Monday Memory: Pink Umbrella in Tokyo

Posted on April 26, 2021 by ShakespearesGal

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Thanks for visiting …

Dorothy

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Throwback Thursday: A Moment in Tokyo

Posted on March 28, 2019 by ShakespearesGal

Giant wooden Torii gate to Meiji Jingku Shrine, Tokyo.

September 2010

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Dorothy

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Wordless Wednesday: Sunburst

Posted on July 11, 2018 by ShakespearesGal

Ship Ahoy!

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Pink Solitude …

Posted on October 17, 2017 by ShakespearesGal

Giant wooden Torii gate to Meiji Jingku Shrine, Tokyo.

Thanks for visiting …

Dorothy

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Scale

Walking the Dog

Posted on October 5, 2017 by ShakespearesGal

Pedestrian

A pedestrian thoroughfare, for two legs and four (and wheels!), in Yokohama, Japan.

Thanks for visiting …

Dorothy

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Pedestrian

On the Edge

Posted on September 18, 2016 by ShakespearesGal

View from the ropeway to see Mt. Fuji.

I feel like I’m living on the edge right now. So much change. So much uncertainty as my husband and I pursue the path of our dream.

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For a girl who likes her feet firmly planted on the ground it feels pretty disorienting to live this close to the edge. It rather reminds me of our 2010 adventure on the Hakone Ropeway in Japan where in order to enjoy spectacular views of Mount Fuji I had to override my fear of heights and enclosed spaces. It didn’t help that at the time I was, unbeknownst to me, heading down the path of debilitating adrenal fatigue. It made my anxiety over the experience all the more acute.

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Still, with the help of my supportive husband and our two dear travel companions, as well as Rescue Remedy and the beautiful music of Jacob Moon, I made it work.

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It was worth it to get to see Mount Fuji, however shrouded, above the clouds.

The path to our dreams takes us to the edge of our comfort zones constantly. It can be scary to dip our toe in the waters of the unknown, and this is why so few people ever achieve their heart’s desire.

Surrounding ourselves with supportive people and holding dear a few creature comforts can help us negotiate those tough moments experienced on the edge.

Our dreams need to know they’re worth the risk.

Be well and thanks for visiting …

Dorothy

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Edge

Hiroshima Peace Memorial … Hiroshima, Japan

Posted on April 12, 2014 by ShakespearesGal

In our travels we’ve been fortunate to see many beautiful monuments.

Never have I been moved more, perhaps, than on our visit to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial which documents and commemorates the terrible events that occurred in Hiroshima on August 6, 1945.

A tour of the detailed museum, a wander through the beautiful, peaceful gardens and a quiet moment spent by Atomic Dome was a sobering awakening to the cruelty and destruction war can bring to so many in such a short period of time.

I am not prone to political statements but I will say this … to coin a phrase, we need to be the peace we wish to see in the world if we are never to experience, or witness, a repeat of such a devastating event, or anything like unto it.