The Speed of Life

As it gets warmer and people get more and more active, time seems to fly by sometimes.  We get caught up in our busy spring and summer schedules with events every weekend and our minds are often one step ahead of us.  Unlike spring and summer there aren't as many things going on in Fall, its a time when things are slowing down to a better pace, where we're present, sometimes a little bored, but present.  I think it's even more important now though, in this fast moving part of the year, to remember to slow down and let ourselves catch-up.

人生の速さ
暖かくなって人が活動的になると、時間のスピードが速く過ぎるように感じる。春や夏はイベントがたくさんあって頭がいっぱいになる。秋はイベントが少ないが、時間がゆっくりに感じられる季節だから頭の中がスケジュールに支配されないで時間や季節を一つ一つ確かに感じられる。だから、忙しい春や夏こそ秋のようにゆっくりと落ち着いて過ごせるように心がけることが大事だと思う。

Thanksgiving

 Photo credit goes to: D Sharon Pruitt

My favorite Holiday in America is Thanksgiving.  It's a harvest and thanks-giving festival originally celebrating the Native Americans that helped the earliest European settlers in America.  We eat roast turkey, potatoes, stuffing, cranberry sauce, and various other traditional foods and we tell our family what we're thankful for.  It's a time to be appreciative of family, food, and the fruit of our labor.  It also happens in my favorite season when the air is cool and the leaves are colorful and change is afoot.  This year, I will celebrate with my friends here in Hidaka.

 一番好きなアメリカの祝日はサンクスギビングという。サンクスギビングとは元々アメリカの原住民にヨロパからきた人がもらった食べ物と手伝いの祝いする収穫感謝際。伝統的に七面鳥のロースやマーシュポテトやスターフィンやクランベリーなどの食べ物を食べて何に感謝しているか家族と話す。さては涼しい空気とキレイな紅葉がある季節が一番すき。今年日高村にいる友達とお祝いする予定です。