The art of making the most of every moment, the Japanese way, By Hector Garcia and Francese Miralles. Buy this book- The Book of Ichigo Ichie
Every moment in our life happens only once, and if we let it slip away, we lose it forever- an idea captured by Japanese phrase Ichigo ichie. Often spoken in Japan when greeting someone or saying goodbye, to convey that encounter is unique and special.
The 10 Rules of Ichigo Ichie
1 Don’t postpone your special moments.
If you don’t embrace it, it’s lost forever. Life is a question of now or forever.
2 Live as if this were going to happen only once in life.
Greet and say goodbye to our loved ones, to make aware of the unique and once in a lifetime nature of each meeting.
3 Dwell in the present.
Journeys into the past and the future are often painful and nearly always useless. You can’t change what happened . But here in this moment, all the possibilities in the world are alive.
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4 Do something you’ve never done before
You can do same thing over and over and expect different results.
5 Practice zazen
Meditation can open the doors to well being.
6 Apply mindfulness to your five senses.
Train yourself in the art of listening, watching, touching, tasting, and smelling to give each moment the richness of human perception. This will make you more alert and increase your level of empathy and influence.
7 Notice Coincidences
Helps us to get better at reading signs sent by the universe.
8 Make every gathering a party
Don’t wait for the right circumstances – a vacation, a trip, a birthday– to experience extraordinary things. Everday can be celebration with the right frame of mind.
9 If you don’t like what there is, make something different
If your reality is too dull and predictable to live, you have the opportunity to create another.
10 Be a hunter of special moments
The more you practice, the better and more abundant the results will be.