Awakening Your Ikigai

Awakening Your Ikigai: How the Japanese Wake Up to Joy and Purpose Every Day | Ken Mogi

I didn't sleep very well last night and I'm not feeling very sociable/ myself today so I took myself off for a walk sat down beside the river and read in utter peace with just the splashing water sound, it was very soothing.
I spoke to sheep and met a few wet dogs and a little girl asked if I was having a picnic. Also there's a man fly fishing. #naturelover #longwalks #peace #readingmyownbooks #readinginpeace #ikigai #japanesebook #superseptember

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Awakening Your Ikigai: How the Japanese Wake Up to Joy and Purpose Every Day | Ken Mogi

so-so

Well hot diggety! I finished a book (audio) *and* cleaned the house. The #CYOReadathon is off to a good start!

Review - it's a pick to so so. It's not that long so while it my attention came and went, there was enough information I did find intriguing/helpful that I didn't feel like time was wasted.

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Awakening Your Ikigai: How the Japanese Wake Up to Joy and Purpose Every Day | Ken Mogi

OK, today's #CYOReadathon QOTD is not really readathon specific. Please feel free to repost and share. @MittenGirlPeach mentioned her love for Litsy in her #BigBookSummerReading post and it got me thinking...

#ILoveLitsy because of the real connections and conversations I have here. I also love Litsy because I discover books like the one tagged (thanks @ByChallaF !)

Megabooks Yes, yes!!! 5y

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick I came for the books and stay for the people (and the books!) It's nice to discuss books with like-minded people without the drama of the other social media sites. 5y

MsMelissa I don‘t have a lot of people IRL to talk books with, and being with others who share my passion is the reason I love Litsy. That said, I‘m a long time user who left Litsy last fall. I no longer found it fun, and was constantly muting hashtags for things that had absolutely nothing to do with books or reading. I‘ve only recently come back - I missed the people too much to stay away permanently (I still mute a ton of hashtags though š‚). 5y

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Sace @Book_Fiend_Melissa here *pats sofa* sit next to me. š‚ I've taken a hiatus or two (and possibly participated in non bookish things) but I always come back to Litsy mainly because I do find it easier to stick to the topic but also love knowing that if I need a hug, people will be there to listen. 5y

Sace @Book_Fiend_Melissa PS- I am a hashtag muting fiend! 5y

Sace @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick And it feels so much more like a book talk place. I can't seem to get into bookstagram though there are Littens who do both. 5y

Sace @Megabooks I think your recent posts are a perfect example of how awesome this place is. 5y

MsMelissa Honestly, if it wasn‘t for the muting hashtags feature I wouldn‘t have come back! I certainly don‘t mind the odd non-bookish post, and I‘m quite sure I also posted them from time to time, too, but I‘ve had to mute many of the daily questions/survey ones because I get tired of scrolling through my feed and seeing the same graphic over and over and over again. But I do love the people I interact with here š 5y

Sace @Book_Fiend_Melissa I was so happy when I learned I could mute hashtags. I'm OK with the Qs and Surveys and I do one or two a week but I do try to NOT tag a book (sometimes I still do) because it is frustrating to go looking for reviews and to find nothing but tag games and Qs. 5y

Sace @Book_Fiend_Melissa and I find the hashtaggimg much more palatable here. In Instagram it's like there are 50 for one post. 5y

MsMelissa OMG yes! The hashtags on IG are crazy š‚ And I‘m good with some of the weekly/daily Qs. I‘m quite enjoying the one currently circulating listing favourite books. It‘s fun to see what people pick. (edited) 5y

Sace @Book_Fiend_Melissa I am always down for a "favorite book" Q! Mine change daily, but yes... I love seeing what people love. Anything that elicits a bookish/reading answer is fun for me. I'm kind of a reading life voyeur. 5y

MittenGirlPeach I couldn‘t love this post more if I tried! I‘m so happy I found Litsy. It really fills my bookish soul. The readathons and challenges are so much fun, the community is terrific, and the book ideas are never-ending. Looking forward to a summer of reading! 5y

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