Gratitude Diary✍️｜2025-06-28 Saturday
I changed my daily diary routine
Before bed, I write an honest diary + reflection questions reflex, and then I plan the next day's mini habits in advance.
When I wake up in the morning, there's no need to make any decisions, just execute the actions set yesterday.
Each day's habit setting is generated based on the feedback from the previous day, and "passive pushing" is actually easier.
When I woke up today, my body was a bit sore and I didn't want to move.
But I decided to do a 10-minute meditation in bed, to observe those uncomfortable areas, without judgment, just acknowledgment.
The more you accept, the more those discomforts gradually release, and calmness slowly spreads across the back.
Then get ready to go out and meet friends ❤️
I met my brother's friend Urs in New York seven years ago, and today we met again in Vancouver—we went to ride the roller coaster at Cypress
This mountain slide reminds me of that "pure sense of freedom" I felt when skiing many years ago.
The speed of that momentary weightlessness is a very precious "mind-body unity" experience in my memory.
In the middle, we also participated in an axe-throwing game. The guy was super enthusiastic, taught us the moves, let us try several more times for free, and even helped us record a video.
That sense of "participation" truly added points to this mountain.
Even more unexpectedly, while waiting for the tickets, I played a camera game with the little girl next to me, and before she left, she gave me a hug.
At that moment, my heart melted.
During lunch, we went to a Vietnamese restaurant on Kingsway, I ordered a hand roll salad that I had never tried before, and the portion was just right~ but it was also super delicious
A sentence that Urs said during the chat resonated with me:
"Whether you believe this world is real or fake actually depends on whether it helps you in the moment; that way, you'll be happier."
He is a very rare type, with leadership qualities but also very good at listening.
Talking to him feels like being understood and opened up.
After returning home, I accomplished many things, but when I looked back:
They make me relaxed, but not necessarily important.
This realization made me pause for a moment. Actually, it's not a bad thing—
Running, organizing, reflecting, cleaning, writing—these all make me comfortable.
In the future, I hope to arrange more small things that make me relaxed, and not always consider "high intensity as the only effective standard" as the sole criterion.
Suddenly remembered, which genius suggested using Emoji as a Gmail reply?
It's really a lifesaver, like today when I'm too lazy to reply to Strata emails
I just want to put a 🌝 or ✅ and be done with it.
When writing my diary, I repeatedly pondered the specific setup of a "no response day." I'm not a rigid person and realized I need a space free from information disturbances, but I also don't want to disappear. So I adjusted my thinking:
Instead of getting no response all day, it's better to start practicing "not responding" after 9 PM.
The first step of the test is: Set Wednesday night as Chill Night, do not reply to messages, and do not post the gratitude journal (just write, don't post).
Give the brain a blank buffer.
In the evening, mom prepared fruits early and also bought me a lot of my favorite fish and noodles~ Thank you so much for taking care of me, mom ❤️
I walked a lot today, the sun was shining, and both my body and mind were relaxed, I can already anticipate that I will sleep well tonight.
Grateful for the weather, grateful for the body, grateful for today.
