Week 1, 2021 - A gentler and more playful gaze

We’ve had glorious cold and sunny days here in Tokyo, a combination that makes you breathe deeply to catch the crispness of the air and stop for long moments to bask in the sunlight.

The new bike has give me a new source of energy. I like that it’s a second hand one, broken in and well-maintained, like it was ready to jet as soon as it left the box. The casualness of the folding bike makes for a different type of fun than my road bike, too. The barrier to moving a couple of kilometers is infinitely lower because I have plenty of bag space, not wearing conspicuous cycling gear, and unconcerned about parking. I already made an impromptu detour to pick up sushi for dinner so that counts as #winning in my book!

On the whole I feel restless - ready for activity and not in the mood to overthink all kinds of plans. Next week I’ll be investigating what kind of bets I want to place, and expanding my imagination of distant horizons. To paint some irresponsible, wild and ludicrous scenes and sit with them longer than I’m comfortable with. And then I’ll unravel them with a gentle and playful gaze on myself and the beautiful people that I’m blessed to have in my life, to see what threads I can pull.