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I enjoying gardening. I enjoying being alone, drinking coffee in the morning, walking along the edge of the bay at sunrise. I enjoy being quiet. I enjoy living simply. I enjoy taking care of my body without obsessing about it. I enjoy sleeping. I appreciate my life and all the lives that weave with mine. I bow to all living things, and everything is living. No one seems to want to give me money for doing the things that I enjoy, that fulfill me. I do enjoying having money. Money is useful, but for me, doing what fulfills me doesn't create income.

It really works this way, believe me. I did it. It took me 15 years from the moment I had realized what I really wanted to do in life. I was 31 at that time with two little sons, a husband and a part time job that was exhausting. I had to change my qualifications (three years of study), change my work, get a lot of experience. Finally, I teach English in my little home town in Poland. I've got a lot of self-made flashcards and grammar cards, second hand desks and chairs for my students and I'm happy. It wasn't easy, but it was worth doing it. A year ago I read a book about Ikigai and I thought I was on a right path. Now, even my two grown up sons are looking at me in a different way! Good luck everybody! Be strong! Don't give up! Renata

Who said we have to be married to be fulfilled? I have been happily divorced for 33 years.

I like the teaching of enjoying the small things rather than waiting to be happy until the big things are accomplished. Valuable :)

Japanese have words you never knew you needed until you get to know them

1. Start small 2. Free yourself 3. Seek harmony and sustainability 4. Have joy in the little things 5. Be in the here and now

What you love. What the world needs. What you're good at. And can you make a living out of it.

I was a hardworking person who had huge goals......I always tried sooo hard to gain things I wanted. I never liked when others are doing what a Wanted....I think I was burning with jealousy & it gradually increased.......I was craving a lot...I punished myself for being weak...making mistakes I was running towards a mirage & finally messed up my exam as well. I trusted and liked people admired me..........I was addicted to admiration. It was miserable when others did not appreciate me for what I did....Rather than doing my work I was seeking admiration....I was dreaming about how I will act when I get something .Unknowingly I was destroying myself bit by bit. I think I was depressed.....I was angry with everyone including myself. I was blaming me and others . I gave up everything almost everything. I felt dead inside. My dream was to become a Neurosurgeon. I felt like I just showed off in Everything I did . I felt like I was maintaining a fake image all the times. I was feeling miserable. Racing thoughts was the worst. I could not focus .I finally decided to take a break. 1.I wrote everything down when I felt low. 2.I wrote all the stuff in negative form. 3.For about month I was writing things when I felt jealous, angry & depressed. 4.I slept a lot. 5.Watched videos to heal myself. Commenting was also a great therapy. 6.I tried doing different things.....Origami, cartoons, cooking etc. 7.I tried meditation. 8.I stopped dreaming......totally whenever I go to future or past my brain warns me now. I also say to myself "it Is FAKE" when I imagine things and act like that . 9.I stopped working to schedules. 10.Watched few Christmas movies. Now i am feeling better....better than ever.......I am my Boss now. Now I donot seek for opinions. Slowly reach to small goals ................. I climbed up from the lowest............SO ANYONE can do that Thanks a lot for Ikagai It was the blinker that I was doing the right thing.

I thought I wanna be a doctor just like how my mother and sister are in the medical field, they are now abroad. When I look into my strengths and weaknesses, they are all point out how I look perfectly fit being a teacher for little children and I love children all of my life. I wanna be a teacher and I promise not to leave my children left all alone on their own, I wanna see them grow and be with them through their ups and downs in life until they are ready to fly. I wanna build a happy, healthy and loving home 💛

The world just needs people to find joy in the little things so that there's more happy people the world needs more happiness.

I can do so many things, skilled in many different fields I sometimes don’t know what to do. 😣

I'm passionate about fitness and exercising I wake up every morning and exercise at the gym because I'm 49 n I'm 50 this year 2024, I don't want to be unfit yet I desire to be driven, self disciplined and resilient in all areas of my life..😊 I want to be disciplined to work a 40 hour week, continue to train Boxing, Hapkido, Ninjitsu and Tai Chi..

Finding joy in simplicity really hit home

This is depressing. I can't think of anything at the moment that gives me joy. I struggle to get through the work day and survive to do the same again the next day.

The Four Points of Purpose of the IKIGAI: 1) What you love to do 💖 2) What the world needs 🌎 3) What you’re actually good at 💪 4) What you can get paid for 💰 Great video and good points on the importance of finding and living out your Ikigai. :)

Looking for complete harmony - with positive people, good friends together, in positively supportive environment - is key.

I enjoy sleeping and not worrying...

Just discovered Ikigai yesterday (about 60 years late). What a revelation. This should be taught to young people; it's as important or more than ordinary classwork. Thank you Seiiti Arata.

Ikigai. It is a Buddhist way of living. When you put Buddhism into your life wonderful new opportunities will be opened to you

enjoy the small natural things in life.

This is one of the best motivational videos I've seen so far. Most videos trigger stress in me and the sense of not being worthy. This one actually encourages me to just proceed the things i'm doing allready, and be patien with it. Thank you!

I believe the difficulty in understanding our ikigai sometimes is because we expect it to be something that looks BIG for others, but like Ken Mogi says in his amazing book, your ikigai might be holding your grandkid in your arms. I guess it what fulfils your soul...wonderful video thanks ❤❤

I’m starting a new journey in life. My adult granddaughter will be traveling along. It will be a long drive. I needed this.

I am 62 and not well. I am my husbands caregiver, he is dying. I don't want to live in the present. I find myself living in the past, in the future, anywhere but here. I don't know where to find my joy. I am exhausted most days, I am in pain. My husband suffers terribly. No matter where I go and what I do, I remember better times. Do u cover these situations in your videos? I am new here.

Ikigai is something we are good at, that we love to do, that the world needs, that we can get paid for!

I live in Tokyo : Did everything I ever wanted to do .... wake up , intrinsically think how you say - ikigai - and then I go to work and all the values you say are turned upside down by my colleagues who are very very hai puraido old school Japanese people ..... but , I will keep on trying !! Thank You for your strong message !

Your voice is very calming. Thank you for sharing this information.

Finally someone who explained Ikigai so well! I get it now. Thank you!!

God himself must have placed this in my suggestions. I need to watch this daily until I memorize it so I can apply it appropriately. Thank you for this.

Very nice, clean and simple. Even when I took notes only needed few words. Thank you!

That clarity in your voice is as inspiring as the content. TY 👌🏻

What motivates me to get out of bed in the morning is the need to pee

Thank you! I came across this several years ago and had to make BIG long term changes. It's been a struggle but worth it. Actually worth it! Hearing this and reflecting is helpful and comforting. I'm not quite where I want to be in the grander picture but I'm at least now in the same ballpark and not totally lost. It may be good for some to know it doesn't happen overnight necessarily but there are times when the shift happens and you feel an uplifting calm in the air that blooms joy within. That's how you know you're doing the right thing. It can happen no matter how dead inside you feel.

This was truly wonderful to watch. I had so many epiphanies...more epiphanies in these 9 minutes than in 9 whole months. Thank you!

I also adore sleeping. I suffer from depression and use it at times as an escape. But it IS an escape: I love good sleep and I often love the dreams that I have. I have a very fulfilling life over there on the other side of sleep!

I remember being a young adolescent and thinking if art and horse riding are the most important things whenever I go because it brings vitality and peace and everything is well. Both is lost now and it would be wonderful to feel the peace and inspiration again.

Thank you. The contents, your voice and the manner in which you said every word, all of these were so beautiful. Thank you. May God bless you to find your ikigai. 😊

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻thank you. Such a timely reminder for humanity..

THANK YOU I NEVER WAS REALLY SURE WHEN THOSE THINGS WERE SAID TO ME NOW I UNDERSTAND THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME TO UNDERSTAND

I like his voice. So raspy and soothing.

This is some of the absolute best advice and greatest wisdom I have ever heard. ❤ I subscribed.

This is the best explanation I’ve heard about IKIGAI, it is very inspiring! Many thanks for sharing... 🙏🏻

Extremely well said sir! Thank you for your excellent explanation. I believe life satisfaction is achieved through small continuous steps towards enjoying everyday pleasures. It can be as simple as enjoying a great cup of coffee.

Thanks for validating & re-evaluating my purpose in life.🙏

We all need to find our Ikigai...great post!

I found my purpose in helping others to love and manage their wavy & curly hair as a curly hair specialist. Teaching is a calling I realized I did not have to go back to school for but to just be and do. Great video - thank you!

As I was listening, the word CONNECTION popped into my head. I know exactly what my purpose is. Thank you for this video. Simply listening to you brought me my answer.

You are awesome by simplifying the real meaning of Ikigai!

Just what I needed to hear and watch at the moment of my life... Thank you.

For me, I'm worried that my dream is actually a product of my rose colored glasses when I look at that dream or idea. I'm convinced that my dreams, if realized, would just leave me with the feeling of the grass really not being greener on the other side. I'm worried that following my dreams will actually lead me astray instead of being my ikigai. Idk what to do... My job is draining my will to live. And the thought of leaving is too overwhelming. Stuck in the middle and it feels crushing.

Loved this video and your clear energy, thank you!!

I moved to South East Asia after graduating university in the US. Life is better. With the cheaper cost of living, I can do what I want

This was extremely relevant to my life right now. Thank you.

This is so helpful. Thank you for sharing such a wonderful, clear and concise video 🙏💕

THANK YOU SO MUCH! I learned something very good today!🙏

Time ha s taught me that who I am is NOT based on ego or vanity. This has freed me fro so much of the madness I see in the world these days. If I can stay away from the siren call of consumerism and EXCESS EVERYTHING then I tend to be happy. Even if it means I am alone.

Beautiful words! Thank you very much.

Thank you for sharing this ❤️ that was very powerful. Great lesson 😊.

Thank y'all so much dearest 🌹 Y'all such an inspiration 🥰 Appreciate y'all from the bottom of my heart 💟 Be Blissful Eternally 🙏👼🌈

I have struggled to find someone that can truly break down the concept into steps like this

Yes, I enjoyed listening to you very much. I'm 73 years old and on looking back I seem to have found many ikigais throughout my life (is that even possible?). I would daydream in my youth about attaining some goal or other and then go about finding out how to accomplish it. The fun part was actually in the daily planning of it (I guess being in the now). Later on in life ikigai found ME (is that even possible?). I 'accidentally' immersed myself in several aspects of the medical profession(s) finding out in the end that it was apparently my true calling. It was however as you pointed out, the little moments of pondering and planning that added up to greater achievements. Having lived a full life, I now find myself equally enjoying the quieter things in life. It IS possible to follow your bliss, but it sometimes means having to go it alone.🌹

Ty🙏😇I found myself listening to you while I sleept... I so enjoy traveling to gatherings, or Conferences.. I am in my joy with the world. and all its wonders from location to location and I super enjoy being invited to come speak or activate places when I see what I see as witness in activations on the roads Of the reality we share. Behold I claim all things new .in joy Inow know how and why I love to share. wiaw The world wants me as much at I enjoy being within it.🙏

Hello, you have an amazing channel! So many videos with great content! Very prolific too

The real problem today is that too many young people don't have any motive, any will, any goal. Too many are depressed and can't even express any goal. As a teacher I see this alot. I think the question of harmony and living in the moment, is important, not "happiness".

Beautifully said💖🙏

I kept thinking about the metaphor of a christmas ornament and a fully decorated tree. Those small wins we have, like the transportation you were relying on came on time, or doing a load of jeans reach in a pocket a benjamin, the little ornaments in our lives, but then to step back and see your christmas trees and all the beautiful ornaments is quite breath taking. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and if applicable, Happy Birthday

Thank for your teaching 🌹🙏

Beautiful presentation! Thank you!

You explained the present moment and wanting more. Very well. Thank you another way Eckhart Tolle explains it. Sometimes someone saying another way makes it click.

Thank you for this video. Very helpful and interesting! 🙏🙏

Wonderful. Thank you so much. Excellent explanation. :)

This is a beautiful video

Wonderful speaker. Great ideas.

Wow. You have given me tools and knowledge to find motivation in myself. Thank you and great vid!

❤ I truly love your channel. Keep doing the best work.

I love the be here now step. Great reminder. Thank you.

One of the best messages

Beautifully presented, a joy to watch and lsiten, thank you.

New subscriber. Such wonderful information! Many thanks.

Absolutely love this video! I'm definitely subscribing.

You are awesome!!

OMG, watching Your video regarding Ikigai, I do remember growing up being thought all that, by my first Two Teachers... " My Parents " They were Correct 100% Arigatogozaimasu...

Tk you for explaining Ikigai and so inspirational way🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

Very helpful..must follow them

Purpose in life is to know our creator, the creator of the universe, the sustainer of worlds. Only then you will find inner peace

Beautifully explained!!

This is soooo crucial! Thank you for sharing!🙂

I found my ikigai when I realized i do t necessarily need to see my results showing up as physical manifestations, but sometimes it’s more subtle than that. Sometimes I feel transformed from the inside by a new personal habit I’ve been practicing. Eventually it does affect my life for the better, it’s all about patience. The important this is that no one else can measure your ikigai but you.

This is brilliant. Thank you!

Amazing 👍so wonderful loved this concept 👍

Simple and clear! Thank you

03:00 1. Start small 2. Free yourself 3. Seek harmony and sustainable 4. Have joy in your little things 5. Be in here and now

just what i needed, when i needed it! thanks!

I've just found your channel.. I just my health back as since I have recovered from a rare cancer it has brought on so much illness... fibromyilga. Lupus. And many other ones xxx

Excellent video. Thank you

The meaning of life is that everyone must choose, not find, the answer to that question for themselves.

Ask yourself When you leave, what you left.

Thanks, Great (Sage) Advice. Worth daily reflection, until it becomes part me, and I can hopefully see some Truely beneficial results in my existence.