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「ローズ・ガーデン」水彩教室でのデモ制作

「一読十笑百吸千字万歩」という健康で長生きの秘訣をまとめた語をご存知でしょうか毎日の健康実践目標だそうですご存知の方も多いと思いますが「一読」は一日一回は内容のある文章を読む(「毎日一冊」はかなり無理)十笑は大きな声で十回は笑うこと百吸は深呼吸を百回千字は文章を書くことアウトプットですね日記でもいいかも知れません万歩は文字通り1万歩くこと(最近では8000歩くらいが良いともいわれているようですが)です出典は分かりませんが「論語」か何かでしょうか

わたしはわりと最近になってこの語を当時それを実践している方から教えて頂きました(現在はご高齢になり「万歩」ができなくなっているようですが)一つの理想論と思って聞いていましたがそれを長い間実際に続けていると聞いて仰天してしまいましたご想像どおりそういう人はただの人ではありませんわたしも感銘を受け少しでも真似してみようと思ったのですが達成できたことは一日もありません高校生大学生あたりならできそうな気もしますからその頃からやっていればわたしももう少しマシな人になっていた「可能性」はあった「かもしれません」

先ほどの目標のうち意外にできそうでできないのが「十笑」と「百吸」です笑うことと息を吸うことですから一番自然で簡単なことのように思えるのですが自分や家族の中に問題を抱えていたり忙しかったりするとできないものですこの語のなかでは意志意識知識に関わるのが「一読」と「千字」「百吸万歩」が身体「十笑」が心に関わることだと思います心が閉じていれば笑うことができません(医学的にはハッハッハッハと声を出せば似たような効果があるそうですが)
 怠け者でもできそうなのが唯一「深呼吸」ではないかと思うのですが今度は忘れてしまうのです百回というと一気にというわけにはいきません何回かにわけてやることになるでしょうが忙しいとつい後回しになり結局は忘れてしまうのです身体に関わると分類しましたがやっぱり心がざわついているとできません心を平らかにしなさいストレスを身体から吐き出すという訓えなんでしょうね

わたしの実践はその方の十分の一がせいぜいでしたそれを心がけていてさえも、is。皆さんはいかがでしょうかせめて深呼吸だけでもしよう・・そうか深呼吸って姿勢が悪いとできないのか・・忙しさに紛れて自分を忘れてちゃできないんだ・・立ち止まって自分をじっと見ることなんだな―・・なんて 深呼吸って意外に深いなあ・・

After the Shinshunkai '23 Exhibition

“Looking at the Garden” Tempera F6 2010

The Chenshunkai exhibition ended yesterday (2023.06.18)。To everyone who took the time to come and see us、thank you。Thank you。I myself have received many messages from various people.、I would like to receive an invitation to an exhibition.、Not just busyness、I am often unable to go due to poor health etc.、I can truly feel the word “wazawa”。thank you。

Starting today, we will move on to the next schedule.、That's a rather boring greeting, though.、That's the reality。"Next schedule" may sound like you're working on a new work.、In fact, it's even more stupid、First, clean up after the exhibition.。The little things that had been interrupted since then、Finish as many unfinished chores as possible、Finally finished drawing、Or you can start working on your new work.。Considering how hard it was to start painting、Honestly, I'm pretty tired。But、Not just me、Because everyone is like that、I have no choice but to swallow it.。

6 days during the exhibition period、Many people came to see it.、Each member gives a brief explanation in front of each picture.。Just look at the picture、You are free to interpret it as well.、Not only is the explanation redundant;、It also has the negative side of giving a certain direction to the sensibilities and interpretations of the viewer.。In that respect、I think it's better to say nothing as much as possible.、Apparently that's not all.。
What to explain to others、About the picture in front of me and the process so far、About the picture I'm about to draw、It will give you an opportunity to think from outside the picture.。That's a big plus for writers.、It can be said that the exhibition is held for that purpose.。Maybe all you need to do is ask yourself some deep questions.、見知らぬ他人との問答を繰り返すことが普段とは別の新しいフィルターで自分の思考をろ過し研ぎ澄ましていくことにもなるように思います

However、やっぱり普段と違うことをするので変な具合に疲れます若い時は展覧会の前2~3カ月間は目の前の絵以外は何も目に留まらないほど集中閉会後の2~3カ月は虚脱状態で他に何にもできないほどのアップダウンでしたいまはもう個展もしなくなりそんなこともなくなりましたがそれでも疲れるのは年齢が加算されているからかも知れませんあと10年いやあと5年何を最後に表現できるのか大げさかもしれませんが人生の意味が問われているんだなと期間中ずっと考えていました

"Brightness" that says "I'm happy now"

Sweaty Blood Horse Mixed Media 2010

Are you “happy now”?。very recently、I have heard this word from several people.、I was just thinking about what that meant.。Unfortunately、myself、I don't have the confidence to say that now.。

One person had cancer a few years ago.、At one point, I didn't even want to go out in public.、It seems like he's even feeling depressed.、Change your thinking from there、He says he is enjoying a modest but fulfilling life.。Despite his age, one person takes advantage of his many hobbies and talents.、Every day I fly around while paying attention to my health。One person has been living with an incurable disease for a long time and has come close to despair many times.、He said that he feels the joy of painting while maintaining a lull.。Others、In the same way, someone is going through a difficult time (or is in the middle of it)、There are several people who say, ``Right now is the happiest time.''。

I must have heard similar words when I was younger.、Now that I'm older, I hear it differently.。When I was younger, I tended to think of it as ``small satisfaction'' and somewhat contemptuously.。now、The more time passes, the more I come to think that it is a ``precious thing.''。People who have difficulty answering the question “Are you happy now?”、Someone who can't even feel like answering、I'm sure such people truly feel how precious it is.。
Not only the war in Ukraine、Last night, a boat carrying many refugees capsized in front of a coast guard boat.、100There was news that most of the people and children on board were in a hopeless situation.。This kind of thing continues all over the world.。Even in Japan without war、heavy rain、Suddenly lose your home due to an earthquake, etc.、It is not uncommon to see people thrown out.。Let's make the country "capable of war" etc.、I don't think it's the height of stupidity.。

now、draw your favorite picture、You can listen to your favorite music freely。This is by no means a "small satisfaction"、That is something that I have finally come to understand at this age.。I'm a pretty stupid person、However, not only humans、all animals、Plants are also “alive”、Even at this moment, we are actually fighting for our lives.。Even if you don't include that much, you can still say that you are happy now.、Not even a small satisfaction、On this finite earth, I think it's fair to say that the brilliance is close to a "miracle."。