Morning Daimoku #1,197 — Sleeping Twice, Finding My Own Pace

Good morning. I hope you’re doing well today. This is Shima from Oubaitori. This is the Morning Daimoku — 10,000 Daimoku a Day journal, entry #1,197.

Six Hours of Sleep — Twice

Yesterday, starting from about the evening, I was able to sleep — six hours, twice.

So right now, I’m getting myself back to where I was.

Managing My Health Is Hard

Managing my health is really hard.

I’m quite careful about getting enough sleep. In the evenings, too, I try not to waste time, and I focus on going to bed as early as I can.

Even so, my wife says, “But you’re sleeping so well.”

And I think — yes, that’s true. But I’m not getting the kind of sleep that actually takes the tiredness away. So now and then, like this — about once a week — I’ve been ending up with a “double sleep” more often.

I think before long, I’ll find a new style — a better way of going about transforming my destiny.

Finding My Own Pace

Every day, I basically go to bed around 11 p.m. And I want to start my day at about 5 a.m.

That’s the pace I want to keep.

Of course, everyone’s life is different. Each person is different. Finding your own pace — that’s what matters most.

I’m Going to Transform It All!

Here’s the challenge I’ve taken on: the more my destiny piles up, the harder I take it on.

It’s not exactly “paying it back double,” but that’s my approach. So I think the mental strain is real — my brain is working pretty hard, too.

In the middle of all this, with daimoku as my foundation — I’m going to transform my destiny, all of it!

I have a feeling I may already be at the halfway point.

Even on Days Off, a Little Further Forward

My days off from work are Wednesdays and Sundays. But most mornings, I work anyway — to move forward, even a little.

How about you?

Let’s Daimoku!

Thank you again today.

Bloom your own way, at your very best.

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