Travel Adventures Welcome~

[宇宙よりも遠い場所] a.k.a.
[A Place Further than the Universe]~

Several friends have shared about this series on Facebook particularly because of the feature of Singapore (an entire half of an episode's worth of it!) in this series…

Well actually…that's really just a side tidbit to this story…

After all…the actual main feature is the land of Antarctica!

& the highlight here is the travel experiences with friends!

Oh yes this show brings back to us lots of nostalgic feels…

For we too…have had experienced lots of awesome/fun/hilarious moments-turned-precious-memories of travelling to faraway places for the first time with our friends!

& we have witnessed unparalleled beauty of the night skies for ourselves as well!

16 Nov 2014 @ Tromsø, Norway~

17 Jun 2016 @ Lake Tekapo, New Zealand~

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& we know…that awesome anime & awesome travel adventures are awesome blessings from our awesome God~


Song of the Day: ここから、ここから - 水瀬いのり Inori Minase & 花澤香菜 Kana Hanazawa & 井口裕香 Yuka Iguchi & 早見沙織 Saori Hayami

Quote of the Day: そして分かった気がしました。母がここを愛したのはこの景色とこの空とこの風と同じくらいに仲間と一緒に乗り越えられるその時間を愛したのだと。。。 -小渕沢 報瀬 in [宇宙よりも遠い場所] E13

Translation: And I think I now understood. The reason my mother loved this place was not just this scenery, this sky, this wind, but also the time she spent here, overcoming things with her friends… -Shirase Kobuchizawa in [A Place Further than the Universe] E13

He Who Is My All~

He who knows me best…

He who loves me most…

He who grants me rest…

He who holds me close…

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He in whose name alone...I boast~


Song of the Day: I Will Boast In Christ - Hillsong Worship
```I will boast…in Christ alone…
```His righteousness…
```And not my own…
```I will cling…to Christ my hope…
```His mercy reigns…
```Now and forever```

Its New Reality~

Even though it continues to weaken me physically…hinder me functionally…

It can already no longer overpower me mentally…manipulate me internally…

Even though it continues to limit me practically…challenge me emotionally…

It can already no longer define me personally…enslave me psychologically…

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Even as it remains to be as real & as difficult a reality…pain shall no longer take away what truly matters to me~


Song of the Day: For The Cause - Keith and Kristyn Getty
```Let it be my life's refrain: to live is Christ…to die is gain```

Quote of the Day: You don’t really know Jesus is all you need until Jesus is all you have. -Tim Keller

This Is The Year~

I understand now: This year…is a year of breakthrough~

The year of 2016 was a year of repentance & surrender~
The year of 2017 was a year of revival & transformation~

But this year of 2018 is a year…a year of breakthrough…


Song of the Day: This Is Amazing Grace - Phil Wickham
```This is amazing grace…
```This is unfailing love…
```That You would take my place…
```That You would bear my cross…
```You laid down Your life…
```That I would be set free…
```Oh…Jesus I sing for…
```All that You've done for me```

Quote of the Day: Nothing is too great and nothing is too small to commit into the hands of the Lord. -A.W. Pink

不再是，不再有~

一生的担惊受怕。。。提心吊胆。。。

一心的优柔寡断。。。犹豫不决。。。

一律的自暴自弃。。。自欺欺人。。。

一直的傻里傻气。。。冥顽不灵。。。

真有安，是自由~

需要的。。。会都有。。。

有的都。。。已足够。。。

一丁点。。。都不缺。。。

忧虑都。。。无需有。。。

A Little More~

A little more time~

A little more effort~

A little more focus~

A little more practice~

A little more patience~

A little more dedication~

A little more endurance~

A little more persistence~

A little more perseverance~

For a little more improvement…

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Committing myself to a little more…a little more each day~


Piece of the Day: Stay Hungry - Hajime Hyakkoku 百石 元

Quote of the Day: For me, there is a lot of room for improvement and there are a lot of things I would like to be better at. -Geddy Lee

With Security In Identity~

On the outside looking just the same lil' old me…

But deep inside am without all my old anxieties…

A life no longer misled to chase after 'maybe's…

Where security is rooted completely in identity…

And ready to invite the world to think seriously…

For how I'll live out this life will be for all to see…

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With all the hope and joy and peace in me…in His love forever I'll be~


Song of the Day: Your Love Awakens Me - Phil Wickham
```There were chains around us…
```By Your grace we are no longer bound…
```No longer bound```

Quote of the Day: "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." -Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)

Superficial Cuts~

Harmless yet annoying…

Annoying yet harmless…

Trivial yet inconvenient…

Inconvenient yet trivial…

Temporary yet awkward…

Awkward yet temporary…

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But superficial is all that they are to me now…harmlessly trivial & temporary~


Piece of the Day: ミムジーとロロ - Shirō Hamaguchi 浜口 史郎

Quote of the Day: Everything seems so small, so trivial, when you're on the right altitude. -Joyce Rachelle

The Shape Of Motivation~

If in a round shape it would be simple enough - ordinary yet balanced…

But that in the shape of a key may just unlock something in the process~

Heart-shaped motivation may not be all that smooth…with a prickly tip…

& the diamond has got edges that can end up piercingly uncomfortable~

Well it may even come in the shape of an awkward trapezium at times…

But ultimately…no matter the shape it comes in…I'll still take it anyway~

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Today's motivation…sure came in the shape of a pair of wings~


Piece of the Day: Terra Incognita - 梅林太郎 (milk) & Taku Matsushiba 松司馬 拓

Quote of the Day: Don't judge each day by the harvest that you reap but by the seeds that you plant. -Robert Louis Stevenson

Cher Journal: こつこつ~

まいにち まいにち コツコツと はたらきます。。。

そうすることで。。。じかんはむだにならない。。。

そして いつか それをせいこうすることが かならず できるでしょう?

すくなくとも かいぜんが みられるだろう?

たしかに。。。とても いたいですが。。。

それでも。。。ひつようだとおもいます。。。

とにかく。。。もっと もっと うまくなりたい!


Song of the Day: Aria: Stammi vicino, Non te ne andare / アリア《離れずにそばにいて》 - Taku Matsushiba 松司馬 拓

Piece of the Day: Étude in E minor, Op. 25, No. 5 - Frédéric Chopin

To Be Like A Child~

In learning to trust~

In learning to obey~


In learning to love~

In learning to hope~


In learning to play~

In learning to work~


In learning to learn~

In learning to grow~


In learning to rest~

In learning to wait~


In learning to submit~

In learning to depend~


In learning to appreciate~

In learning to surrender~

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Not to be childish…but to be childlike~


Song of the Day: I Give You My Heart - Hillsong
```Every breath that I take…
```Every moment I'm awake…
```Lord…have Your way in me```

Quote of the Day: And He said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven." -Matthew 18:3 (NIV)

因为一起~

那些好看的。。。因为一起看。。。所以更好看~

那些好听的。。。因为一起听。。。所以更好听~

那些好玩的。。。因为一起玩。。。所以更好玩~

那些好吃的。。。因为一起吃。。。所以更好吃~

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那些美好的。。。因为在一起。。。所以更美好~


Piece of the Day: 固き絆を胸に - Yasuharu Takanashi 高梨 康治

Quote of the Day: 有情饮水饱，无情食饭饥。 -俗语 (Chinese Proverb)

If It Encourages Me~

Tiny little bits of improvement will lead to huge massive leaps of progress…

Short moments of contentment will lead to lengthy periods of satisfaction…

Invisible signs of perseverance will lead to visible manifestations of growth…

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Cumulatively & positively…eventually~


Song of the Day: aLIEz - SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:mizuki
```Leben…was ist das?
```Signal…Siehst du das?
```Rade…die du nicht weisst
```Sieh mit deinen Augen```

Quote of the Day: When you have a great and difficult task, something perhaps almost impossible, if you only work a little at a time, every day a little, suddenly the work will finish itself. -Isak Dinesen

May The Seventh~

Exactly 10 years ago…we had gotten on a plane (or 3) & headed into an adventure~
A whole new remarkably precious adventure that has lasted an entire decade now…

& today…we celebrate the 7th day of May again with more causes for celebration~

^Weddings ^Marriages ^Birthdays ^Friendships ^Fellowships ^Miracles ^Memories


Song of the Day: 情非得已 - Harlem Yu 庾澄庆
```爱上你是我情非得已```

Quote of the Day: Some memories are unforgettable, remaining ever vivid and heartwarming! -Joseph B. Wirthlin

Any Day Now~

The weekend is nearing…

The new month is nearing…

The second quarter is nearing…

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That day too is nearing I believe…& that it could be any day now~


Piece of the Day: この一手にすべてを - Kei Wakakusa 若草 恵

Gauging Distances~

Nimble movements~

Strong muscle memory~

Accelerated reaction times~

Smooth eye-body coordination~

… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … …

All of it requires resolve…focus & practice to develop~


Piece of the Day: 一歩一歩 - Kousuke Yamashita 山下 康介

For He Is With Me~

For He is with me…I shall not be in want~

For He is with me…I shall not be in fear~


For He is with me…I shall not be in anxiety~

For He is with me…I shall not be in turmoil~


For He is with me…I shall not be in emptiness~

For He is with me…I shall not be in loneliness~


For He is with me…I shall not be in hopelessness~

For He is with me…I shall not be in senselessness~

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For He is going to heal me completely & lead me into my promised land…I shall not be in doubt~


Song of the Day: Christ Is Enough - Hillsong
```Christ is enough for me…Christ is enough for me…
```Everything I need is in You…everything I need```

Quote of the Day: I believe the promises of God enough to venture an eternity on them. -Isaac Watts

The Gift Of Time~

Of every year…of every day…of every hour…of every minute…of every second…

If unappreciated as precious…unacknowledged as worthy…unused as purposed…

It's just such a terrible waste…such an unfortunate loss…such a regretful tragedy~

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& every second spent with Him…is a second not lived in vain~


Song of the Day: Mighty To Save - Ben Fielding & Reuben Morgan
```I give my life to follow everything I believe in…now I surrender```

Quote of the Day: Time is given us to use in view of eternity. -Harry Ironside

Cher Journal: おぼえたい~

ききたい。。。

かきたい。。。

よみたい。。。

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なぜなら。。。わすれたくない~


Piece of the Day: mouth×宣華 ○2LI - Sawano Hiroyuki 澤野 弘之