DiaryINDEX｜past｜will
| 2003年04月30日(水) | Learn how to get more for your money and to become a conscious spender by Deborah Knuckey |
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Work is always on your desk--thank goodness. However, you do find that your mind drifts to your own idea of recreation. It has been a long time since you heard your heart sing. Oh, come on. . . take the coming weekend to rent a cabin at a near a lake and enjoy the time away from work. A little added work around the house each day this week will have you ready by the time Friday night arrives. If you are by yourself, get a group of friends together. . .if you are with a family, make plans for other parts of the family to meet--wherever you decide. At any rate, it is time you planned for more fun--perhaps one weekend a month. You and your family will enjoy some together time. This evening you may be able to catch up on the news of neighborhood happenings.excerpts from MSN ARABIA
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家族の協力を得る
家計のやりくりは主婦一人がその気になっても、なかなか効果はあがりません。家族みんなの理解と協力が必要です。家族の協力を得るに当たっては、家計簿が役に立ちます。家計簿の数字を見せて、どんな費目が赤字になっていて、その原因が何かを具体的に説明すれば、説得力があるので家族も節約に協力してくれるはずです。また単に節約するだけでなく、家を買うといった目標をもつことや、節約ができたらそのお金で旅行に行くといった楽しみをつくることも効果があります。
・夫の収入だけで家計を考える
共働き世帯であっても、家計は夫の収入だけで考えるのが基本です。女性は出産や育児で、仕事をやめなくてはならないこともあるからです。妻の収入がある場合は、できるだけ貯金に振り分けるようにしたいものです。
・お金を袋分けにして管理する
これは、給料をもらったら、光熱費、食費、レジャー費といった費目別に分けた袋にお金を入れて管理する方法です。お金が必要になったら、そのつど該当する費目の袋からお金を出して使い、余ったお金は袋に戻します。こうすれば、費目ごとの残りの金額が一目瞭然ですから、使い過ぎることはありません。また、お金を使ったらその金額を袋に書き込むようにすれば、家計簿代わりにもなります。領収証やレシートもそれぞれの費目の袋に入れて管理すると便利です。お金を使うたびに金額を記入するのが面倒であれば、時間があいたときに袋に入れておいたレシートの金額を書き写し、記入後レシートを捨てるというやり方をとれば、ムリなくお金の管理ができるはずです。また、１万円札を入れておくと、袋からお金を出したり使った後返したりといった手間が増えますし、そのうちにどの費目の袋から出したのかがわからなくなることもありますから、あらかじめ千円札などにくずして入れておき、必要最小限のお金を出すようにするとよいでしょう。
・費目ごとのお金を三等分する
費目ごとに予算を立ててお金を配分しても、１か月がたつ前に使い切ってしまっては何にもなりません。１か月間のペースが大切ですから、たとえば費目別にお金を三等分しておくといった方法を試してみましょう。
・まとまった金額が必要な買い物や支払いは毎月の予算に組み込む
家電製品や家具など値の張る買い物や旅行、中元・歳暮などの費用や税金の支払い分を、特別費といった費目で毎月の予算に組み込んで積み立てていけば、ボーナスから補填するといったことがなくなります。このためには年間にどんなまとまった出費があるのか、あらかじめ書き出してみることが必要です。まとまった金額が必要になったときにボーナスを取り崩したりしていると、計画的な家計管理はできませんし、貯金もなかなか貯まりません。また、家電製品などを買う際には、手数料などが上乗せされる分割払いは絶対にしないことです。
・決まったお金だけを持って買い物に行く
食材などの買い物に行くときに、決まった金額（たとえば3000円）だけを持っていくというのも、出費を抑える有効な方法です。
・カードを利用してポイントを貯める
商品をまとめ買いするとき、クレジットカードを利用すれば（一括払いにする）、ポイントが貯まります。年度末にはポイントに応じて品物がもらえたりするのでおトクです。ただし、カードを使う場合はあらかじめ買うと決めた品物だけにしないと、使い過ぎてしまいます。また商店ごとに発行しているハウスカードも、ポイントに応じて割引があったり記念品がもらえたりするので、大いに活用しましょう。
・不用品はリサイクルショップで売る
サイズが合わなくて着られなくなった洋服などをリサイクルショップで売れば、家計の足しになります。持っていても収納の邪魔になるだけですから、思い切って処分してしまいましょう。以上MSNJAPANからの抜粋です。
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I was astonished by my own great expense of last month on food.I think
I can improve my family budget from now on.
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Become a Conscious Spender
Learn how to get more for your money
Adapted from The Ms Spent Money Guide by Deborah Knuckey
Money is one of the greatest tools in life. It can buy convenience, freedom, fun experiences, memorable events and all sorts of things that make life more comfortable. But money can also be frittered away, scattered on a pile of small things that have little impact on your life or spent on big-ticket items that have small-ticket results. The way you use your money in your life is up to you.
Conscious Spending is about being aware of how you spend your money and how well that spending aligns with your personal values. Conscious Spending works by minimising the money you spend on the things you enjoy less, in order to free up money for the things you enjoy more. That's all Conscious Spending is: moving money from unfun things that drain your resources and putting it in your pleasure zone. Why spend so much of your life working if you don't use your earnings in a way that makes you most happy?
Take the payment for your work and put it to your own best use. This concept is not selfish and does not mean that you are only spending money on frivolous things. The essence of Conscious Spending is ensuring that your money is spent in a way that supports you. What counts is congruency: whether your spending fits your wants and your values.
The key to getting more of what you want is knowing what it is that you do want. I know this sounds obvious, but how long has it been since you stopped and asked yourself what you really want from life? It's very easy to be caught up in the day-to-day living and never step back and take a look at all the decisions you make about how you live your life and how you spend your money.
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My son is reading the book of poems by Misuzu Kaneko now.
| 2003年04月29日(火) | Azelea flowers |
I took my son to the emergency hospital this early morning because of my son's asthma,for my husband told me to take him there.
My feeling is that my husband is too sweet to my son.Am I haughty?
My son is strong enough to refuse any intravenous drip injection.
You should not refuse that if you are really seriously sick.I doubt
if he is so seriously sick.
What a happy family we are.
Sunny day today too.You can see azelea flowers here and there in the street.
Even if I was pregnant,I could not be one flesh with my husband if he is my good partner.I do not despair.This is not his fault.Neither is
mine.
I do not think I have ever been flirtatious.I understand he is
devoted as he is.I am devoted as well.I am not adventurous.
I do not think that I know everything about him.
I do not mean that he has some affair with another special lady
or someone at the moment,he is just enjoying his society.I understand
his hope and love of amiable atmosphere,only I am very sorry there
are sometimes I can not be so amiable for him.I have the feeling that I can not be a member of his society.No one, never ,has alienated me,
you know.No one is bad.Even if he had a love affair with a girl or
a woman I can not blame him.This might be the matter.Why can not I
blame him if he loves another one?
He loves my son and so do I but he is not mine and I am not his neither.
Sarah Miles,a heroine in a story, wrote in her diary that she had come to dislike her husband after she had given up being with her lover although she did love her husband when she had an affair with
another man.I wonder if what a bitch she is as another one but yet
I understand what she says.
Should I have continued what I was doing before?I do not think so.
But...what made me so dissatisfied?
I am not Sarah Miles. I am myself.However.
It is not that I would not mind my husband's having an affair
with another woman.That is not a big matter,however.I would rather say that I feel quite jealous of even his cousins' being affectinate
with him although I understand that they are never related sexually.I feel really jealous of his relations because they are related whole-heartedly.My husband says that he is not related
sexually with any girl now but he just enjoy songs and music that I know very well but his words are not to the point.I know he needs
his own space as I do.It is stupid of me to feel insecure to set him free,isn't it? If it might be rather human.
There are those who grows slowly and start to understand what is precious to them lately.I am a slow-paced woman.
There was someone who did understand this feeling.Now I can't remember who did , though.
I do not think that I am so bad a wife.Housewives cannot neglect their works anyway.
| 2003年04月28日(月) | Schools which are being closed and brought together |
I was checking the video movies which should come in May the next month on Tokyo Cable TV the 28th channel CSN1movie channel or iTSCOM in which I got interested at the moment when my husband saw CHURASAN the program which had described the lives and loves which had been communicated through the so warm-hearted people in Okinawa as people in tokyo.
So I happened to see Rimi Natukawa singing AOGEBATOUTOSHI and NADASOHSOH on his video to cheer the students and OBs at the closed school which she had attended before,and that has reminded me of the junior high school I had attended when I was a teenager, which is also to be closed in very near future.
You can see so many underpopulated areas also in Tokyo urban districts
as in pastral.
I have got anxtious to attend the party the present alumini association of the junior high I once attended is planning now.
It is very happy for us to attend your friends' wedding parties.
I have often felt that I had been left out of my friends or people
until now but this feeling of alienation I know that is not other people's fault.
Neither is mine. Sometimes you get quite sensitive that is not so bad.
By the way,
You can see many times in Harry Potter series these sorts of words such as strange,weird,funny or so forth.
My English teacher at the college class now I attend used the word
strange that impressed me very much.He is from London.
He seems to love those situations strange people and things create.
When you do not know a place very well or one is very new there,then you may say that you are a stranger there,may not you?
When you say something is strange, that means that you do not understand that very well or that it is difficult to understand.
Then you may not have to feel strange if you could really understand
the situation in question.
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I tried some compatibility test with my partner on a British site.
& 's results...
Romance Style
You are a Practical Jane/Joe
You don’t want a lot of money or hoopla surrounding your love – materialism isn’t good for the soul. But that doesn’t mean you don’t want to share, and be shown, signs of affection. Simple, down-to-earth and genuine expressions are the ways to melt your heart – and how you show your love in return.
is a Practical Jane/Joe
You don’t want a lot of money or hoopla surrounding your love – materialism isn’t good for the soul. But that doesn’t mean you don’t want to share, and be shown, signs of affection. Simple, down-to-earth and genuine expressions are the ways to melt your heart – and how you show your love in return.
Your Romantic Compatibility:
Practical Jane/Joe-Practical Jane/Joe: You two are quiet about it, but in your own way, show each other deep affection. While others may not understand that a watch is a perfectly decent engagement present, you will wear it as faithfully and with as much love as any over-glorified piece of carbon.
Sexual Style
You are a Adventurous
Wow! A description of your sex life might make even Dr. Patti blush. The word ‘no’ is not in your vocabulary when it comes to sex with a trusted partner, nor is ‘I’ve got a headache.’ Your partner is either a lucky person...or very tired.
is a Modest
Although you may be reluctant to try something new and kinky, you do enjoy making love with the right person. And while you can be a tad conservative in the bedroom, that doesn’t mean sex isn’t an important part of your life – clearly, it is. Maybe it’s time to spice things up.
?Your Sexual Compatibility:
Modest-Adventurous: Sorry, but you two probably won’t make it. One of you likes to cook in the kitchen, while the other wants to have fun with the chocolate mousse. Your libidos are definitely on different levels.
Communication Style
You are a Talker
You’re someone who puts his/her thoughts out on the table. You’d rather let your feelings be known than keep them bottled up inside. But your listening skills could use some work.
is a Compromiser
You don’t like friction. And because of your desire for smooth sailing, you welcome your partner’s suggestions and point of view. You choose your battles wisely. But you don’t always get to the heart of the matter, preferring instead to keep the peace.
?Communication Compatibility:
Talker-Compromiser You two have a good chance of success, but the Talker could use some guidance on how to stop talking long enough to listen.
Astrological Assessment
You are a Aquarius
In love relationships, Aquarius is flirtatious, not possessive or jealous. The great strength of the Aquarius-born is their visionary nature. Their ability to break the rules and move beyond what others think is possible makes them one of the most innovative characters of the Zodiac.
is a Capricorn
In love, Capricorn is devoted, not daring. The great strength of the Capricorn-born is their ability to set goals and keep working until they achieve them. Their hard work makes them one of the most successful characters of the Zodiac.
?Astrological Compatibility:
Both Capricorn and Aquarius can be stubborn and opinionated. Capricorn appreciates organization and is always looking for results. Aquarius is modern and finds routine smothering and uninteresting. Capricorn will find Aquarius exciting, yet may feel frustrated trying to find a logical sequence in their desultory, mystical mind. Aquarius will not appreciate the domineering nature of their partner, but will find the solid base that Capricorn provides to be a great support and will be relieved that someone will take care of their shared practical or business matters.
The best aspect of the Capricorn-Aquarius relationship is that when they decide to come together, they are an unbeatable team. This relationship will be informative, enlightening and a pleasure to both participants. Their output will be a valid asset to themselves and their community.
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I am very happy today because my husband said that he might go
out with our son and me together on the next weekend to see the museums I would like to see once.
食費の節約術
2002年12月14日
食費は、やりくり次第で大きく節約できる費目です。ここでは、食料品を購入するときの節約術を中心にまとめていますが、献立の立て方や食料品の保存方法などでも節約は可能です。自分にできそうなものから、少しずつ実践していきましょう。
・１日に使う食費を決める
１日の食費を◯◯円までと決めてしまいます。１日単位だと融通がきかないのでむずかしいと思えば、１週間単位で上限額を設定します。この枠を超えないようにやりくりすれば、ムダな出費は抑えられます。
・５日単位で食費を設定する
１か月の食費をカレンダーどおりに１週間単位で使おうとすると、端数の数日分が残ってスッキリしないという人もいるでしょう。こうした場合は、５日単位で上限◯◯円と決めれば、計画的に使っていけます。
・チラシは毎日チェックする
新聞に折り込まれているスーパーのチラシはこまめにチェックしましょう。特売品は日替わりですから、同じ商品の価格が日によって何割引にもなっていることがあります。また近所にある複数のスーパーのチラシを比較していけば、どの商品はどこのスーパーが安いのかといったスーパーごとの特徴などがつかめます。
・食品は底値で買う
チラシを数か月間とっておいて価格の変動をチェックすると、商品ごとに最も安い価格（底値）とそのサイクルがつかめます。商品一つひとつの節約分は小さくても、年間を通して底値表をもとに買い物を続ければ、かなりの節約になります。
・スーパーの休日前や閉店前をねらう
スーパーでは休日前や閉店前になると、食品などの割引が行なわれます。またスーパーの仕入れは天候も考慮に入れて行なっています。晴天続きのあと雨が降ると、売れ残らないよう値引をすることが多いのでねらい目です。
・献立は１週間単位で考える
食事の献立は１週間単位で考えて、食料品は必要なものをまとめて買うようにします。このほうが、毎日少しずつ買うよりもムダがないので安くあげられるし、献立のバリエーションも豊かになります。
・野菜は旬のものを買う
野菜などは旬のもののほうが供給量が多いので、安くておいしいものが買えます。初物は高価ですが、それを過ぎれば安いものが出回るようになります。季節ごとにどんな野菜が旬なのか一覧表をつくっておくと便利です。
・安い値段に惑わされない
安いからといって、買う予定のないものまで買ってしまうというのはどうでしょうか。日持ちするものならかまいませんが、生鮮食料品の場合は献立などをよく考えてから買うようにしましょう。また、あらかじめ買うものを決めてスーパーに行っても、高ければほかのもので代用するようにして買わないことが鉄則です。
I have decided how much money I spend on food a day today.
I've got sleepy this evening.
Let me sleep well.now.
| 2003年04月26日(土) | Jesus to Mother Teresa |
Who is Jesus to Mother Teresa?
Jesus is the Word made flesh.
Jesus is the Bread of life.
Jesus is the Victim offered for our sins on the Cross.
Jesus is the Sacrifice offered at the Holy Mass for the sins of the
world and her.
Jesus is the Word-to be spoken.
Jesus is the truth to be told.
Jesus is the way to be walked.
Jesus is the light to be lit.
Jesus is the Life to be lived.
Jesus is the love to be loved.
Jesus is the joy to be shared.
Jesus is the sacrifice to be offered.
Jesus is the peace to be given.
Jesus is the bread of life to be eaten.
Jesus is the hungry to be fed.
Jesus is the thirsty to be satiated.
Jesus is the naked to be clothed.
Jesus is the sick to be healed.
Jesus is the lonely to be loved.
Mother Teresa loved Jesus so much with all her life she has become a
saint or godess, so I understand.
May SARS be healed.
It may be difficult to understand the instructions of a higher up today, and you may find yourself puzzling over some long-term job project. Do not be afraid to ask questions--you may not be the only one that does not understand. Everything points to your taking the initiative just now. A temptation to create ways that will make progress in the work place happen faster, may not be the greatest action for the remainder of this week. Step back and help when asked. . .your turn will come. You are feeling healthy and unaffected by any negatives today. There is a chance to have a special time with someone you love this evening. There is a present to be opened, by you or someone you love--enjoy. A sense of support and harmony makes this a happy time. (Excerpts from MSN ARABIA)
I would like to see him again.I just would like to see him again.
He said he was watching my page.I would just like to say hello to him.
I just would like to walk with him.
I do not know why I can not send a mail to him.
God please let me chat with him.
Let me know that he is still fine in this world.Is this impossible?
I think it's possible.
I found a recipe very new to me. I do not know what is リングイネ.
I suppose that that may be a kind of pasta or spagetti.I would like
to cook that.
I took a nap at noon today again.
After the nap I went to see how my son swimmed to the swimming school he had attended for a year.I bought him a new cap.When he was a beginner he wore a red cap, he has worn an orange one once and from now on is wearing a yellow one from the next month.I thought of changing to a new bag but he did not want that.
It is not so chilly only wearing a T shirt with half sleeves this
evening.
| 2003年04月25日(金) | The printer does not work |
My husband rather helped me to make some roster on the parents' duties of outside the school.Lack of sleep.The printer does not work
because of the shortage of ink.
He put the roster which I made into a froppie disk from which you can put that out through a PC at the elementary school so he insists but
I am not so sure if I am so lucky as that the PCs there are open to
me.
I have to ask the other parents or teachers about so much of what I do not know well.
After the meeting.
i was very sorry I was so late again at the meeting.
They helped me very much although they must be very busy.
| 2003年04月24日(木) | Can I improve my way to spend money? |
Excerpts
Investing with a conscience
By Nick Louth
Here's a funny thing: my mother smokes like a chimney, but would never buy shares in a tobacco company.
私の母親は煙突みたいにタバコを吸うのに、決してタバコ会社の株を買おうとは
しない。これはおかしい。
And she's not the only one with strange habits. A friend of mine keeps all her money in the Post Office because she distrusts companies, yet she works like a slave for one of the least trustworthy companies I know.
おかしな習慣を持っているのはうちのお袋さんだけではない。民間企業を
信用できないので郵便局にしかお金を預けない友人もあるが、彼女は一番
信用できない会社で奴隷のようにこき使われているのを私は知っている。
（なるほどねー！そういうところなきにしもあらずだわ、私にも）
A relative was reluctant to accept shares in his demutualising building society because he felt he was being "bribed with his own money".
An acquaintance refused to fly on holiday because of airlines' contribution to global warming, but made his girlfriend drive him everywhere (which is hardly going to help the environment). She finally dumped him, though 'recycled' might be a better word to describe it.
What price principle?
Ethical behaviour is peculiar to the individual, and ethical investing equally so. If ethical investing doesn't restrict your investment universe, then it is meaningless. But how restricted do you want to be, and how much should it cost you in lost profit performance?
For many people the whole investment arena has always been tainted, recent proof furnished by the exposure of book-cooking scandals, sweatshop suppliers and fat cat pay.
This ascetic view at least has the benefit of consistency, but confining yourself to Post Office savings accounts is certainly going to cost you dear in the long-term.
If you had invested £100 in shares in 1945 it would now be worth £84,226 (with dividends reinvested), whereas had you kept the same £100 in cash, earning interest in a savings account, it would be worth just £4,394.
I suspect this doesn't worry my friend who keeps her savings at the Post Office. For others with a more material view, however, a balance needs to be struck between the worst corporate behaviour and that which is intrinsic to the system in which we live.
Typical industries to avoid investing in if you've got a conscience include tobacco, defence, nuclear power, brewing and distilling, gambling, animal testing, oil, and anything with a dodgy environmental record.
For indirect involvement, this list could be extended to include furniture chains which stock items made of tropical hardwoods, pharmaceutical groups which farm out their animal testing to private companies, and supermarkets which stock any products we disagree with.
Investment companies, being at the top of the financial food chain, stand through their own investment record as tertiary beneficiaries of whatever it is that contravenes our principles.
Only part of the story
The trouble is that investing is but one of the many ways in which we connect with the corporate world. What is the point of avoiding the shares of a company if we still buy its products? Or if – like the nuclear power stations of British Energy – our taxes still underwrite them? Or if we still work for them?
For a pinnacle of daftness, a colleague at my old employer Reuters declined to contribute to the SAYE share option scheme because he didn't approve of the way the company was run. Yet he was still working there a few years later, merely poorer than everyone else.
Investing is actually quite a weak connection with a firm. For the overwhelming majority of transactions, shares are bought not from the company, but from another person. While that company may pay you dividends, you pay them nothing.
Indirectly, yes, the secondary capital market helps prop up the primary one – but the biggest ogres like the tobacco companies are more likely to be buying back shares at the moment than issuing them. However, when I tried this one on my mother – thinking it would be a good idea for the tobacco industry to support her as she had so long supported them – she would have none of it.
Furry logic恐ろしい論理
furry adj.毛皮の、(米俗）恐ろしい
It reminds me of a furious student row many years ago, in which a friend of mine was being lambasted for buying a fur coat (by me, among others). Cornered by the righteous, she tearfully yelled that seeing as the purchase was second hand, no animals died on her account.
An earnest post-mortem followed on to what extent the buoyancy of the second-hand fur coat market would encourage trapping of more cuddly creatures. Ah, student days...
Positive action
If ethical investing is designed to make industry mend its ways, then it has had some effect. The trouble is that the social responsibility policies slickly adopted by many of the larger companies seem to be regarded as another overhead of modern business, rather than any real change in the corporate heart.
Corporate behaviour, after all, adapts to the laws and mores of the countries in which it operates. The biggest problem may be among privately owned companies, which have far fewer disclosure duties than their listed competitors.
By contrast, owning shares in a 'bad firm' gives you some power. Listed firms allow you to make a nuisance of yourself at the annual shareholders meeting, a tactic practised to great effect by anti-apartheid campaigners at Barclays, and environmental activists at Shell.
Gordon's gin?
The UK government has always had a pragmatic view. Tobacco and drink can be taxed for all sorts of health reasons, but the Treasury would be mortified if people really started to give up consuming them. Where would all that tax money come from?
Despite all this, ethical investing is big business. In the US it more than $2,000 billion is invested in socially-screened funds. While smaller over here in the UK, ethical investing has prompted the formation of its own benchmark, the FTSE4Good, a series of indices launched in 2001.
It isn't necessary to do the research yourself to find the 'good guys', because there are now numerous websites which offer everything you need. The site www.eiris.com is a good start, detailing 2,500 companies worldwide on many ethical points from involvement in pornography to ozone-depleting chemicals (I couldn't find any involved in both).
There is also a section on ethical banks and mortgage lenders, and ways to check that your or other fund investment is following socially responsible investing criteria.
There is also an IFA directory and, at the UK social investment forum (www.uksif.org) information on the policies of UK occupational pension funds.
At www.islamic-banking.com and at www.ihilal.com there are pointers on investing in line with Shariah law principles, which eliminate (or effectively restructure into capital) the application of 'riba' or interest as part of the Islamic ban on usury.
No cost in performance
So are your principles going to cost you money? Probably not, on balance. The FTSE4Good global index has outperformed the FTSE All-share index over the last two years by a shade under 10 per cent.
In practice much depends on the relative performance of the big bad guys – primarily tobacco. When defensive firms are in favour, they will do well, and ethical investments probably underperform.
So what is the answer? When I was a student in the 1970s, my room mate had an interesting strategy, which would now be termed something like 'destructive engagement'. He banked with the bank he most hated (Barclays, because it remained invested in South Africa despite the country's apartheid policies). He ran up an enormous overdraft, spent it all on LPs by obscure anarchist bands and then moved digs so they couldn't find him.
I think he's something in the City now.
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I went to bed at 11pm and got up at 3:30am this morning.I am like a spring bear just after winter sleep or hibernation.
I am required to submit some papers to my son's elementary school's
children's families as a caretaker as soon as possible.I think I
should ask the other assintant caretaker about what I have to do.
I have determined when how much money I give to my son once a month.
I should not take carbohydrate and oil so much.The baby can take
what he or she needs from my body even if I quit taking foods completely because I have got so much fat within myself.Is this
a dangerous idea?
My daughter said that she had never walked hand in hand with another
boy or a man yet.
I remember her father who touched my hand when he asked me if I was OK to marry him when he had great trust in me although mostly he has never walked hand in hand with me in public.But I remember that time of his clear affection to me privately without fear or distrust.At that time I was so embarrassed with his straight affection that I was awfully bad at expressing my pleasure,but now I have grown to know how precious it is for me to be trusted by someone in peace.I am very slow to understand those matters of course.
I remember my husband have walked hand in hand with me at one night
in the street.I was so impressed by his strong handshake I remember I felt my heart warmed.I would rather prefer handshake to kissing.
I ve got sleepy now this afternoon,,,,I ve got a lot of things to
do..but
I took a nap for a couple of hours in the afternoon.
I called some other parents for help about the work I am in charge at school this year.I have started to understand a little.The mother who
was in charge last year will come to let me and the other assistant caretaker know how to do the work tomorrow afternoon.Tonight I only
have to arrange three tasks to meet them.
Curry and rice again this evening to my son.Minch salad with seaweads.
Miso soup with potato and onion.
I remember those days when my eldest brother was refusing to be out in his late days at high school.His attitude worried my mother
very much but my father dared not mind that so much.He thought of
his son's refusal to go to school as a natural state.
Ohhhh!
I did not see the program of 動物のお医者さん on TV this evening!!!
I wanted to see that.I forgot it completely for business.How stupid
of me!!!!!!!!
| 2003年04月23日(水) | Is this what they call morning sickness? |
got up at before 6am.My son says he would love to play the clarinet
first although his father says playing the saxophone is much cooler.
I have the feeling the purcussions is hip too.Bread with custard,
indian milk tea,salad with eggs,lettus,roast beef,etc.Orange.
Deception and interruptions have run rampant these last few weeks--now, all this is past. You can work without fear of saying or doing the wrong thing--finally. Politics in the work place seems to have eased--better working conditions are underway. There is a special emphasis on you and your accomplishments now. Your efforts at keeping the peace between higher ups and employees brings you much respect. Pay attention to the tendency to move into extremes within all areas of your life. When you learn to strike a balance and to operate on an even keel, you will find more control in your life than you ever had before. You seem light-hearted and easier to get along with than usual. You, are learning all sorts of things about the neat person that lives inside your body.
A surprising piece of news makes you look at a person in a whole new light. It's possible that you've been misinterpreting a child's behaviour as lazy or selfish. The truth of the matter could be quite different. Alternately, a misunderstanding between you and a love interest could finally be cleared up. Take this opportunity to forge a fresh bond between you. Kiss the past goodbye!
Listening to If We Hold On Together Miku未来 sang,surprised to
know that the singer is 18 years old.
Your sympathizers greet you with open arms. Your opponents back away muttering.free, unpredictable, and a guaranteed agent of change. Start now while the Moon is in your Sign.
rampant adj.猛烈な、怒った、たけり狂った、
（病気などが）流行する、はびこる、（草木が）繁茂している、
奔放な、抑制されない、
後ろ足で立っている、（紋章）（横顔のライオンなどが）後ろ足で
立っている
（建築）（アーチなどの）片方の迫持台が高い
I vomitted a little of what I took this morning.
I attended an English conversation class this afternoon.My sense of
time has become very loose. I was late again.I meant I was more careful this week than last but it does not show that I am careful I did not wear my wrist watch.
I learned today how to reach the place much sooner than last week.
I am sure I shall be on time next month.
| 2003年04月22日(火) | My Money Style?? |
got up at 5am.
What's your money style?
Money maestro
Your money style is confident, controlled and authoritative. Your friends probably turn to you regularly for financial advice and if they don't, they certainly should. To make the very most out of your money, continue to keep a close eye on the personal finance pages of the newspapers and look out for new products that may suit you - most people, even the most clued-up among us, can make savings by reviewing their mortgage, insurance and savings account deals regularly. If you don't already have a portfolio of stocks and shares, it's time to start checking out the business news and get some expert advice.
aha.
I added a considarable sum of ancient red rice to the white rice which had been running out this morning.
Today is a day largely devoted to household tasks. It is not exactly the most glamorous of assignments, nevertheless you take a certain pleasure in being home, attending to the necessities of daily life. Pay some bills, throw in a few loads of laundry and whip up a hearty puttanesca sauce for dinner. Your family will return in the evening ravenous and appreciative of your efforts. It's only fun because it's not expected of you.
It is a sunny day.Today you can see the beautiful blue sky here in tokyo.
The ancient red rice or KODAIMAI古代米（赤ごめ） is ready. This is reddish brown or dark violet.
This boiled red rice tastes like glutinous rice or red beans.This is
like OSEKIHANお赤飯.Ｉ eat this with curry.Not so bad.
I saw a BONSAI盆栽 or dwarf little tree of wisteria藤の花flowers
yesterday in a shopping street near hear,which was excellently
weeping in full bloom.
家計管理の手順
・ライフプランを考えてみる
まず、自分たちのライフプランを考えてみましょう（「貯蓄と投資」の「目標の設定と資金計画」参照）。自分たちの人生のなかで、いつ頃にどんなお金が必要になるのか……これがある程度わかれば、将来必要になる金額が類推できるはずです。必要金額が明らかになれば、毎月どの程度貯めていかなければならないのか、目標額もはっきりします。
・家計の全体像を把握する
毎月の収入とボーナス時の収入はどれくらいか、また月々の支出はどの程度か、大まかなお金の流れを把握します。支出は、(1)家賃や住宅ローン、子どもの塾や習い事の月謝など、毎月決まって必要になる支出、(2)貯蓄や生命保険など将来のために蓄えておくお金、(3)食費や日用品費、レジャー費など毎月変動する支出の三つに分けられます。やりくりができるのは、(3)の毎月変動する支出ということになります。やりくりによって毎月黒字が出るようになれば、貯蓄額を増やすといったこともできるでしょう。
・予算を立てる
お金の流れがわかったら、次は費目別に予算を立てます。収入から、住居費や公共料金、貯蓄額などを除いた残りがやりくりできるお金ですから、このなかから食費、日用品費、被服費、レジャー費など、費目ごとにお金を配分していきます。それぞれの費目の適切な金額は個々の家庭によって異なってきますが、一般的に住居費は月収の３割以内、食費は２割、保険料は１割が目安といわれています。貯蓄額は目標額どおりに設定したいところですが、初めはムリのない金額からスタートして、やりくりによって徐々に目標額に近づけていくほうがいいでしょう。
・支出の記録をとる
費目別に支出額の記録を残すことも大切です。記録をとらないと、実際に毎月何にどの程度のお金を使っているのかが把握できません。月々の支出額が適切なのか使い過ぎなのかはっきりしないと、結局あるだけ使ってしまうということにもなりかねません。家計簿ならいうことはありませんが、メモ程度のものでも結構ですから、記録をとるようにしましょう。記録をとることによって、どの費目にお金がかかり過ぎているのかがわかれば、家計を修正していくことができます。
・家計の状況をチェックする
家計の記録をとったら、次はそれを定期的にチェックすることも大切なことです。毎月、予算内で収まっているかどうかチェックするとともに、年間の収入と支出の状況も調べて、次の年の予算作成に役立てます。年間の推移を見れば、光熱費などが季節によってどのように変動しているかもつかめます。
家計管理で気をつけること
以上で、家計管理の大まかな流れはつかめたと思いますが、このほか、家計を管理するうえで気をつけることをあげておきましょう。
・貯蓄は給料をもらったらすぐにする
月々に貯金する金額を決め、毎月、給料をもらったらすぐに貯金してしまいましょう。後でしようなどと思っていると、そのうちに使ってしまって、結局、目標額どおりの貯蓄をすることができなくなります。
・赤字になったときボーナスで補填をしない
赤字になったからといって、安易にボーナスで補填しているようではお金は貯まりませんし、家計を管理しているとはいえません。月々の収入のなかでやりくりするようにしたいものです。それでも赤字が続くようであれば、最初に立てた予算にムリがなかったのか、再検討することも必要でしょう。
・予備費をとっておく
冠婚葬祭や病気などのために、突然の出費が必要になることがあります。こうした出費に備えて、あらかじめ別枠で積み立てておくことが大切です。冠婚葬祭等でお金が必要になったがために月々の家計が赤字になったり、ボーナスで補填していたのでは、計画的な家計管理はできません。
Relax your way to a better body
by Liz Neporent and Gina Allchin
As you are reading this, is your back hunched over? Are your shoulders tight? Is your head tilted to one side? Stop. Take a deep breath and 'fix' your body. Feel better? Look better?
There, you've just made a 'mind-body connection'. That is, you've tuned into how body positioning can make a big difference in how you look and feel. Simple modifications done on a regular basis can help improve your appearance and comfort. This also translates into increased energy, improved athletic performance and reduced injury.
Learning how to control your body through mind cues is not a new concept, but it's certainly a hot area in the exercise world. Below we explain four mind-body fitness options.
I,poyoyon,have not ridden my bycycle until today for a long time.
Today I rode to the bank a little bit far away from here on foot.
Short accounts make long friends. 長い間友人として付き合うためには、
貸し借りの勘定は早く。
Chinese chilly strips of bean jelly with tofu and ancient japanese
red rice.Navel orange.
| 2003年04月21日(月) | pray to god |
Everyone has the right to be happy.So do I.I have to be happy if I want my loved one to be happy.
I was very surprised to know that I have a right to become happy
when I was a teenager reading a textbook on ethics.I knew and believed
that my parents want us to be happy which I felt was quite heavy to me.
I hope everyone to be happy,otherwise I cannot be so.
I was terribly depressed yesterday and the day before yesterday but
I could laugh at something my son said last night.What sort of thing he said I can not remember right now.But I was helped.Thank god.
I am not always an easy one to be with that I really have grown to know.
I pray to god from my heart that i may become easy to be with another.
Let me know that I do not have to be afraid of being hurt by hurting
another.I pray to god from my heart that I do not have to hurt anyone.
I would like to know what to do how to do in order to be harmless.
It is quite stupid of me to think of myself as a harmful one.I am harmless indeed.
If everyone was very good life might be not so interesting.Someone
said bad one is needed too.We are fascinated by the devil by nature.
My husband might be not so good a man for me because I can not be free from him when he was angry at me if I was thinking of him as a toy.
I can not treat anyone as a toy.
I can not be so bad as my tutor said I could not be so bad.I wanted to play cheerfully with someone that was all.
I was so strangely emotional to my husband this morning I wonder if
he likes me.I am sure he often hates such a selfish woman like me and yet it might be quite hard for us to be separate from each other,which
I feel is never reasonable to both of us.I am always surprised by the fact that he is ok about sex whenever I need him,which is quite unbelievable to me.
I hear that sometimes it is very natural that a lot of middle-aged men become depressed. There seems to be so many women who are lonely as men that I understand such a nice man like him might be needed not only by me but also by other men or women.Once I was free like a flying bird before but I am quite mortal now at last being afraid to love a man so much.I fear to need him imagining how painful it should be to be separated from each other once one grows to need another.
I get unbearably jealous when I come to love someone and I sometimes
exhaust him or her completely.So I have escaped from the word of love.
But love should not be such a small thing as one like me foolishly fancies but that must be a much greater being than I recognize so I donot have to be so afraid of that at all.
If the stork gave my husband and me the third baby, he or she might have looked like me so I imagine.My brothers are much better than me but I seemed to worry
my parents so awfully as I could not understand why.
I was fearless about my first pregnancy and I believe in my first
daughter's happy future.I am not very anxtious about my son neither
at the moment.
I will never be afraid of the third one with a determination to fight
it.The third one I instinctively feel might look quite selfish.
But my husband might be more selfish than myself although I have thought of him as an angel.
My husband and son had good breakfasts this morning.
I was pleased to hear that my son could choose the brass band club at school.You must go to school early to practice every morning to be
the club member.This is quite an advancement for a sleepyhead boy like
him.I thank you very much.
I am afraid that I might become a difficult mother-in-law.
Is next year devil's joke?
I would like to seek my own hobby or lifework aside from bringing up children.
Oh!I almost forgot I had been determined to clean my rooms for an
hour or so early every morning.I will do that from now on.
My daughter's father said that they said that children had been
brought up not only by their parents alone but also by other people
which words relaxed me very much.I often let my child alone but I think that it was very fortunate for me and my children to be able to rely on other people completely at times.Otherwise,I might have killed
myself or my own child.I should not forget that many people helped me
so much.The world has helped me very much.
I could not understand so much about the significance of playing the game.My children's fathers taught me that because they risked their social lives to me.I am responsible.
If you are troubled and very tired you had better leave your child to another person than to kill him accidentally.
I was very fortunate I could rely on other people.It is very important
for mothers to rely on other people.
I would like to be more useful to other people.I want to be sensible
of the troubled one's needs.
I hope my children to be able to ask.I hope especially for my daughter
to ask.I was very impressed to read her asking me if I never happened to think of her father as much unhappier than myself.I had so many dreams of her father's at nights I could not love another man really.I was very happy to face her anger.She is my precious daughter.She is very good.She is very truthful.I have come to love my own husband recently quite gradually.
If there is not mercy then I can not see hope.I myself want to be
merciful and flexible.
God bless the poor mother who had to kill her own child which is
very sad.She was very unlucky.Accidental.
It is also very sad to know that the young daijiro kato has passed
away.
I think if there is no heaven after death I cannot be hopeful.
So I believe in the existence of heaven where you can see your loved
ones again sometime in future.
I wonder if one of my husband's sperms could meet my ovum today?
Let us survive SARS.Let them survive.
I had a stubborn nature in myself.I would rather be perseverant.
I have long had the impression that keeping a domestic accounts book tends to push the expenses up.You do not have to spend so much money
if you are depressed and dare not have much hope.This, however,is not
a healthy state. You should not be so frugal as to become unhealthy.
| 2003年04月19日(土) | Did you happen to see the Big Rainbow in the Sky this evening? |
My little son is a fourth grader of a municipal elementary school near here.
I have become one of the managers of the school's outside affairs this year.My first assignment was to make a membership list.My husband
gave me a hand with pleasure.
Today I received the mail of the certificate at the 97th administration from TOEIC or Educational Testing Service.
I am pleased to know that I have gained 100 more points than before.
My son is also on the up grade now.He said that he is 6th grade of swimming from the next month.He was in the 10th grade first.He says
he wants to be in the first grade so that he will be able to exersize
almost every day.He can swim only three days a week at the moment.
My husband called me by the phone and told me that he happened to see a big rainbow in the sky in this sunset.I opened the sash facing the backyard,went out of the room and saw the huge rainbow above in the sky. Could you see that?
I think I have to clean my rooms early in the morning regularly
every day within an hour or so.I am going to do so next week.
I remember when I was a part-time employee I would clean the room where I welcomed customers every morning if not early.
I talked with a mother of a classmate of my son's through telephone
this evening.From her name written in chinese characters I thought of her as a Chinese once when I met her at school.My son says she is a Korean lady.She is sufficiently good at speaking Japanese language and she is an excellent manager in our class.I respect her.
I am not confident if my family can get along with the budget with
another baby,but....
I wonder if my son will be able to be more independent being an only
son.Because I have grown to love my son so much that I hope he will
be happy independently and confidently.I am getting to believe certainly that he needs another brother or sister to become independent in his future.
The cabbage I bought lately has bloomed at last like flowers of rape blossoms.
Wow! Who named the flower of nanohana菜の花 rape blossoms???
Oh!nataneabura菜種油 means rape oil!
I could not know that if the cabbage I bought had not bloomed!!
| 2003年04月18日(金) | I begin by keeping my diary at Enpitu in English |
I have made up my mind to start keeping my diary here in English from today.
I felt for Takuro Yoshida saying that he had been such a coward to
be worried by the surgery,which does not show actually that he was a coward indeed.
My husband uncouraged me to continue attending the English course
at college.
It is like the beginning of summer,rather sleepy in the afternoon
after going out to the post office to do some routine work.
I would like a cup of black coffee now.
I slept for a couple of hours in the early evening after having prepared something for the supper.
| 2003年04月17日(木) | 学生さんになった日 |
水曜日英語の講習に出掛けました。電車を乗り間違えて遅刻。本当にいろいろな神経がなまっているのだ。もっと出掛けないと駄目だと思う。
先生はいかにも英国人。紳士のようだが、パンクロックが好きだというところが
なかなかお元気そうだ。画家のようにつんぼだとか無頓着だ、とかいう表現に、
ほおおおお！と聞いていたら、このユーモア、わからないかなぁ、とちょっと
心外のご様子だった。専業主婦はフルタイムの仕事だと思いますか？と尋ねたら、
勿論フルタイムの仕事だと答えて下さったので嬉しかった。きっと先生もアナログ
な人かもしれない。携帯電話にも抵抗のある世代なのだ。ジョージブッシュにあきれ果てて新聞読んでもつまらん、と口を尖らせておられたのがチャーミング
だった。
仕事をリタイヤした方だとかやはり主婦も多いみたい。
しかし私は本当にすっかり家の中で神経が萎縮（？）しつつあるかんじがする。
午後３、４時間出ただけなのに、帰宅したらすぐくたびれて眠ってしまう。
でも快い眠りだったような気もする。もう少し毎日口座が取れればいいがそれでは
破産するので、週に２，３回パートタイムに出られたら、もう少し快眠になるかもしれない。
お金をかけずに家の中を居心地のよい空間にするのは勿論大事な仕事ね。
夜中に目が覚めてついままかりや鯵の南蛮漬けなどでご飯を食べてしまった。
これでは太るわ。
今日こそはお米を買わないと一粒もなくなった。郵便局や銀行にも足を運ばないと。
Why you'll succeed this time
Have you tried every diet going but still had little weight-loss success? The problem may not be a lack of willpower, or even the types of plans you've tried. The problem could be that you are not ready for success.
Preparing yourself mentally and physically before starting a diet programme is vital. In fact, it could mean the difference between reaching your goals or repeating diet history.
Are you prepared this time?
Use our checklist to make sure you're ready to go the distance. And if you answer no to any of the questions, use our tips to get you prepared to answer yes! Print it out and check off each step as you accomplish it. When you've done that, you're ready to start losing weight!
1. Have you set realistic goals?
Do you know how much weight you want to lose or how quickly you can safely lose it? Set realistic, attainable goals and know what to expect, so you don't get frustrated and bail out before reaching your goal weight.
Before you begin, prepare yourself for the fact that you're not going to lose the weight overnight - remember, you didn't gain it instantly. A healthy rate of weight loss is three to five pounds in the first week and one to two pounds each week thereafter. Sit down with your journal and determine just what that means in terms of your individual goals.
どこまでいってもあっぷあっぷ。
きらわれることしかできないのかな。きらわれるってだれに？わたしにか。
ああ、お米か。とりあえず、パスタを食べさせよう。素麺もあったかもね。
水槽の中の金魚。広い大海を泳ぎたいかな。
未来というミュージシャンのアルバム買っちゃった。
３，４時間外出しただけで次の日一日眠ってしまうのでは、出産なんて無理かな。
This is an energetic day! You have the world on a string and that string is quite securely tied around your finger! Days like this do not come so often--make the most of it. You may decide to enhance your skills through further education or taking a class. Find out about continuing education classes by checking with the Junior Colleges in your area. Higher education, publishing, broadcasting, or advertising could play an unexpected role in setting new directions for you. A cycle of nostalgia and domesticity begins this afternoon--emphasizing a need for security and a sense of roots. Family, home, relatives and real estate play a bigger part in your life. You want to belong on a private, intimate, personal level. . . to be needed, and to feel it's okay to have needs.
エネルギッシュな日か。占いにも乗れないかな。
旦那さんに依存してはいけないんだ。旦那さんは本当の私なんて好きじゃない。
人はみんな一人なんだ。
Even though you want to improve yourself, a little voice inside you says it's impossible. Stop giving credence to your inner critic. You have all the drive and persistence necessary to make a success of anything you do. Make a list of your past achievements, and post it in a prominent place. That way, you'll know where to look whenever those self-defeating thoughts start undermining your confidence again.
げんきになりたいな。
| 2003年04月16日(水) |
ピンキーとブレインのシリーズって、私、Pinky & Brainと書いていました。
Pinky and the Brainの間違いのようです。訂正します。
You are full of confidence in how to succeed at some new project today. Consider leading others in this new project--your originality is unusually heightened. An unexpected turn of events could be profitable this afternoon. Later today it will be good to drop whatever you are doing and do something original and exciting. The domestic scene gains new appeal and a little extra energy is available in order to sort out some of those relationship problems. Treat others as you would want others to treat you--you will find comfort. Communal activities that take place at this time should be both well-attended and successful. This is a great time to plan something fun with your parents and family. You definitely want to be with friends or family and just have a good time.
| 2003年04月15日(火) | 習字４年目にして８回目 １０ヶ月で終わるはずなのに |
目が覚めたら朝５時だ。早起きじゃないか！昨日は一日夜までどうしても起きられなかったけれど、今日は朝の５時起き。素晴らしい。弁天様まで早朝散歩しちゃおうかな。シャワーでも浴びて。
一昨日は実家の亡くなった父の後添えさんが食事でもしに遊びにおいでと電話を
くれたので、今年こそは何とか子供に宿題を習慣にするようにしたいと思って、学校から出ている算数や国語の宿題を口を酸っぱくしてさせてから、遊びに（参拝に）行きました。
とてもよくしてもらっているのですが。本当にね。いい人です。
だから私だって機嫌よくして帰ってきたのですよ。帰宅後お礼の電話も入れて。
年行ってから子供ないのは淋しいよ、って友人のお母さんもおっしゃっていたし。
それだけど、これがものすごくものすごく疲れるんですよね。夜中においおい泣きながら新聞紙をびりびり破いてしまいました。何なんでしょう、これは。やっぱり
駄目なんです。
彼女が私の母の法事をしようと言って下さったので、有り難いことなのだけれど、
今父や母の骨が入っているところへお墓参りしてもそこで会えるようには思えない。いや、法事はするつもりですけどね。兄夫婦に会ったって面白いことなんて
何もないし。またいやなこと言われるだけだ。
そういえば、母が亡くなった年のごみの収集日のお知らせのチラシというのが、
つい最近バインダーの整理などをしていて出てきたのですが、それは娘の家に
嫁いでいた頃のその地方のごみ処理のチラシなんです。どうして出てきたのか不思議です。しかも母が亡くなった年の春のお知らせ。１７回忌だって義母が言って
いたけれど、本当に母は成仏しているのかな。私はアンドロメダ大星雲の中になら
一つくらい誰の星でもない星があって、そこが私の星だと思っていて、そこで母と
会えないかと期待しているんです。５６億７千万年後でも。
でも昨日一日眠ったから、大丈夫。だけど、昨日子供が帰って来ても夜食事作ってやれなかった。子供は一昨日もらった桜羊羹とかを食べていたみたいだ。あーあ。
だからね、結婚は生涯一度の大事で、そうして、その約束を疎かにしてはいけないと真剣に思いますよね。別に疎かに思っていたことはまったくないけれど、実際
壊れたことがあったし。まったくどうすればよかったのかな。全然わかりません。
結婚しなければよかったのかもしれないな。でも好きでしたのだし、誰も反対も
しなかったし。
でも今朝は早起きできただけでも素晴らしいじゃありませんか。新しい一日の
始まりです。
そうだ。何だか昨日子供がごみ出しについて授業で調べる話をしていたけれど、
今朝はうちのあたりは燃えないごみの収集日なんです。
Are you a Pioneer or a Dancer?
Pioneers
Famous Pioneers: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Susan Sarandon.
Pioneers do well on simple meals that follow the principles of food-combining. As well as being most suitable for your metabolism, food-combining often proves the simplest way for Pioneers to lose weight. The system is based on separating proteins and carbohydrates at main meals, and eating fruit on its own.
metabolism n.新陳代謝、代謝作用
carbohydrate n.(化）炭水化物
Pioneers often ignore where they eat, so a sandwich at a desk, while talking on the phone, is the norm. In fact, because you do well in situations where structure is imposed on you, and usually enjoy eating as a form of relaxation, you tend to like the ritual of eating out in a favourite restaurant or caf・ You have to sit down peacefully for a given period of time, choose from a list of possible dishes, and wait until they appear ・all of which is soothing for the Pioneer temperament.
norm n.標準、基準、standard,規範、模範、model,pattern,
(教育）(知的発達）水準、（個人の）平均、学力、ノルマ、基準労働量、
production norms 生産ノルマ
そういえば、今日は習字の課題を提出できるんだ。嬉しいな。やっと第８回目の
提出なの。いつ始めたのか見たら、私が３８の時。ということはもう４年もたって
いるのだ。それでやっと第八回目の提出なの。でも清書できてとても嬉しい。
４年といえば大学だって入学して卒業しちゃう月日だ。
メソポタミア文明の博物館が壊されちゃうなんて勿体無い。人の営みってどたばた。
私みたいな醜女おばさんが夜中に新聞紙をびりびり引きちぎっている姿なんて見たら、さぞやうちの旦那さんは百年の恋も冷めるだろうと思うんだけれど、ちゃんと
お布団の中に入れて静かに優しく抱いて眠ってくれたんだ。へへへ。もしかしたらうちの旦那さんの気持ちは、恋じゃなくて愛なのかもしれないなー。きっとうちの旦那さんは、お岩さんも気の毒に思ってよしよしして優しく抱いてあげられる人なんだ。私は何となく年取っておばあちゃんになっても怖くないや、と思っちゃったの。だってうちの旦那さんはおばあちゃんのいないところでもおばあちゃんが大好きで、とってもなつかしそうに故郷のおばあちゃんのことを語るものね。私は小さい。旦那さんは大きいなあと思うんだ。旦那さんの背はそんなに高いわけでもないんだけれど。それから、今朝は、別にこの日記見たわけでもないのに、燃えないごみ旦那様御自ら収拾場に出して下さったの。すごおい！
今朝はインディアンミルクティーとトーストサンド（ハムキャベツオニオンスライス荒引きマスタードケチャップマヨネーズ）とネーブルオレンジでした。
これだけ食べたら脂肪を燃焼させるべく働いてウォーキングとかヨガとかいろいろ
できることはありますよねー。
北朝鮮が平和的な交渉に前向きで嬉しい。
考えてみたらお岩さんって私よりずっと心根のきれいな女性だ。比較されちゃあ
心外かもしれないな。陳謝。
何だか知らないけれど、運動もしていないのに、この真昼間、運動した後みたいに
胸がどきどきするし（恋の病じゃないぞ）、胃腸の具合も過敏だったりする。
ま、家事には動いているけれど。これってやっぱり更年期障害なのかな。でも、
婦人科の老先生は、更年期障害にはまだ早いっておっしゃったのだ。
神経過敏かなあ。胃腸薬飲もうかな。
と思って漢方胃腸薬というのを飲んだが、一瞬神経科にも伺おうかなと思った。
それも悪くないが、大丈夫。病は気から。気を大きく持とう。
Today, you will be able to finish projects, rather than start. You have the mental concentration and discipline to work out any details. You are buoyed with confidence to succeed at whatever you set out to do today. Make sure both your expectations and abilities are realistic before diving into something you may not be able to get out of without great effort at this time. You are energized and show a propensity to engage in hard work. Consolidating your resources is the best bet for future successes. New ideas and an independent or pioneering mental orientation take precedence this afternoon. The domestic scene gains new appeal and it is a good time to talk with your parents and family. A young person needs your attention this evening.
buoy vt.ブイで〜を浮かす、〜をブイで示す、〜にブイをつける
（望み、勇気など）をつなぐ、支える、(人）を勇気(元気）づける
encourage(~up)
propensity n.(普通悪い意味で）傾向、性癖、性質(toward,for)
(古） えこひいき
a propensity for lying嘘をつく癖
a propensity to exxagerate 誇張癖
a propensity for the lavish spending of money
金を無駄遣いする癖
consolidate vt.統合する、合併する、整理する、堅固にする、強化する
resource n.源（〜ｓ）資源、資金、財源、やり繰り算段、手段方策、機知、
Getting organised at home will make you feel more productive and relaxed at work. It's such a defeating feeling to be met with a disaster area after putting in a long day at work. If you've got a real mess on your hands, you can hire someone to clean and take care of the basics. After you've got all the mess cleared out of the way, you can tackle closets, drawers and storage areas.
You can't get enough of your beloved. You're always discovering the right place, even if you've been there a thousand times. You'll listen to the same stories again and again. You're so lucky to have starring roles in each other's life.
うーーーわたしってあぶないははおや。かはははは。わたしは割合子供って強い
ものだと思っているんですよ。自分は守られてきたくせに。
ご存じでした？
生まれたばかりの赤ちゃん生後数時間で空の旅をさせていいものかどうか？
私いいだろうって答えちゃったんですが、これは間違いだそうです。
せめて生後一週間後からにしたほうがいいらしいです。６週間は待つべきですって。下記英文参照。
私の子供ってかわいそーーーって思うでそ。でも私だって生後まもなくのわが子を
飛行機には乗せてませんって。
1. Newborn babies can safely travel by air within a few hours of birth
Your Answer: True
Incorrect!
The correct answer: False
Newborn babies are, of course, quite resilient - after all, they survive what is a very traumatic birth process with usually no evidence of any problems. However, newborn babies shouldn't travel by air under about seven days old it's better if you try to wait for at least four to six weeks if travel is planned. This is because babies, whilst being born with a 'carried-over' immunity - acquired from their mother - to certain common infections, are very vulnerable to airborne diseases in the early days of their life. In particular, germs affecting the respiratory tract put them at very great risk of picking up infection from the re-breath atmosphere that exists in aircraft.
immunity n.免疫、免疫性、免除、免税、
immunity from military service兵役からの免除
immunities（教会の世俗的義務からの）免除
infection n.伝染、感染、伝染病、悪風などに染まる事、影響、感化
respiratory adj.呼吸の、呼吸器に関連した、
resile vi.跳ね返る、はずむ、元に戻る、弾力がある、元気を回復する、萎縮する、ひるむ、回復力がある、感応しやすい
子供に一人で耳鼻科に行かせて、その後皮膚科に滑り込みセーフ。走ったこと走ったこと。子供一人でもこんなに忙しく感じるのに、二人三人になるとどうなることかと思う。
公衆電話半減か。私も携帯なしでは外出できないかな。
| 2003年04月14日(月) | シェルターのロマン |
子供の頃母方の祖母の家に遊びに行った時、風呂の炊き出し口が少し暗くて、
その中に入ると、まるで防空壕か押入れの中のような雰囲気だった。私は防空壕って知らないけれど。
そういうところが何となくシェルターの中のような落ち着きを感じるのだった。
九州に住んでいた頃、夏は虫が多いので、蚊帳をつっていたのだが、その中に入っているのも、これもシェルターのような感じで好きだった。押入れの中もよく
好んで入ったが、出来れば一人よりは二人で入った方が楽しかったと思う。そういうときに年の近い兄弟か姉妹があったら楽しかったのにと思う。
やっぱり家って大事なものだし、夜露をしのげるのはいいなあ。
子供が人形遊びをすることができたのも、シェルターがあったからなんだ。
前向き前向きっていつでも前向きなんて人がいるはずがない。
| 2003年04月12日(土) |
腹筋20
Daydreams about seeking adventure, perhaps through travel, could take up a lot of your time today.You're probably bored with yoursituation and longing to do something to break the routine that you seemed to be caught up in. Ideas about how to escape from everything might elude you. Don't force the issue. Try to spend the afternoon in a place you don't usually go. Let your brain come up with a workable idea when it can. Then go for it!
elude vt. 〜から逃れる、elude a blow elude pursuit
(人目）をかすめる、（法律、義務など）を回避する
elude vigilance elude the law elude one's obligations
(事物が観察、理解などを）〜から隠す、〜にさせない
The idea eludes me. The meaning eludes me.
唇の荒れがなかなか治らない。とても気になる。
やはり睡眠不足。でも今眠ってしまうと、１０時の
耳鼻科に子供を行かせられなくなるかなと思って寝られない。
Are you a Pioneer or a Dancer?
Farmer Gardeners tend to be slow metabolisers, so you need light foods that will provide instant energy and take little time to digest. You should avoid spicy food such as curries.
Translate that into a diet and it means that Farmer Gardeners do well on a lacto-vegetarian diet. As well as dairy products, you should eat lots of vegetables, salads and fruits daily, with smaller amounts of wholegrain products. It is essential that this Biotype eats small amounts of protein (animal, fish or vegetarian) at lunchtime, but you are the only Biotype that can thrive on a vegan diet.
Farmer Gardeners are convivial folk who enjoy company while they are preparing and eating food. They also tend to like familiar surroundings, so the kitchen table is a perfect place to eat ・whether it is your own or someone else's.
午後何時間か眠りました。夜まで待った方が良かったかと思うけど。
| 2003年04月11日(金) | A Poem:The Child by Rabindranath Tagore |
腹筋20
やっぱりジムでも通った方がいいかしら。
そうだ。健康かどうか検診受けようかな。
久しぶりにまた詩をよんでみたいと思います。
ベンガルの詩人タゴールの詩。タゴールは１９世紀後半から２０世紀前半に生きた
人ですね。英国にも住んでいたのかな。カルカッタの人ですね。この人は社会的な小説も書いていて、私は２０年くらい前に友人に小説を贈られて一生懸命読んだことがあるのですが、その小説の冒頭には少年が窓から顔を覗かせていたような感じがするのです。The Childというのは、子供、と訳していいでしょうかね？『童』とか？子供というもの？それとも、その子、とか？
まだ内容がよくわかっていないので、こんなことを言ってしまいます。
ベンガル語で謳われたものが英訳されたものではなくて、タゴールは最初から英語で詠んでいる詩なんですね。英語で謳われたものを後でベンガル語に訳された。
英語とベンガル語のバイリンガルだったのかな。
Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941)
The Child
(excerpt)
1The first flush of dawn glistens on the dew-dripping leaves of the forest. 最初の黎明が朝露の滴る森の木々の葉の上で光り輝く
2The man who reads the sky cries: 空を読む者が叫ぶ「友よ、とうとう着たぞ！」（何ですか？空を読む人って星占いの易者か何か？）
3 "Friends, we have come!"
4They stop and look around. 立ち止まりて見回すに
5 On both sides of the road the corn is ripe to the horizon,
6 -- the glad golden answer of the earth to the morning light.
7The current of daily life moves slowly
8 between the village near the hill and the one by the river bank.
9The potter's wheel goes round, the woodcutter brings fuel to the market,
10 the cow-herd takes his cattle to the pasture,
11 and the woman with the pitcher on her head walks to the well.
頭に水差しを乗せた女性が井戸へと歩いてゆく（これってすごくそれらしい情景
ですね。日本で頭に水差しを乗せた人っておそらくほとんど見られないのでは？）
12But where is the King's castle, the mine of gold,
13 the secret book of magic,
14 the sage who knows love's utter wisdom?
15"The stars cannot be wrong," assures the reader of the sky.
16"Their signal points to that spot."
17And reverently he walks to a wayside spring
18from which wells up a stream of water, a liquid light, like the morning melting into a chorus of tears and laughter 19Near it in a palm grove surrounded by a strange hush stands a leaf-thatched hut
20at whose portal sits the poet of the unknown shore, and sings:
21 "Mother, open the gate!"
22A ray of morning sun strikes aslant at the door.
23The assembled crowd feel in their blood the primaeval chant of creation:
24 "Mother, open the gate!"
25The gate opens.
26The mother is seated on a straw bed with the babe on her lap,
27 Like the dawn with the morning star.
28The sun's ray that was waiting at the door outside falls on the head of the child.
29The poet strikes his lute and sings out:
30 "Victory to Man, the new-born, the ever-living!"
31They kneel down, -- the king and the beggar, the saint and the sinner,
32 the wise and the fool, -- and cry:
33 "Victory to Man, the new-born, the ever-living!"
34The old man from the East murmurs to himself:
35 "I have seen!" みつげうけしひつじかいらがみこのみまえにぬかづきぬかしこみて （東方の三博士とかいう言葉なかったかな？）
ははあ。。。イエスの誕生の時の光景なのかな？
例えば、父と子と聖霊の御名において、アーメン、というのの、子のことでしたか？
Notes
1] Originally written in English in a single night and later translated into Bengali as Sishutirtha
(Iyengar, p. 119).
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Online text copyright © 2003, Ian Lancashire for the Department of English, University of Toronto.
Published by the Web Development Group, Information Technology Services, University of Toronto Libraries.
Original text: The Golden Treasury of Indo-Anglian Poetry 1828-1965, ed. Vinayak Krishna Gokak (New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi, 1970): 57-58. PR 1174 G6 1970 Robarts Library
First publication date: 1931
Publication date note: Rabindranath Tagore, The Child (London: George Allen and Unwin, 1931): 19-21 (stanzas IX-X).
RPO poem editor: Ian Lancashire
RP edition: 2002
Recent editing: 1:2002/4/28
Rhyme: unrhyming
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うーん！ヘンリーダーガ−か。ひかれるなー。あ、ヘンリーダーガ−展ってもう
４月６日で終わっていたんですね。日曜外出した時に見たかったなー。
興味深い事はいろいろあるけれども、とりあえず、今日のタゴールの詩を読んでからにしよう。
危ない危ない。亀さんたちを日光浴に出していたら、また地図亀のちずちゃんが逃亡していた。
徹夜明けなので怖いな。今のうちに夕飯の用意しておこう。
今朝はこのあたり晴れていたんですが、今日は曇りかなー。でも、風を通して
気持ちがいいです。正午過ぎました。検診いかなかったけど、仕事がはかどったからいいか。でもまだもう少しだ。頑張ろう。
だいぶすっきりしたぞ。もう少しだ。今晩は眠れるだろう。てか、眠らんといかんぞ。
掃除の後の一服の紅茶。ふう。最高。
しかし、本当にお腹に脂肪ついたぞこの１年で。これでは帝王切開も難しいぞ。
お腹の脂肪燃やさないと駄目。
久しぶりに徹子の部屋を見る。コロッケさんいいね。やっぱりたいしたもんだなあ。
午後保護者会に出てほっと一息。蛍光灯を換えなくちゃ。
まだ夕飯用意してないんですが、ものすごく眠くなってきました。スパゲティ用意
したら、寝る。サラダ作れるかな。
A conflict at work could be resolved now. Take advantage of upcoming conferences, lectures-- anything that gives you insight toward improvements. Make your own plans for your future, instead of following what someone else says you should do. Self-defeating attitudes could fly out the window this week--be prepared to let go. Self-awareness can be a very positive attribute, but it can be a danger, too. Today is a time to make sure you do not become self-absorbed. Keep your eye on the goal, not whether it is achieved your way. The young people around you this evening may encourage the reflection of your own youth. You may spend time just listening to these young people talk about themselves. Learning what really counts is an important lesson for you today.
２，３時間眠ったが、また起きてしまった。仕事が捗る好調な時って、冬眠みたいに眠った時もあったことの反動か、別に心配事でじゃないが眠りが少ないかな。
| 2003年04月10日(木) | 腹筋開始日 |
腹筋２０回
子供の学校で検診が始まるけれど、昨年度のプリントを整理していたら、耳鼻科の
検診の時のお知らせをそのままにしていたのに気がついて校医の先生のところへ
連れていったら、割合子供とざっくばらんな会話が成立しそうな雰囲気の先生だったのでほっとした。それにおっしゃることの要点がわかりやすくて明るい感じ。
アレルギー体質は変わらなくでも、随分と気分を軽くして頂けるものだ。こいつは
春から縁起がいいわー。
提出書類をちゃんと提出して。それから。
そうだ、粗大ごみの申し込み。明日やる仕事があるのは幸せね。
おじさんよをはかなんじゃいけないよ。でも新幹線通過しても無事でよかった。
男の人やお寺さんはたててあげなくちゃいけないんだってパパさんのおばあちゃんが語っていた。
It's possible that you're so wrapped up in your own problems that you've forgotten how a loved one feels. Take a step back from these personal matters and consider how your behaviour has been hurting the people around you. It's not fair to impose your troubles on everybody else. The next time you sit down with friends, neighbours, or relatives, make a point of asking after their wellbeing. Take the spotlight off of you.
perspective, the future, and new projects. The water bearer symbolizes intellectual development through communication and innovation. Of all signs, you are the most idealistic and humanitarian, with a strong sense of community and fraternity.
change and revolution, represents originality and a strong drive for adventure and freedom. Uranus is also called the rebel planet, and its energy is radical, sudden, and unpredictable.
intellectuality is expressed as an intuitive grasp of universal principles, along with a concern for the universal well-being of humanity.
associated with friends and groups, intellectual pleasures, socializing, and attitude toward society. However, it also describes personal hopes and wishes, as well as collective trends and humanitarian issues.
resist manipulative behavior. You form your own opinion, however unusual it may be, and refuse to adapt. If someone dares to push, pull, or pressure you, they will definitely get to know your stubborn and eccentric side.
Your strengths definitely are that you are accepting and sympathetic to many points of view, and are equipped to understand each of them. This wide sphere of understanding causes you to be idiosyncratic. You are an unusually independent and wildly unique individual with a profound spiritual bent. Your intuition, loyalty, and resourcefulness make you a fun person to be around.
Naturally, you have some weaknesses, too, the most pronounced one being that you can be erratic in your actions. At times, you can be scattered and unrealistic, and confuse your own will with the greater will. Sometimes you can also be detached so that others see you as cold and inaccessible.
impose vt.（重荷、刑罰、義務などを）負わす、（権威、独断等で）〜を押し付ける、（人、迷惑、意見などを）押し付ける、強いる、（粗悪品を）つかませる、
（堅信礼などで）（手）を置く、製版する、(古）〜を置く、のせる
vi.感服させる、威圧する、（我慢、人の良さなどに）つけこむ、乗じる、（on)
うまくごまかす、欺く、一杯食わす、（on,upon)
perspective n.将来の見通し、見込み、見通す力、眺望、視角、見地、遠景、透視、風景などの遠近、相関関係、物事の釣り合い、配分、遠近画法、透視画法、透視図法
in perspective 遠近法に従って（適って）、正しく釣り合って、
see things in perspective 釣り合いの取れたものの見方をする
out of perspective 遠近法をはずれて、不釣合いで
innovation n.新機軸、新制度、革新、刷新、技術革新
fraternity n.友愛会（男子学生の、sorority女子学生）、友愛団体、信徒団体、同人、友愛、兄弟愛
rebel n.謀反人、反逆者、権威、支配への反抗者、被服従者
unpredictable adj.予言できない
manipulative adj.手先の、巧みに扱う、ごまかしの
idiosyncratic adj.特異体質の、個人に特有の、特異な
bent n.傾向、性癖、好み、耐えうる力、（建）脚注、橋脚 （古）湾曲(部）、屈曲
erratic adj.突飛な、常軌を逸した、風変わりな、変な、定まった目的を持たない、変わりやすい、移り気の、（星が）一定の軌道を持たない、漂移性の、
n.変人、奇人、気の変わりやすい人、迷子石、漂石
detached adj.離れている、独立した、a detached palace 離宮
公平な、超然とした、偏見に捕らわれない、冷淡な
scattered adj.ばら撒かれた、散在している、まばらな、ばらばらになった、
散り散りの、考えなどがまとまらない、散漫な、心の乱れた
being that(as) conj.(古、方言）〜であるので、since,because
You will have much to smile about as you discover you can pick up the broken pieces of a dream and put them back together. This Year of the Sheep is superb for enjoying a second bite of the cherry or a second chance. All the ups and downs of experience have fortified your backbone and resolve enabling a resurrection or rebirth of creative energy. If you work in fields that deal with the arts, either performance or decorative, then you'll discover great success particularly under the guidance of a person born under the sign of the Sheep. If you have been jogging along in more conservative occupations then out of the blue you could suddenly find yourself embracing your interests and hobbies in a much bigger way, as entrepreneurial chances can lead you to making money from your endeavours. A word of warning healthwise - too frequent visits to fast-food cafes might have unforeseen complications. You'll do yourself a favour by turning to a fresher more organic diet as a better source of nourishment.
やっと着物も洗いに出して（遅い！遅すぎる！）、日々の雑事をマイペースで
こなすようになる。寝る時は寝る。家計簿つけても真っ暗な気分にならないところが新婚当時とちょっと違う。
あ、そうだ。子供に言われてる本まだだった。
| 2003年04月09日(水) | 前向き思考度 腹筋の志 |
This should be one of those feel good days. You feel good about your friends, smoothing ruffled feathers, your love relationship--and if there is none, you may feel good about finding one. The only things you do not feel good about are work and self-discipline--watch the finances! You may as well go on feeling good about everything else! Cooperation, support and service will bring you to a new level of life experience now. Be aware of what your motivations are and express yourself with no expectations of a return on your time or feelings. A time during which you could accomplish a lot through sheer discipline--control of your energy and drive. You may appear very at ease today. Your loved ones may find you especially fun to be with this evening.
How positive are you?
You have your ups-and-downs
You are generally positive about your life, but could do even better. Your medium score shows that in some areas of your life, you're not using all the strategies and skills that positive thinking has to offer. As a result, you're not only less happy than you could be, you're probably not as healthy, successful or effective.
So what can you do? You need to pinpoint the areas of your life you feel most negative about - and then gradually build up your strength in those areas.
In particular, look at your self-esteem. With high self-esteem you can cope with any difficulties that arise. So be kind to yourself; moment to moment, during the day, point out what you are doing right. Treat yourself like a friend and congratulate yourself on any successes.
Final point: because you're slightly prone to low positivity, a crisis or setback may plunge you into negativity. If a crisis strikes, don't hesitate to get extra support from friends, family or a counsellor.
Read Top ten tips for a positive life to develop useful positive strategies.
1. Most negative thoughts are based on a misinterpretation of the situation. If you feel negative, look around the situation. Are the facts on which you base your pessimism correct? Are you really judging other people accurately? Are you imagining the worst, with no actual reason for doing so? Try to shift your attitude to a more positive one.
状況を誤って解釈すると大概消極的な考え方になる。ネガティブな気分の時は、
周りの状況を見回してみること。あなたが悲観的になっている事実というのは
本当に正しいかどうか。人を誤解していないかどうか。実際にはたいした根拠も無く最悪の事態を想定しているのではないか。もっと積極的な態度を試みて。
2. Keep a daily thought diary. In it, note down key thoughts, with the circumstances that created them. For example, if you felt irritated at work, think about why and make a note of it. Think about your emotional reaction. It should help you learn which situations provoke a negative or positive reaction. Regularly re-read your diary to trace your thought patterns and gauge whether you are becoming more positive.
3. Alter your mental images. By exploring and developing your mental representations you can feel much better about yourself and life. For example, if you're feeling resentful towards your partner, imagine him as a small child who needs a hug. If you feel threatened by a colleague, imagine her in a silly hat. If the weather's awful, imagine a sunny day.
4. One way to achieve long-term positivity is to ask why you are thinking negatively. Are you frightened of what might happen in life - scared of being cut dead by friends, losing your job, splitting up with your partner? The answer is to face the fear, imagining what you would do and how you would cope if these things happened. Once you've faced up to your worst fear, it will automatically feel less scary and you'll be more able to cope.
怖いものほどかえって立ち向かっていくとそれほど怖いものではないということがわかる。自分が怖く感じられる相手（もの）のところへほど積極的に向かっていくと、ほほえましい結果が出て自分の成長が得られるかも。怖いと思って避けると
余計に怖さが増す。
5. Using constructive language can turn your negative thoughts around. Be aware of your words. Instead of thinking 'I can't', tell yourself how you can. Instead of saying, 'I regret' say, 'next time I will'. Instead of 'this is awful' tell yourself what opportunities there are in the situation.
建設的な言葉を使うとネガティブ思考を変えられる。自分の言葉づかいに気をつけていること。自分には無理だと考えるのではなく、どうしたら出来るかを自問すること。残念だ、というかわりに、この次はできる、といいなさい。これは酷いと
言わずに、この状況にどんないいチャンスがあるかについて自問すること。
３度目の正直。この次は安産さー、なんちゃって。病気じゃないもの。軽い軽い。
うーん、どうかな。とにかく毎日運動するのはいいことよ。
6. Learn to handle strong negative emotions. If you feel bad, don't bottle it up or push it down. Instead, work off the bad feeling with physical exercise. Calm yourself by relaxing and focusing on calming thoughts. Talk through your feelings with a friend or a professional counsellor.
7. Optimists take credit for the good things that happen, while putting the bad things down to coincidence, circumstance or mistake. Although you need to take responsibility for what goes on in your life - if something goes wrong, don't take all the blame. Focus on your successes and recognise your contribution to things that turn out well.
8. You won't feel positive if you spend most of your time doing things you hate. If you are in the wrong job, change it. If you are in the wrong relationship, move on. Make time each day to do activities you enjoy and to indulge yourself.
9. Don't let a tiny problem escalate into disaster. Immediately stop the downward spiral by injecting some positivity into the situation. Do something small that you know will succeed - such as a small specific task that you've done many times and that you know you are not going to fail at - this can be anything from making a cup of tea, writing an email or tidying a file. Let this sense of achievement boost you to take another, bigger step to success.
10. Research suggests that the more meaning you see in life, the easier you will find it to be positive. This doesn't necessarily mean having a religious faith - but it does mean having a sense that there is a plan, a point, a purpose to life. Spend time thinking about why you are here in this world - and then let that sense of purpose guide you.
Positive Thinking by Susan Quilliam (Dorling Kindersley, ˆ4.99)
後悔はしたくない。あの時ああしていればよかったのに、なんて。
来週から英語の講座を受けに行きます。外に出掛けた方がいいような気がして。
取りたいと思った講座の人数の最後の一人だったのでラッキーラッキー。大学生
気分で幸せ。IP電話もいいけれど、私にはオーソドックスでアナログな時間の流れがいいです。
子作りも、これが当たると来年の２月だぞ、とか言ってますが、気が早いですね。
まだ卵子がおりてきてなくて着床は難しいと思います。
もし産むとしたら太らないように気をつけて腹筋をつけます。禁煙できたことについては大いに○ということで。
ということで、今日立てる志は、腹筋毎日とりあえず20回。これはチェックしよう。
あまり気張ってまたがっくり落ち込まないように。
そういえば、昨日このあたりかなりどしゃぶりだったらしいですね。私は寝ていて
わかりませんでしたが、水泳に出掛けた息子がびしょぬれの服とぶっ壊れた傘を
持って帰ってきました。
蛸とキュウリとワカメのピリカラ酢の物がけっこう売れた。うちの人は酢の物嫌いなのかと思っていた。
| 2003年04月08日(火) | Take it easyとはおもうものの |
旦那さんには、あれが終わったらよろしく、みたいなこと言ったのだけれど、いざ
終わってみると、終わったよ、さあ、やろう、とにこにこ笑顔で言うというのも、
女としてちょっくら照れくさい。あれの前は血の気が多かったので平気でヒステリックに自己主張していたが、血液が少なくなると、やはり冷静になるものですね。
折角子供も少しは会話が成立するようになってきたのだけれど、せっかく少しは
自分が好きな事をする時間も出来てきたのに、これでまたあの大変な育児をもう一度やろうというバイタリティはどこかに残っているのだろうか。
うちは息子一人で十分だ、と言い切っての生活設計と、またこれから息子に弟か
妹ができる生活。
しかしあの大変な育児、と、どうして大変なことにしてしまうかなあ。大袈裟なんだよ大袈裟(いへいへ、決して大袈裟ではないです。大変だったです。。。）。楽しいことも沢山ある。Happy parenting!
結婚は人生の墓場だとか言う人もあるけれど、ハッピーマリッジだってあるのだ。
しかし実際できることとできないことはあるかもね。今２０代で両親健在とかいう
場合にはできても、何もかも自分が背負わなければならない今これ以上望むのは
無理かもしれない。
子供をもう一人産み育てることを考えるエネルギーが残っているのならば、その
エネルギーをほかの事に打ち込んでいい結果を出すことを考えてもいいと思う。
とはいうものの、折角旦那さんが作る気になってくれたのに、諦めたくないなあ。
兄弟は他人の始まりみたいな気分の時は一人っ子っていいと思うが、例え貧乏でも
兄弟があることのよさもあるさー、みたいな気持ちになったりして、それに、全く存在しなかった人格が存在するようになることの不思議さは何にも代えがたいものだ。
作ってもいいよ、と責任を持ってくれようとしているのは旦那さんだけ。私も
衝動ではなく、きちんと計画的に暮らしていかなくては、って男の子に言うような
説教を自分に言わなくちゃいけないなんて。
息子は赤ちゃんができてもできなくてもどちらでもいいと言うが、でもさ、産むんだよ、産むのって、ものすごく痛いんじゃないの？注射よりも痛い？などと真顔で
心配するので、笑ってしまう。息子は注射や点滴でも一大事なのだ。注射なんて
痛いうちに入らないよ、屁だね、とつい言ってしまう。
Whatever you have to do, do your best. If you know of a better way to serve, you must use it. Do not hold back because of fear of effort or because of fear of criticism. Do not work in a sloppy manner just because no one is watching or because you feel the work is not for you. Give your best. Try to do such actions that can bring maximum good and minimum evil.
Progressive people and idealistic groups or concepts play a more important role in your life now. You have an opportunity to network about your business or business interests during the lunch break today. Networking is a good idea. You are sure to make some new friends as well as a few business contacts now. Direct your energy toward some creative project this afternoon that gives plenty of room for self-expression. It could be very satisfying. Luck is certainly with you today--good things happen. This is an excellent time to relate to others in social surroundings. Networking is a good idea. You are sure to make some new friends as well as a few business contacts now. You may be inclined to put a love interest on a pedestal this evening.
木蓮の花も咲いている。
望むから苦しくなるのかもしれないが、何も望まなければ楽になるものかな。
緒方貞子さんの本を少し読んだ。困っている人を援助しなければ立ち行かない
という気持ちに満ちている本だ。
| 2003年04月07日(月) | コンサート |
昨日は夕方から外出したので、さすがに夜は余力は残っておらず、眠ってしまいました。旦那さんはパソコンとか携帯とかしていたのかな。よくわかりません。
気持ちの方はね。昨日のキロロちゃんの歌とか聴いても、けっこうぐっと胸に迫ったりするところがあって、感じやすいお姉さんみたいだけれど。それに、立って踊ったりしたしね。息子は固まっていたけれど。恥ずかしいのでもっと後ろの席に
座りたかったらしい。外食したかったらしいけれど、うちに食べる物もあったので
コンサートが終わったら帰宅しました。キロロちゃんは芸能人さんするにはナイーブすぎて痛々しい感じもする。ほかの芸能人さんがナイーブじゃないというわけではないけれど。旦那さんがファンにならなければ知らずに済んじゃっただろうけれど、つられてみているうちに、本当にいいこだなあと感心したりしている。私などは都会人ではないけれど東京の人なのでキロロちゃんたちにはよくわかんない苦手な種族なのかもしれないけれど、これでもけっこう真面目に素直な真摯な（？）気持ちにさせてもらったりしている。いいこだということは本当にいいことだなあと、変な言い方かもしれないけれど、感動して味わっている。羨ましいという気持ちも少なからずある。自分が２０代の頃彼女たちのような生き方ができていた
わけでもないので。比べられるものではないのにね。考えてみると私もつたなかったかもしれないけれど、一生懸命生きていたから、ま、いいか、と思う。
今朝も息子に燃えるごみを出してもらいました。朝食はピザと牛乳。
子供がケーブルテレビでスヌーピーをやるかもと嬉しそうに言うので、
ついスヌーピーのHPを検索してしまう。鉄腕アトムもお誕生日みたいですね。
スヌーピーやチャーリーブラウンって好きだな。
子供の上履き買わなくちゃ。それから用事がいくつあったっけ。
昨日旦那さんの話を聞いて仕事頑張っているんだなと思いました。
Why should I take HRT?
Although the menopause is a natural life change, the symptoms can be debilitating. Dr Lesley Hickin looks at the benefits of hormone replacement therapy
Some women view the onset of menopause as a blessed relief from periods and a new start in life, while others mourn the loss of their fertility. Whatever your point of view, there are symptoms associated with 'the change' that vary from slightly inconvenient to very troublesome emotional and physical problems. Some of these symptoms occur during the time leading up to periods stopping (the perimenopause), and some gradually appear as time goes on.
Oestrogen replacement in the form of pills, patches, implants, vaginal creams and pessaries can alleviate these immediate symptoms and delay the onset of others. If you have not had a hysterectomy to remove your uterus, you also need to take progestogen, another hormone. This is to prevent abnormal thickening of the lining of the uterus (endometrium) that can in turn lead to the development of cancer of the endometrium. The risk in the general population is 1 in 1,000 per year; if you take oestrogen alone your risk increases by fivefold. Taking progesterone as well prevents the increased risk.
Know the risks
HRT can cause side effects and has been linked to an increased risk of other diseases, so you should carefully weigh up the risks and benefits of HRT with your health care professional (GP, gynaecologist or menopause clinic staff) before deciding to take it. There are many HRT preparations available now, so you should be prepared to try several before you find the one that suits you best.
How will it help me feel better?
These are the most common symptoms of the menopause: Hot flushes and night sweats
Fatigue and mood swings
Vaginal dryness and reduced lubrication
Loss of libido (sex drive)
Thinning of the lining of the vagina causing discomfort during sex and bladder irritability
Energy and self-confidence abounds! This is an excellent day to take on a mentally difficult project, broach a subject with someone you were too shy about before, ask for help or volunteer to help someone. Good luck! If you are working on a project in your home today, you could make some real progress through the afternoon. This could be anything from new flower beds to repairs on the roof. Spring cleaning and preparing for the summer seems to be the activities scheduled for the day. You enjoy decorating and creating good smells throughout your living area. You add a touch of class to wherever you are most days. Love is in full bloom this evening--it's a good time to fully demonstrate the depth of affections to loved ones.
お昼は子供にご飯作ったんだけれど、午後また眠ってしまった。体力ないなあ。
これから弁天さんにお参りして、元気をもらってこようかと思います。なんていうのかね。元気がないってわけじゃないと思うんだけれど。ただ、やっぱり早寝早起きっていうペースができてないのよね。それだけの話よ。早寝早起きは三文の得だろうとは思うんだけれど。うちの旦那さんはそれを実践してくれているから、きっと私はおまんま食べることができるのね。旦那様は神様ーーー、と、モスリムの
礼拝のように拝むが、旦那さんはふざけるな!って怒るかな。向上心はあるつもりなんですけど。それにしても男の子ってどうしてこんなに食欲が旺盛なんでしょう。
食欲ないのも心配だけど。躾より何よりもただ飢えを満たしてやることで手一杯です。
そういえば、うちのパパさんは電車の中で年配の方に席を譲って、息子にも譲らせたんですが、年配の女性はにこにこ座って下さいましたが、ご主人の方は、いいよ
いいよ座っていなさい、とおっしゃるので、うちの子はまた座ってしまいました。
素直と言えば素直かな。それにきっと昨日のおじいちゃんはそれほどよぼよぼの
お年寄りってわけじゃなかったんだわ。この間電車の中で年配のご夫婦に席を譲ったお子さんは親御さんに言われたから譲ったんじゃなくて、自発的で気持ちよかったんです。それに比べると昨日のうちの子は今ひとつだったけど、別に何が何でも
善行してるんだい、という風情の必要もないと思うので、ま、いいか、と母は思ってしまいました。うちはけっこう頭ごなしのところがあるんじゃないかな。子供が自分からそうしたいのではなく、これでいいの？みたいな態度があるのは、多分
親が独善的だからね。
そうだ。オムライス作りたい。と突然思いました。禁煙は９ヶ月続いています。
あと３ヶ月で満願だな。
で、今作っているのは、オムライスではなく、筑前煮です。冷凍庫に牛の薄切り肉があったので、レシピには、鶏肉になっていますが、牛で筑前煮。さといも、いんげん、人参、蓮根などの冷凍野菜と炒めて煮てます。冷凍野菜の裏に作り方が載ってますね。塩と醤油は最後に入れますね。美味美味。
| 2003年04月06日(日) | 自主性の尊重 |
今日は折角家族で音楽会に行くのに、唇が腫れている。かっこ悪いなあ。
まあいいや。気にしない。音楽には私の容姿は関係ないもん。ってことで。歌を
聴きにいくんだからね。
目を覚ましてみたら、息子が自分のデスクの中を整理しているところだった。
いつもより散らかってしまったじゃないかー。とは言わない。言われないうちに
自分から片付ける気になったね。そう思う。しかしこれじゃあやっぱりどうしたってかあさんはストレス太りするのである。腹にためているとね。
頭にきたらどんどん怒って、怒っていても、人がああこの人また怒ってる、と
痛くも痒くもないくらい心置きなく文句言ったり愚痴ったりしていた方がいい。
怒りんぼでも笑われてしまうというのも面白くないけどなー。
ネットサーフィングしているうちに、シーク教徒のHPに行って、シーク教徒の
ラジオ放送というものに出会ってしまった。何故われわれはターバンを巻いているのか？という問いの答えもあって、ふうん、と思った。何故だかご存じでした？
頭は大事なところなので、エネルギーを消耗しないように守っているみたいな？
歌のようなお経のようなもの。。じょーきゅじょーきゅじよーーお、と聞こえるんですけどね。
どんな意味なんだろう。あ、けっこうわたし、この太鼓のリズム好きーーー。
はまるかも。
日本の民謡にも似ているんじゃないかな。田舎のおじさんの宴会で、お酒飲んで
興がのったら、こんな感じで歌歌ったりしそうな。って、あちらの方ではお酒は
飲まないのかな。
どうしてそんなところへネットサーフィングしていってしまったかと言うと、
ヨガを本格的に習いたいなんて思ったからなんですね。で、ヨガ行者のHPで
シーク教徒のHPをクリックしたんですが。
しかし、うちの旦那さんは、インドのヨガ行者やシーク教徒よりはベルギーの方が近く感じるかもしれない。。と私は想像するのでした。これってやっぱり親近感の問題かな。うちの旦那さんは好きなミュージシャンが台湾公演をすれば台湾へ行く
かもしれないな。沖縄語にはかなり通になってきたみたいだな。
あ、そういえば、これからお産する人は、ヨガとかして、骨盤を開いておいた方が
いいですよね。私は初産の時あまり骨盤開いてなかったので酷い目に遭いました。
呼吸法とあぐら。これするとだいぶ助かりますね。
今日は東京地方は、晴天だけれど、風は強いかな。せっかく私が地植えして、
ついたぞーーー！と喜んでいる、雪柳とミニ水仙の花が、強風と雨でだいぶ鍛えられているけれど。それにしても、冬を越して、また芽が出て花が咲いてくれるというのは実に嬉しいものですね。
そういえばもう明日から学校だ。通信簿にハンコ押したかな。と思ったら、４月は
新学期だわ。通信簿は有り難く頂戴しておけばそれでよろしいのですね。
今年度は子供の学校の仕事をちゃんとしておかないと。
Kundalini Yoga, the Yoga of Awareness, consists of simple yogic techniques that can be enjoyed by everyone, no matter his or her age or physical ability. It is a complete science that includes breath (pranayam), yoga postures (asanas), sound, chanting (mantra) and meditation. It is designed to provide you with the experience of your highest consciousness through the raising of your Kundalini.
The word "kundalini" literally means "the curl of the lock of hair of the beloved." It is a metaphor, a poetic way of describing the flow of energy and consciousness that already exists within each one of us. These practices enable you to merge with, or "yoke" with, the universal Self. This merging of individual consciousness with universal consciousness creates a "divine union" called "yoga." *
*Excerpts from the book Kundalini Yoga, the Flow of Eternal Power, Shakti Parwha Kaur Khalsa.
"God is not found on mountain tops. He lives in cozy homes."
神は山頂などで見つかるものではありません。居心地のいい家庭に住んでいるものなんです。
うーん。うちは居心地いいかしら？？？？（。。）＞エヘへ。改善の余地はあるかも。。。
Concerning a feeling of guilt about sexual feelings; the entire universe is dependant upon sexual feeling. Otherwise there would be no world left. To go against sexual feelings is just like trying to climb up Niagara Falls. It is the great energy moving down from time immemorial. If it is forced shut, then it becomes stronger and rushes down. And to swim up the falls ... there are only a few who can. And that's not completely possible on effort alone. We need God's grace. That's surrender.
We don't try to suppress the sexual feeling. It is not possible. But we can sublimate it. Just as water, when it is flowing, flows from higher to lower, but, when it is heated, goes upward, so sublimation is making the sexual energy like vapor. This vapor is called Ojas. It goes upwards to the higher centers instead of going to the lower centers - the sexual center.
Ordinarily, when sexual feelings come, our own effort is not sufficient to stop them. But when you do Asanas, when you do Pranayama, when you do Japa regularly with the right diet - without onions and garlic and certain roots which overstimulate the nerves - then sublimation will take place little by little. That's when you start moving to the upper Chakras and reaches the brain. The same sexual energy will now form a creative force, a positive spiritual force. That's why you see halos around the heads of sages and saints; it is the Ojas Sakthi emanation. If a person has even partial control of the sexual energy, his face is different. He will never get wrinkles. The skin gets very dry and wrinkled when too much of the energy is wasted and made gross in the sexual act.
| 2003年04月05日(土) | 五戒、十戒等 |
このところ、紅茶をよく入れて飲んでいます。
今日は資源ごみだ。
以下の文は、平和への旅日誌というホームページからの引用です。著者名はわかりません。
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生きものを（自ら）殺してはならぬ。また（他人をして）殺さしめてはならぬ。また他の人々が殺害するのを容認してはならぬ。世の中の強豪な者でも、また怯えている者どもでも、すべての生きものに対する暴力を抑えてー。 ＜不殺生(ﾌｾｯｼｮｳ)戒＞
次に教えを聞く人は、与えられていないものは、何であっても、またどこにあっても、知ってこれを取ることを避けよ。… ＜不偸盗(ﾌﾁｭｳﾄｳ)戒＞
ものごとの解かった人は淫行を回避せよー。燃え盛る炭火の坑を回避するように。もし不淫を修することが出来なければ、（少なくとも）他人の妻を犯してはならぬ。 ＜不邪淫(ﾌｼﾞｬｲﾝ)戒＞
… 何人も他人に向かって偽りを言ってはならぬ。また他人をして偽りを言わせてもならぬ。また他人が偽りを語るのを容認してはならぬ。すべて虚偽を語ることを避けよ。 ＜不妄語(ﾌﾓｳｺﾞ)戒＞
また飲酒を行ってはならぬ。この不飲酒の教えを喜ぶ在家者は、他人をして飲ませてもならぬー。これはついに狂酔せしめるものであると知ってー。
けだし諸々の愚者は酔いのために悪事を行い、また他の人々をして怠惰ならしめ、悪事をなさせる。このわざわいの起こるもとを回避せよ。それは愚人の愛好するところであるが、しかし人を狂酔せしめ迷わせる者である。 ＜不飲酒(ﾌｵﾝｼﾞｭ)戒＞
「ブッダのことば」岩波文庫
これがいわゆる仏教の「五戒」である。出家者を別格として在家者に対する戒めとしている点が出家教団である原始仏教の特徴だが、出家者を含めて人間一般に対する根本的な倫理規定であることに変わりはない。「殺すな、盗むな、邪なセックスをするな、嘘をつくな、酒を飲むな」である。最後の不飲酒戒は少々耳が痛いが今は気にしないことにする。
このような根本的倫理規定はキリスト教にもある。というよりあらゆる宗教にほぼ普遍的に見られる人間倫理の大原則と見てよいだろう。聖書の言葉を挙げておこう。有名な「モーセの十戒」である。
旧約聖書《出エジプト記》
20章2〜17節〈モーセの十誡〉
わたしはあなたの神，主であって、あなたをエジプトの地、奴隷の家から導き出したものである。（序文）
あなたはわたしのほかに，なにものをも神としてはならない。 （第1戒）
あなたは自分のために刻んだ像を造ってはならない。 （第２戒）
あなたは，あなたの神，主の名をみだりに唱えてはならない。 （第３戒）
安息日を憶えて，これを聖とせよ。 （第4戒）
あなたの父と母を敬え。 （第5戒）
あなたは殺してはならない （第6戒）
あなたは姦黒してはならない （第7戒）
あなたは盗んではならない （第8戒）
あなたは隣人について偽証してはならない （第9戒）
あなたは隣人の家をむさぼってはならない。隣人の妻、しもべ、はしため、牛、ロバ、またすべての隣人のものをむさぼってはならない （第10戒）
(日本聖書協会訳)
神学者の解説によると、第1戒から第5戒までは「神を神として愛する」誡め（父母は地上における神の代表）なのでここでは触れない。第6戒から第10戒までが「隣人を隣人として愛する」戒め、すなわち人間に対する根本的な倫理規定である。
第6戒は生命、第7戒は結婚、第8戒は、本来人を盗むこと、すなわち誘拐を禁じることによる隣人の行動の自由の保証である。第9戒は裁判における名誉の保証だがここではコトバについての戒めとして取り上げる。第10戒は私有財産を保証である。見られるとおり原始仏教の規定と旧約聖書の規定はほとんど平行している。ここでは特に、生命・性・財産と並んで＜偽証・虚言＞についての戒めが両者に共通に含まれていることに注目したい。何故であろうか。
聖書にはほかにもコトバに関する記述が多い。
新約聖書
ヨハネ福音書 1章1節〜5節 （言が肉となった）
初めに言（コトバ）があった。言は神と共にあった。言は神であった。
この言は、初めに神と共にあった。
すべてのものはこれによってできた。できたもののうち、一つとしてこれによら
ないものはなかった。
この言に命があった。そしてこの命は人の光であった。
光はやみの中に輝いている。そして、やみはこれに勝たなかった。
聖書のコトバは次のように続いている。
ここに一人の人があって、神からつかわされていた。その名をヨハネといった。
この人は証しのためにきた。光について証しをし、彼によってすべての人が信じるためである。
もう一つ挙げておこう。
旧約聖書
創世記11章 1節〜9節 バベルの塔
全地は同じ発音、同じ言葉であった。
ときに人々は東に移り、シナルの地に平野を得て、そこに住んだ。
彼らは互いに言った。｢さあ、れんがを造って、よく焼こう｣。こうして彼らは石の代わりに、れんがを得、しっくいの代わりに、アスハルトを得た。
彼らはまた言った。｢さあ、町と塔を建てて、その頂を天に届かせよう。そしてわれわれは名を上げて、全地のおもてに散るのを免れよう｣。
時に主は下って、人の子たちが建てる町と塔とを見て、
言われた、「民は一つで、みな同じ言葉である。彼らはすでにこの事をしはじめた。彼らがしようとすることはもはや何事もとどめ得ないであろう。
さあ、われわれは下って行って、そこで彼らの言葉を乱し、互いに通じないようにしよう」。
こうして主が彼らをそこから全地のおもてに散らされたので、彼らは町を建てるのをやめた。
これによってその町の名はバベルと呼ばれた。主がそこで全地の言葉を乱されたからである。主はそこから彼らを全地のおもてに散らされた。
豊かになり、技術が進歩したことに奢って神の位置に上ろうとした町の人々を神がコトバを奪うことで罰した話である。
このように古代の人々にとってコトバは単に意思疎通の手段ではなかった。それは聖なるものであった。この考え方はキリスト教だけのものではない。世界最古の哲学といわれるインドの「ウパニシャッド」には「虚偽の議論をすればそなたの首は落ちるであろう」といった記述がしばしば登場する。ウパニシャッドの哲人たちの議論は命がけの行為だったのである。原始仏教の不妄語(ﾌﾓｳｺﾞ)戒もそうした思想の伝統の上に語られていると見てよい。
生命は個体の命（イノチ）である。セックスはその命を未来に引き継ぐ行為である。財は個体が命を維持する手段である。ではコトバは何か。それは人が人であるための証しではなかろうか。ほかの動物より少しはましな存在であることを証明するためになくてはならないものなのではなかろうか。
戦争は暴力による命のやり取りである。ブッシュ政権は「コトバはもはや意味がない、戦争だ」という。ブッシュはコトバの重みを知らない腕白少年である。イスラエルのシャロンはコトバの歴史を拒否する以上少年である。だがコトバは目前の暴力に無力である。暴力に代えてコトバで争いを解決することは、生易しいことではない。単なる平和主義や人道主義のお題目で成就するようなことではない。
インドの哲人たちが哲学の論議に命を賭けたように、あるいはつい先頃インドの独立に際してガンジー翁が身をもって示したように、それはしばしば命がけの行為である。しかしそれは、人が人として生きるために何としてもやり遂げなければならない仕事なのではなかろうか。
コトバを信じるものは、そのために、人である証しを立てるために、時として死ぬ覚悟を持たなければならないのかも知れない。人類は、何千年、何万年の時間をかけてこの努力をえいえいと積み重ねてきた。聖典のコトバはこのことを教えているように私には思える。
暴力」 (ダンマパダ10章)
すべての者は暴力におびえ、すべてのものは死を恐れる。己が身にひきくらべて、殺してはならぬ。殺さしめてはならぬ。
すべての者は暴力におびえる。すべての生き物にとって生命は愛しい。己が身にひきくらべて殺してはならぬ。殺さしめてはならぬ。
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人の営みって。
Though, you are prone to infections, most suffer from poor circulation, sore throats and, cramps in the lower limbs. Unless you catch the sport bug at an early age, you have to be pushed to take some sort of exercise; brisk walks and cycling are good ways for you to keep fit. As you like traveling, you generally have no trouble relaxing, especially when given a good book to read, although you'll never be a couch potato a little extra effort would not go amiss. High cheekbones or a finely chiseled profile are the most prominent facial features of yourself. You carry yourself with considerable grace, possessing a smile that can disarm anyone and you use it to such good effect on those around you. Most of you have healthy childhoods barring the unusual or weird and although you develop a good constitution as you grow up, some areas of your body, like the throat, lungs, heart, the nervous system, calves and ankles remain vulnerable. So, lots of fresh air, exercise and a good nights sleep will not go amiss.
prone adj.〜の癖がある、傾向がある、しがちなto
うつぶせの、平伏した、倒れた
下に傾斜した、下り坂の、急降下した prone bombing 米 急降下爆撃
infection n.影響、感化、染まる事、伝染病、感染
circulation n.運行、めぐり、空気の流通、血液などの循環
貨幣などの流通、噂などの流布、新聞雑誌などの普及、配布
新聞などの発行部数、売れ行き
通貨、流通手形
the present circulation of Japan日本の現今通貨
be back in circulation 現役に復帰する
sore adj.痛い、炎症をおこした 悲しい、悲嘆に暮れる、辛い、気に病む、
ひどい、極度の、人の感情を害する、いらいらさせる、いらいらする
癪に障る
like a bear with a sore head 不機嫌で
a sight for sore eyes 目の薬、見て楽しいもの、目の保養
触れると痛いところ、傷、ただれたところ、腫れ物、苦痛、恨みなどの
種、古傷 rub old sores古傷をつつく
そういえば上戸彩って確かに漫画のあずみにそっくりだな。
雨が降っています。資源ごみが出せないな。
cramp n.(-s)手足などの痙攣、引きつり、 a cramp in the calfこむらがえり
a writer's cramp 書痙 指痙攣
amiss adv.誤って、間違って、不都合に、具合悪く、不適当に
take---amiss 物事を悪く取る、誤解する、怒る
Don't take it amiss if I speak plainly to you.
率直にお話しても悪く取らないでください。
chiselled adj.輪郭のはっきりした、彫りの深い、整った
bar vt.閉ざす、防止する、禁じる
calf,calves n.ふくらはぎ
vulnerable adj.傷つきやすい、誘惑、非難などに対して抵抗力のない、もろい
被害を受けやすい、to
要塞などが攻撃を受けやすい、堅固でない、
そうだ。縄跳びをしようかな。
木更津キャッツアイってどんなんだろう。
A different way of knowing
Intuition is defined in the Webster Dictionary as ・the power of knowing, without recourse to inference or reasoning・ The word intuition comes from Latin in-tuire, which can be translated as looking, regarding or knowing from within. As a way of knowing, it is experiential and holistic. When one knows something intuitively, one knows it for sure, although one may not be able to explain the feeling of certainty. Says author Frances E. Vaughan, in her book Awakening Intuition, ・Intuition is true in the same
way that sensation is true: it is your experience, and you know it for what it is. In this sense, intuition is much more than a hunch or vague feeling. It may at times come into awareness only marginally, and seem vague, but if given attention, it can become increasingly clear and useful.・
In eastern philosophy, intuition is accorded the deepest respect. It is considered a faculty of mind that develops in the course of spiritual growth. In the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, Lama Govinda defines intuitive mind as being simultaneously one with the universal mind and with differentiated knowledge. It is through intuition that the essence of life may be apprehended. Buddha taught that intuition, not reason, is the source of ultimate truth and wisdom. In Zen meditation, the discriminating conscious mind is quieted, and the intuitive mind is liberated.
Denial of intuition
If intuition is about tapping into the unconscious and is believed to be beneficial, why then do several people deny their experience of it? Lack of acceptance of intuition contributes to its suppression in individuals who do not want to be different・ Many adults in therapy groups have said that they felt that they were more intuitive as children, and that they learnt to keep their intuitive perceptions to themselves after encountering skepticism or ridicule from adults. Says Frances E. Vaughan, ・(intuitive) incidents can be frightening to adults who do not understand them or consider them paranormal. Parents who are afraid of what seems incomprehensible often respond angrily to intuitive observations by their children. They may attempt to explain them away, or to deny the child experience, saying something like, you couldn't possibly know that. Don't lie to me.・At best, the child's remarks may be ignored.・br>
Human transformation
However, there are many who that feel that intuition as an experience should not be denied. Rather, it should be seen as a tool for transformation. Renowned author Gary Zukav in his book Soul Stories feels that human beings are fast aligning themselves with a new perception of life. Our new perceptions are that the Universe is alive, wise and compassionate. ・Your soul is much more than your personality. It is the essence of who you are. It existed before you were born, and it will exist after you die. We are beginning to understand that all that we choose, create and experience is part of a learning process. That process serves the evolution of our souls. This is the heart of a new perception that is transforming the human experience. This is multisensory perception (or intuition), the ability to see and experience far beyond the limitations of the five senses. Our species is becoming multisensory very fast. If you understand that, you will be looking for ways to use this ability. Actually, this ability is not new. What is new is that everyone is now getting it・ If we agree with Gary Zukav paradigms, then harnessing the power of intuition becomes essential to our growth.
How to become more intuitive:
Learning to awaken intuition is paradoxical, since intuitive experiences tend to occur spontaneously and too much effort is apt to interfere with the process. Yet although one cannot make intuition happen, there is much that one can do to allow it to happen.
You have to believe that it works
First of all, it is a good idea to check your existing attitudes and beliefs towards intuition. Are you willing to relinquish your attachment to figuring things out in order to experience another way of knowing? Do you believe it is possible to quiet your mind to expand your awareness of reality? Remember that if you do not believe it is possible you will probably not succeed in doing so, unless you are truly able to temporarily suspend your disbelief. Be honest with yourself, because at some level you will always know when you are trying to deceive yourself. If you are uncertain or confused, simply acknowledge that this is where you are at the moment.
Relax into yourself
One can begin by learning how to relax. And one of the most helpful tools for this is to pay attention to your breathing. Just focus on your breath natural rhythm. Don't try to alter it, just watch your breathing. When your attention wanders and you find that you have forgotten about your breath, simply return to that focus by bringing your attention back, gently and quietly, time after time. What requires effort at the beginning becomes effortless with continued practice.
The regular practice of meditation is the single most powerful means of increasing intuition. Intuition flourishes in silence. Learn to quiet the mind by any meditation practice that works for you. Meditation and relaxation help create a receptive mind for intuition to happen.
Journey into being
It is also a good idea to treat your self with gentleness and compassion, like you would treat someone you love. Also, keep in mind that awakening intuition is not a tool that will solve all your problems, intuition is not about getting more but about being more. It's about removing the obstacles that cloud our vision about who we really are and what we already know.
Intuition will lead you into what is new or unknown. It leads you past the boundaries of what you once knew into areas of new discovery. Intuitive experiences regardless of whether they occur spontaneously or as a result of training, invariably expand consciousness to include more of reality, and more understanding of what is true.
So shed your fear and uncertainty. Embrace courage and get ready for genuine adventure. The rewards we have been repeatedly told, are priceless. For it is only by spreading our wings and leaping into the unknown that we know that we can fly.
You've been reviewing your financial options since winter, and need to make some decisions. Once you take action, it will feel as though a weight has been lifted from your shoulders. Perhaps the reason you've been so reluctant to move forward is that other people are relying on your good judgment. The good news is that your responsible behaviour will make your ties to a loved one much stronger.
| 2003年04月04日(金) | リッチになるには？？ |
あなたはリッチになれるか？というテストをしてみたら、豊かな暮らしが待っている、という結果だったので、まゆつばとしても、ちょっと嬉しかったです。リッチになるためには、靴を疎かにしないように、というのは、よく言われることですね。人に足元を見られても大丈夫なように。私は結構靴をぼろぼろにしてしまう方ですが。気をつけよう。
Affluence Awaits You
No doubt success and prosperity will be part of your future. Don't be surprised if people who know you think your good fortune is all luck. They're right in a way, but what they don't realize is that you're the one working hard to create your own luck. How do you do it? You feel good about yourself and believe in your abilities, so you're not afraid to go after what you want. You have also mastered the art of putting yourself in the right places at the right time, and taking advantage of all opportunities -- self-generated and not. Your motto: Life is what you make it of it. And if it's a rich life you want, that's what you shall receive -- or rather, make for yourself!
Confidence: 5 Ways to Be More Confident Now
by Mary Mitchell
We all wish we could be more confident. In the long term, that means believing in ourselves and our choices, and enjoying our accomplishments and relationships. Yet in the short term, it would be nice to get a little confidence boost every day to goose that long-term effort. Try these strategies and start feeling better today.
Move your body. Take the stairs instead of the elevator. Park farther away and walk the distance. Ride a bike and work up a sweat. Exercise clears the brain and the lungs. It increases strength and endurance, and it defuses anger and frustration. You'll feel energized,and let's face it, energy is attractive.
Nothing enhances your overall appearance like rosy cheeks and a lively step. So get out of chair and get the creative juices flowing.
体を動かす事：エレベーターを使わずに階段を登ること。運動は頭脳や肺臓を清浄にする。
Take a look at what you're wearing. It's what others see first. Everything you put on is a reflection of your taste, aesthetic sense and style. If your attire is inappropriate, colleagues are apt to question your judgment and your ability as a significant player.
When you're considering how to dress, ask yourself: How do I want to be perceived? Who are the people I want to impress? We're not talking fashion statements or fancy clothing; we're talking about what's effective in a given environment.
どんな風に装うかと考える時には、自問すること。どんな風に認められたいか、
感じられたいか理解されたいか。自分が認められたい相手は誰か。単にファッションや服装についてではなく、一定の与えられた環境の中でどうすることが効果的かということを問題にしているのだ。
ふうん。なるほどねえ。私は本当に漠然と暮らしてきた。自分のファッションに関するこだわりというのもよくわかっていないし。裸でなければいいだろと思っている、ってほどではないけれど。
And remember these four key factors:
Fit. Whether you use a tailor or not, make sure all your clothes fit well.
Cleanliness. Dry cleaning and machine washing can damage clothes. Make sure your outfits are clean without pulls, stray threads or chipped buttons.
Shoes. Everybody notices shoes, mostly because we get nervous and end up looking down. Keep shoes well soled, shined and in good repair.
Smile. A clean, bright smile goes a long way to making us feel better about ourselves.
色々な心配事などに気を取られてぼっとしてしまうこともあるけれど、とにかく落ち着いて、自分の手元足元が留守にならないようにこなしていきたいです。
A Personality Checklist
Just what are you made of?
The tridosha theory can define various aspects of an individual’s physical appearance and personality. We offer below the characteristics noticeable in people with predominance of one of the humours or doshas:
Attributes Vatha Pittha Kapha
Physical frame Thin Moderate Bulky
Body weight Low Moderate Obese
Skin Dry, rough, brown, black Soft, oily, warm, fair, reddish, yellowish Thick, oily, pale white
Hair Black, dry Soft, oily Thick, oily
Teeth Protruded, big and crooked Moderate in size. Gums soft Strong, white
Eyes Small, black, sunken Penetrating, yellowish Big, attractive, blue, thick eyelashes
Appetite Variable, scanty Good, excessive to unbearable Slow and steady
Thirst Variable Excessive Scanty
Physical Activity Very active Moderate Lethargic
Mind Restless, active Aggressive, intelligent Calm, slow
Emotional temperament Fearful, insecure, unpredictable Aggressive, irritable, jealous Calm, greedy, attached
Faith Changeable Fanatic Steady
Memory Recent good, remote poor Sharp Slow but prolonged
Dreams Of fearful flying, running, jumping Of anger, violence, war Of water, ocean, swimming
Sleep Scanty, interrupted Little but sound Deep, prolonged
Speech Fast Sharp and cutting Slow and monotonous
Financial Status Poor, spends money on trifles Moderate, spends on luxuries Rich, money saver, spends on food
Pulse Thready, feeble, moves like a snake Moderate, jumping like a frog Full slow, moves like a swan.
These observations help us to broadly categorise any individual’s constitution. But there are many, many shades in between these broad divisions, depending on the exact balance of the tridoshas in the individual.
scanty adj.僅かな、乏しい、不十分な、不足する、狭い、小さな、窮屈な
an obese child 肥満児
lethargic adj.昏睡状態の、眠気を催す、眠い、鈍感な、不活発な、無感動な
A Balancing Act
Patient-specific in Ayurveda
You and your friend can report at an ayurvedic physician clinic with a headache. Each will come out with a different prescription. This is because your constitution (the way vatha, pitha and kapha are balanced) is different from your friend. Ayurveda states that because of the differing constitutions, the cause and corrective measures should be different for different individuals.
あなたが友達と一緒に二人とも頭痛のためにアユルヴェーダ療法の医者を訪れたとする。二人は違った処方箋を携えて出てくる事になるだろう。これは、あなたの構造、気のバランスがどのようになっているか、といったことが、あなたの友人と
異なっているからなのだ。
要するに、痩せ型の人と肥満型の人とでは、同じ頭痛でも、違った治療になると。
Based on the same theory, the susceptibilities and precautions of each constitutional type are given below.
Dosha Susceptible to Precautions advised
Vatha Joint pain, rigidity in the joints, tremors. Indigestion, constipation, loss of sensory functions, debility, etc. Avoid cold drinks, avoid staying in cold atmosphere for prolonged periods, avoid excess intake of tubers and dry foods.
Pitha Digestive disorders, stomach and mouth ulcers, liver and intestine problems, excessive thirst, burning sensations and loss of sleep. Avoid excess exposure to sun, avoid excessive intake of pungent and oily foods, abstain from smoking and consuming alcohol.
Kapha Colds, cough, breathing problems, skin discharges, excessive congestion, indigestion (low agni), salivation, lassitude, obesity. Avoid excessive intake of cold, heavy, and sweet food. Avoid prolonged exposure to cold atmosphere. Avoid excessive exercises like swimming etc.
constipation n.便秘
congestion n.密集、過剰、混雑、渋滞、うっ血、充血
pungent adj.刺激性の、皮肉な、辛辣な、痛烈な
ulcer n.潰瘍、ただれ、悪弊の根源、病根、弊害、病弊
debility n.衰弱、虚弱
intestine adj.内部の、（好ましくない）国内の
n.小腸（small intestine)、大腸(large intestine)、
腸全体(intestines)
tremor n.震え、身震い、震えの発作、震動、光、音などの微動、声の震え、不安な気持ち、気後れ
tuber n.隆起、突起、結節 tuberculosis 結核
salivation n.唾液分泌、唾液分泌過多、
lassitude n.だるさ、ものうさ、倦怠、無気力
prolonged adj.長引かされている
abstain vi.(楽しみなどを）慎む、節制する、控える、断つ、やめる、遠慮する
バランス。過ぎたるは及ばざるが如し、というあれですか。及ばざるは過ぎたるより勝れり、でしたっけね。
If you have a feel for social responsibility, then it is time to do something about it.
People are sympathetic to your career needs. An agreement could fall easily into place.... Positive deeds bring you the benefits and advantages that you desire.... Network. Exchange ideas. Enjoy social as well as business meetings.
Become aware of the power of social skills.... Work with appropriate professionals.... Get more involved with music, poetry and photography. The more that you trust your intuition, the easier your life becomes.... You have the opportunity to deepen your roots and thus rise far in life.
私はもっと自信を持って前向きになればいいのね。精神的に左右のぶれが激しいと言われたことがある。自分ではどういうことかよくわからなかったけれど、前向きじゃない時があるので厄介なんだ。違った？
ベルギーの絵画を検索していたら、猛烈にまた行きたくなってしまった。絶対行くぞ。ルーベンスの絵をみたい。
行こうと思ったら絶対行ける。そのくらいのお金は本気になれば私にだって稼げるわ。旅行の費用という目的を持って働けばいいのだ。些細なことに拘ってパートに
しり込みすることなんてない。元気といえば元気だなあわたしって。でももう少し
気長に穏やかに足が地に付いた暮らしを。って、足を見ると、床から浮いてはいないがな。４月からウェブ上で家計簿を始めました。
また冷静になって考えてみると、子供をもう一人生み育てるのは無理かな、と思ったりする。でも望もうと諦めようと授かりものだから、天の神様の言うとおり。
天は私のことをお見通しだから、いいようにはからってくださるのだ。作ろうと
頑張ってできるというものでもないみたいだし。
Energy and confidence are high, making this a super day to deal with others. This is a good time to lead the way on a project, for your originality is unusually heightened. Both your position and theirs will be clear. If you should get a group together, everyone will feel a benefit. It is also a great time to expand your horizons, learn new things, and meet new people. You may find yourself in a class as a student or, perhaps the teacher. You could come up with new solutions or inventions this afternoon that will make everyone's job easier. Teaching, learning, communicating and social contact has a way of outlining new directions in your life. There is much activity and involvement with these kinds of issues. Care must be given to the practical use of money.
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Check your aspirations to enjoy the life. Take the help of yoga that could teach you the art of living physically-mentally and spiritually healthy to improve your temperament.
生活を楽しむための抱負をチェックしなさい。
ヨガの助けを借りてみなさい。体質(気質）を向上させるために身体的（物理的）精神的、霊的に（？）健康的な暮らし方を教えてくれます。
うはは。これはインドのサイトのだからな。ヨガは本場だね。ヨガかー。やって
みるかな。いつか始めたんだけれど、続けられなくてやめてしまった。やっぱり
家の中でやった方がと思うが、どうしても引きこもりになっちゃうもんなあ。
そうだ。着物をクリーニングに出さなくちゃ。
結婚式で親御さんのご心配というものに遭遇したら、当たり前のことかも知れないけれど、自分の子供ってかわいいものなんだなあと思う。親って本当に有り難いものだ。
子供がちゃんとして欲しかったら自分がちゃんとしなくちゃと思うが、できるようにしかできないのがなさけないといえばなさけない。なさけないというのは、例えば祖母だとか母だとかの目からみたら、私のありようはきっと正視に耐えないだろうと思うのだ。そのように私の目からも正視に耐えないものもあるのだから笑ってしまう。
久しぶりにお習字の練習が少しできた。何とか継続したい。
aspiration n.熱望、切望、大望、抱負、向上心after,for,toward
憧れの的
帯気音、気息音、吸引、呼吸
友人は、お見合いして出会った相手だからお互いに恋愛感情とかはあまりなくて
温度が低いとか語っていたが、二人とも照れ屋ではあるけれども、時々顔を見合わせて言葉を交わしたりする様子は十分に二人とも冷血漢ではない雰囲気だった。
大恋愛したカップルも別れたりする。穏やかに暖めていく間柄がどうしてお見合いだったからといって情愛がないと言えるだろうか。
そうだ。抱負。ベルギーを旅行すること。これは旦那さん否定しなかったから
いつか行けると思う。
あれがやっときた。５４日目。久しぶりに不定期だったけれど、子作りが決まった
からまあいいや。お腹が痛い。
人にはぐちゃぐちゃしたところが必要なのかもしれない。人にうんざりされるくらいのぐちゃぐちゃにひきとめられてながらえるように、私は妖怪のように嫌われてもうっとうしがられても好きなだけこの世でぐちゃぐちゃしていよう。かっこよくいってしまうひとなんて大嫌い。私は死なれるの嫌いだもん。だから簡単には死なないよ。私は一度は見なければいけないというローマも見ていないし、ベルギーも
アフリカも見ていないから、それだけでも、まだしねない。こころがきれいすぎて
すいっといってしまうひとはきらいだよ。それにつけても、刃傷沙汰は避けませう。あさのたくみのかみがにんじょうにおよんだためにたくさんのひとのうんめいがかわってしまったんだもの。でも人格が崩壊してしまうことってやっぱりあるのかな。
そうだ。体重計どこにいったのか探さなくちゃ。
うちの周りの桜も満開です。きれいですねー。お天気がもう少しいいといいなあ。
ということで、思い出されるのは、西行法師ですよね。
ねがわくば 花の下にて 春死なん そのきさらぎの もち月のころ
この歌で知られる平安時代の歌人西行は、旅の歌人として有名で、その足跡は東は陸奥国、西は四国・九州にまで至り、ほとんど全国を歩いたといってもよいくらいです。鎌倉時代に作られた『新古今和歌集』には西行の歌が94首入っており、個人の歌としては一番多く取り上げられています。多くの優れた歌を残したこの西行が、伊勢に関する歌を数多く詠み、晩年を伊勢の地で過ごしたことは御存知でしょうか。
西行は、本名を佐藤義清（のりきよ）といい、元永元年（1118)、代々武勇の誉ある家に生まれました。鳥羽上皇に北面の武士として仕え、武芸・和歌ともに優れていましたが、23歳のとき出家し、西行又は円位と名乗ることとなります。出家の動機としては、戦乱の世に嫌気がさしたのではないかと言われていますが、出家して仏道修行とともに歌を詠み、全国を旅する生活へと入っていったのです。西行の歌集である「山家集」には、出家後、鈴鹿の山を越え伊勢に行くときに詠んだ歌があり、伊勢に住むまでにも何度か足を運んでいるのではないかと思われます。
そして､『千載和歌集』の西行の歌の詞書に「いせのくに二見浦の山寺に侍りけるに｣、鴨長明の『伊勢記』に「西行法師すみ侍ける安養山といふところ」と記され、西行は60歳代の数年間を二見の安養山で過ごしたとされています。これまでも「西行谷」と呼ばれる箇所があり、明治期に記念碑を建てたりしてきました。さらに、最近の安養寺跡の発掘調査では、西行の草庵の可能性のある遺構や遺物が発見されています。
なお、伊勢にいた間、西行は伊勢神宮の神官たちと歌のやりとりをしたり、歌を教えたりしていたようで、現在残されている歌や弟子であった神官の書き残した書物からうかがい知ることができます。また、西行自ら選んだ歌72首を伊勢神宮に奉納したりもしています。出家後まもなくに伊勢を訪れ、晩年には伊勢の地に庵を結んだことは、僧侶であり、歌人であった西行にとって伊勢は愛着のある所だったのではないでしょうか。
自然を愛し、特に月と花に関する歌を多く詠んだことから月と花の歌人とも言われた西行は、晩年を伊勢で過ごしたのち、東大寺再建のために奔走し、文治六年（1190)、歌で詠んだ願いどおりに釈迦が亡くなったとされる如月の望月、すなわち2月15日の翌16日に河内国の物静かな山里のお寺で、73歳の生涯を閉じたのです。
（平成6年2月 茅原廉子）
安養寺跡の発掘調査（二見町教育委員会提供）
参考文献
中川ただもと『伊勢の風土と文学・五 三重の西行法師遺跡考』昭和57年
『二見町史』 昭和63年
『三重県埋蔵文化財センター年報４（平成四年度)』 平成5年3月
引用させていただきました。
私は年に何回も旅に出ることはないですが、ここは放浪や旅のサイト。西行さんの
登場はいいですね。それにしても、旅に生きる人というのは、その費用はどこから
出ているのでしょうか？やはり托鉢？ヒッチハイク？西行さんほどの人だと、もう既に悠悠自適できるくらいのものはあったのでしょうか？ってこんな俗っぽいこと
が頭に浮ぶようでは私はまだまだ駄目ですね。世を厭うしるしもなし、っていうところかな。出家って、生半可な気持ちではできないと思いますね。
花の下にて、の花は、どんな花でしょう？桜ではないのかな？如月の望月って新暦ではいつ頃のことなのかしら。
子供はキーボードでエーデルワイスの練習をしています。
今晩はハッシュドビーフとサラダ。美味美味。大豆やほうれん草も入れちゃった。マイタケも。かに風味かまぼことかいわれとレタスとミニトマトのサラダ。
ラビンドラナトタゴールのThe Last Bargain という詩がいいなと思った。タゴールというのは、ベンガルが誇る世界的な詩人ですね。1941年に亡くなっているけれども。
Where the Mind is Without Fear
Where the mind is without fear
and the head is held high
Where knowledge is free
Where the world has not been broken up into fragments
By narrow domestic walls
Where words come out from the depth of truth
Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection
Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way
Into the dreary desert sand of dead habit
Where the mind is led forward by thee
Into ever-widening thought and action
Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake
Tagore
| 2003年04月02日(水) | Boost your energy 元気になるために |
Boost Your Energy
Are you always tired? Do you find it impossible to get up in the morning? Are you lacking in the motivation to take any exercise? It sounds like you need to boost your energy.
From sleeping well, to the right diet and exercise programme there are many ways to raise your energy levels, so that you feel great, look good and keep your engine revved up.
food as fuel
Your diet has an enormous impact on how you look, feel and perfrom.
Energy-boosting food plan
If you can't function in the morning without gallons of coffee and you run out of gas every afternoon, then this energy-boosting food plan is for you.
Quick fixes
So you've partied all night, drunk too much, pigged out on party food and feel as though you haven't slept for days. You need help fast.
Ten smartest snacks
To prevent a blood sugar roller coaster, eat four to five mini-meals a day and choose smart snacks.
Canned energy
Should you indulge in energy products, or are you better off looking for a natural pick-me-up?
Eat well now - reap the benefits later
Take time out to enjoy healthy food, and your body will thank you for it in later life.
Why doesn't food give me energy?
Dr Howard Lee looks for an underlying health problem.
alternative energy
Give yourself a natural lift. Reinvigorate yourself with these therapies.
Release energy through Reiki
In this form of natural healing, practitioners act as a channel through which 'reiki energy' is drawn to areas of need or imbalance.
Energising weekend
This plan will give you increased energy all weekend long - and well into the working week!
Acupuncture and acupressure
Try this ancient remedy to help restore lost energy.
fitness first
Exercise is one of the best ways to get energised. Start a new regime or give your old routine a boost.
Get moving
Plan your workout right and get motivated to become an energy-burning machine.
Give your routine a punch
If you're bored by exercise machines and can't face another aerobics class, you might consider putting some chops, kicks and flips into your exercise routine.
boost vt.押し上げる、激励する、後押しする、後援する、支持する、
（値段などを）吊り上げる 騰貴する
これからどうしようかな。
Would you walk besides me through life?
Make me feel secure and comfy?
Make me feel that I am the only one for you?
Would you promise to be my friend for life?
and never stab my back with a knive?
be with me, through each life`s strive?
and Just love me as I am?
老いや死にすら実体はない、老いと死がなくなることにも煩わない。苦しみも、苦しみの原因も、苦しみを滅することも、苦しみを抑える道にも実体はないのであり、煩うことはないのだから。 知ることや、得ることにも、煩ってはならない。持つことに実体はないからである。 この菩薩は、般若波羅蜜多によって心を安んじているので、物質の世界の中での得失に苦悩しない。自分と他者を区別することもない状態に住している。その状態に住しているから、何に対する恐れもなく、すべての顛倒した心を遠く離れて、永遠の安らぎの状態に入っているのである。
今日はお花見に出たかったのですが、一日眠っていました。
おかあちゃんがあまり感じない方がいいんだよ、早く出しちゃおう、とパパさんは女の子を作ろうとしていましたが、子供が目を覚ましたので、うやむやに。
夕飯は餃子と豚汁。これってよく出るのですが、うちはこれが好きです。油はなるべく抜いて、野菜が沢山。
Surrounding yourself with only useful or beautiful things gives you a sense of peace. Start clearing out the clutter and getting rid of depressing possessions. If you own an expensive item that has sad memories attached to it, you can always sell it. Holding on to possessions out of guilt robs you of the joy and happiness you deserve. Let your home be a reflection of your tastes, instead of somebody else's.
Out with the old, in with the new! If others challenge you, remind them of your successes and how, at this time, you are prepared to move forward with new and exciting professional challenges. You have a new sense of self, a more assertive personal style, a more dynamic approach to life that are the hallmarks of the cycle that begins for you now. Reserve is more and more a thing of the past. This is a good time to lead the way on a project, for your originality is unusually heightened. It's time for action; your destiny is in your hands, rather than set apart. Regular efforts to strengthen your talents lead to satisfaction. Cushion your work schedule with plenty of breaks. This afternoon is a great time to engage in some kind of physical activity--with or without a friend.
Ayurveda
Ayurveda means 'Knowledge of Life'. This system of medicine is derived from philosophical theories propounded in India over 2,000 years ago. More than being a system of treatment this system's thrust is the prevention of disease, through a harmony in body composition.
The basic concept of ayurveda is that the body is composed of three principles: pittha, kapha and vatha. These are called the tridoshas. Each dosha is located in a certain organ of the body and is a combination of the five natural resources (earth, fire, water, air and space or ether). Depending on the predominance of a particular dosha, an individual falls into a particular character type and is prone to particular types of diseases. For example people of the pittha type are said to be hot tempered and competitive. They are thought to be more prone to ulcers and rashes.
Depending on the analysis of the patient type, ayurveda advises a particular diet, treatment and care. There are different types of treatments in ayurveda.
Who is a healthy person?
Equilibrium is ayurveda’s buzzword. If you acquire it in body and mind, then, your health is ensured.
Sama Dosha: Dosha is the key concept of Ayurvedic medicine. Are the forces of Vatha, Pittha and Kapha in the right proportion in your body?
Sama Agni: Agni in this context is the digestive fire. Is it in a state of equilibrium?
Samadhatu Kriya: The seven dhatus (or bodybuilding tissues) are rasa (chyle), raktha (blood), mamsa (muscular tissue), medha (fat tissue), asthi (bone tissue), majja (marrow) and shukra (seminal fluid). Are these functioning properly?
Sama Mala Kriya: The three malas (excretory processes) of the body are swedha (sweat), mala (faeces) and moothra (urine). Are these functioning properly?
If the answers to all the above questions are yes, then you are physically healthy.
However ayurveda does not see the body as separate from the mind. Even for all the above functions to be in order the mind must be in the right mode.
To achieve perfect health one must possess:
prasanna atma (blissful soul)
prasanna indriya (perceptive senses)
prasanna mana (blissful mind)
| 2003年04月01日(火) | Tower Bridge as a symbol of London |
Tower Bridge
The surprising thing about Tower Bridge is that it is just over 100 years old. It is now such a symbol of London, recognized throughout the world, that many people think it is much older.
Even in the latter part of the 19th century parts of London suffered from traffic congestion, no more so than on London Bridge, the most easterly of the capital's bridges. In August 1882 a census was taken over two days on London Bridge. During a 24 hour period over 22,000 vehicles crossed the bridge and more than 100,000 pedestrians. The need for a new bridge was urgent.
The specifications for the bridge were quite strict: when the bridge opened for ships, there had to be a width 200 feet and a height of 135 feet clear. It also had to be built in the Gothic style of architecture.
It is surprising looking at Tower Bridge to realize that it is built of steel. The Cornish stone towers are simply decorative and designed to complement the nearby Tower of London.
The high level walkway above the road was meant for the use of pedestrians when the bridge was open and lifts were provided to take them up and down. To raise and lower the bridge only takes five minutes so few people ever bothered to use the walkway for that purpose.
The Prince of Wales laid the first stone in 1881 and it was completed and opened, again by the Prince of Wales, thirteen years later in 1894.
私の心の星、アルコン星に家を建てるとすると、何を思うかというと、暖炉と煙突のある家だ。
しかし私は実際に暖炉や煙突のある家に住んだことはない。一体どうして暖炉だとか煙突だとか思ったりするのかと言えば、おそらく子供の頃に読んだ童話などの
影響ではないかと思う。
例えばメアリーポピンズのお話には、煙突掃除屋のおじさんだかお兄さんだかが
登場する。家庭教師だか子守りだか家政婦だかとしてやってきたメアリーポピンズ
も、その煙突掃除屋さんも、子供達の厳格な父親やヒステリックな母親とは違って
とても楽しい人達なのだ。一つにはメアリーポピンズは、ハリーポッターのように
魔法が使える。これが一つにはみすぎよすぎに心が固くなってしまった両親に対して精神的に余裕を持って一段高いところからにこやかに対処できる所以かもしれないと思う。煙突掃除屋さんは自分の仕事に誇りを持っていて、心も軽やか、歌まで
歌ってしまう。しかし子供達の父親は、銀行の仕事にきちきちとすることに精一杯で、だからこそ子供達は養われているのだけれど、煙突掃除屋さんのような軽やかな気持ちにはどうしてもなれないのだ。
厳格な親を持つ子供達に必要なのは、この煙突掃除屋さんのように、ちゃんと自分の仕事を口笛などを吹きつつこなしながら、他人の子供のこともおおらかに遊んでやれる存在。
でもメアリーポピンズに出てくるような厳格な親は、このお話の中では嘲笑の種にもされているけれど、これだけちゃんとした親でも容易ではないのに、現実は
お話にならないのだ。
それから想うのは、五右衛門風呂。炊き出し口。
子供が目を覚まして、パパはまだ？と尋ねる。お腹がすいた、というが、今日はまだ一度も食事をやっていない。麦ご飯を炊いた。納豆に卵と大根下ろしとカラシと
出汁醤油、それにニンニク入りのがおかず。気に入らないのだったら食べなくても
いいと思う。別に痩せてもいないから。でも本当はうちの息子は骨格がまっすぐじゃないような気がする。足の膝を閉じて立っても、足首を揃えることができないのだ。
