Something You Can Fall Back On

おちこんでいるときには、どうしたらいいか、 いつかの方法を決めておくと便利です。 これはぼくが独自に考えたことなのですが、 胸の上のほう、鎖骨の下ぐらいのところに手のひらを当てて じわぁっと温めるのは、とてもいいです、理由は知らない。 ー糸井重里が『今日のダーリン』の中で At times when you're feeling down, when you're unsure about what to do, it's useful to have a strategy put in place for that time. This is just one I came up with myself, but placing your palm above your chest, approximately below your clavicle, letting it get gradually warmer, feels very good — I don't know why. — Shigesato Itoi in "Today's Darling"1 I love quotes. I love journaling. I love journals that include a quote in their pages, so I'm always looking forward both to the quote in the Hobonichi App and to the one on my physical journal; the latter is in Japanese2, so what I actually do is often catch up with the quotes when I have some free time and transcribe a shaky translation3 on the side. This one was a good excuse for a post. Do you know how to take care of yourself? Me, for a long time, I didn't. Even now I have some doubts, especially…