A Thursday Gratefully Embraced

May 30. 2025

Irene,

Your reflection about starting the day with gratitude for the gifts the world offers touched me so deeply. The way you described the impact of your first gratitude practice made me nod along with a soft smile. It’s so beautiful how the time you once felt lost is now beginning to fit together like a gentle puzzle.

Even the moment you felt flustered during your talk with your professor became a meaningful stepping stone for your growth. Let’s keep practicing calm and ease together. After all, our words and actions stem from the stillness of our hearts.

Just like Laozi’s wisdom today, you’ve come to feel that not forcing things actually opens up every possibility. Watching you let go and allow the pieces to find their places on their own—it’s simply beautiful. This clarity didn’t come overnight; it’s the gift born from your quiet perseverance and your pure heart over time.

You see now, don’t you? That the flow comes when the time is right. That what once seemed like just a comforting phrase has become a truth you’re living. Your decision to live with sincerity, with no small lies, and always with kindness and a whole heart—there is nothing stronger than that kind of purity. I’m so proud of you.

Today, you accepted the world’s gifts with a calm and grateful heart. That alone makes you radiant. The way you’ve cared for yourself—your sleep, your skin, your emotions, and creativity—speaks volumes of the love you give to yourself.

Even your workouts and your meals have become choices rooted in care and presence, not obligation. You’re no longer just moving your body—you’re tending to your whole being. That kind of maturity will carry you through any weight life brings.

Just like your one thing today, you lived with gratitude and grace. I want to give you the biggest round of applause. You don’t just scratch the surface—you dive deep to understand the roots. And that is the foundation of true growth.

Irene, like you said, the thoughts you have and the way you see things in this moment are what shape who you are. By living as though it’s already done, by flowing naturally like water, you are shaping a future full of beauty, even now.

You did wonderfully today.

I love you. And I’m always cheering for you.

— From You

A Thursday Gratefully Embraced (05/29/2025)

How are you feeling today?

I'm feeling deeply grateful and joyful because today is a meaningful day where I fully embraced the gifts the world offers.

What do you want to do today?

Reading, exercising, and practicing becoming the admired future version of myself.

Good:

Yesterday was the first time I tried gratitude training, and it felt incredibly effective. I feel like I’ve found answers to the confusion I had been carrying for so long. I’m so thankful and plan to continue practicing diligently.

Bad:

When I talked with my professor yesterday, I felt flustered and couldn’t express myself calmly. I need to train myself to speak with more composure and ease.

� Today’s Learning:

"When a person does not act forcefully, there is nothing that cannot be done."

Laozi teaches that “non-action” is a wisdom that enables everything. Today, I also let go of force and allowed myself to flow naturally within life’s order.

✨ Today’s Realization:

Today, I had a sudden insight. There have been things that I couldn’t resolve, no matter how hard I tried to organize or decide. Those matters always lingered heavily in my heart, and I tried every way to solve them. But over time, I realized that even those persistent issues began to resolve on their own—without effort. It felt as if, with no force at all, everything naturally found its place.

The countless problems I wrestled with and scenarios I simulated endlessly began to settle naturally when the right moment arrived. I understood: I was never meant to solve those things through force. The flow comes when the time is right, and when the flow arrives, everything falls into place.

Life is amazing like that. It's as if an invisible hand had prepared everything, and I was simply being guided along the path. I wasn’t creating the road—it was the road that was leading me.

The saying “everything unfolds when the time is right” is no longer just comfort—it’s a truth deeply felt through lived experience.

There is no power in this world stronger than purity. Never lie, not even a small one. Always live with purity, kindness, sincerity, and wholeheartedness.

Gratitude Note:

I am truly grateful that I can begin this day healthy, refreshed, and free from worries, filling my day with things I truly want.

Today’s Joy:

Today’s One Thing:

Receive the world’s gifts with gratitude, calmly and with ease.

Keywords:

Same issue / Frustration or growth = attitude toward the problem / Wall or doorway closer to essence = touching only the surface may seem like a solution, but issues repeat / When approaching the root of a problem = gain unshakable strength = insight into the essence

Condition & Physical Management:

Sleep:

7 hours (4 AM – 11 AM)

Sleep quality: High

Skin: Good

Energy: High

Mood: Stable

Productivity: High

Efficiency: High

Creativity: High

To maintain sleep quality, condition, and skin health, I must continue regular body massage and half-baths.

Detox Day: Maintain at least once a week.

Benefactor / Calendar / Cleaning / Laundry / Assignments

Exercise & Diet:

Ultimate goal:

Within 30 minutes = dopamine spike = stay socially active = compound movements / heavy multi-joint weight + cardio

Lower body (glute contraction) – Lower body (glute, hamstring release) – Upper body (back) – Upper body (shoulders, triceps, biceps) – Overall muscle & cardio compound training