Hi, and thank you for being here.
I’m Chara.
Lately, have you been feeling a kind of restlessness in the air?
Like the news feels heavy, or something in the atmosphere just doesn’t sit right?
It feels to me like we’re living in the middle of a quiet but certain shift.
Something is changing—slowly, maybe, but undeniably.
Where this is all heading will probably feel different to each person,
but I sense that we’re starting to move away from a long era of “material-first,”
and gently stepping into a time where spirit and the tangible are learning to meet in new harmony.
And because we’re living through this time of transition,
it’s natural that our emotions might waver, or that we lose our sense of direction.
When things inside us are shaken, the world around us tends to reflect that too.
I was in that wobble for quite a while myself—
constantly searching outside of me for what was “right.”
And somewhere in that process, I realized something:
— I had been speaking to myself in a voice that wasn’t really mine anymore.
“I like this.” “I don’t want that.”
Those simple, honest feelings had been buried under layers of
“This is how I should be.” “This is the right way.”
I was relying on the outside voices to live my life.
To be honest, I think I had already lost sight of where my real voice even was.
That quiet misalignment—between what I felt and what I said—
was what slowly made life feel so heavy without me realizing why.
These days, we’re surrounded by endless information.
SNS, media, opinions, judgments… all of it like invisible static around us.
When we’re not connected, we feel uneasy.
But when we’re too connected, we lose our own sense of clarity.
And it feels as though excessive competition and business-driven values have distorted what truly matters, leaving words sounding somehow superficial and hollow.
”The numbers say it all.”
“If it doesn’t go viral, it doesn’t matter.”
Maybe you’re someone who’s quietly tired of all that, too.
One morning, a thought came to me, quietly but clearly:
“When we live for too long out of sync with our own hearts,
we begin to lose connection with ourselves.
And when that happens, anxiety grows—
and we start giving away our power to something (or someone) that isn’t truly us.”
“That person seemed trustworthy, so I believed them.”
“And now I realize they were lying… I don’t know who to trust anymore.”
I’ve been there.
I know what it feels like to be let down by the outside world, again and again.
That’s why this blog isn’t about finding “someone out there” to believe in.
It’s about finding little moments, small signs,
that help guide us to the one place where real trust begins — within ourselves.
Through the resonance of the Japanese language.
Through the profound stillness of sake,
fermented not only with microbes and nature,
but with the sincerity of those who choose to make it.
I believe there are quiet, meaningful signs hidden in the simple flow of everyday life.
And sometimes, they help us remember what really matters — and who we truly are.
This blog may not be a place of loud opinions or declarations.
Maybe it’s more like a collection of quiet prayers I’ve written to myself.
But if something in these words gently settles something inside of you—
even for a moment—then that would mean the world to me.
How would it feel to spend a little time simply reconnecting with yourself?
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