomorrow morning, as it’s late.
I had a very awkward interaction with one of the staff at the hotel I’m @ where I try to educate her and correct her English for a certain phrase, but I think it was a bit disrespectful, I didn’t seek permission, I was in fact trying to gain merit by helping her out instead of simply giving without expectation.. It really didn’t land well, and I felt very awkward and uncomfortable. I don’t often “try” things like that, but I think it was another part of entitlement I felt as an English speaking westerner. I’m just slowly burning through these assumptions but by bit with little realizations. I’m seeking to be as humble as a blade of grass while still remembering the value I embody, and it’s a dance that I have to seek out the teachers for.