Zen Calendar 2023

Hah, my thoughts went straight to Chumbawamba as well. I considered making some sort of inspirational-quote-poster-thing, but there was no image I could have chosen which would have been sufficiently recognisable.

Monday, January the 23rd:

改めるには今すぐ

改めるには今すぐ

Right now is the best time to change

or something like that, having a bit of trouble wording that.

Tuesday, January the 24th:

心に対話をもって

対話をもって

Have a heart to heart (with yourself?)

Could also be just in general too, like “Speak with your heart”

Wednesday, January the 25th:

明日を信じる

明日信じる

Believe in tomorrow?

Thursday, January the 26th:

反省を忘れるな

反省忘れる

Don’t forget your self-reflection.

Like, don’t forget to self-reflect, or the self-reflection you’ve already done?

Yes.

need 10 characters dont mind me

Surely the latter would involve past tense somehow. Like, 反省したのを忘れるな or something.

Probably more of the former, though I make that translation with latter in mind.

反省した時を忘れるな。 perhaps.

Friday, January the 27th:

話をよく聞く

をよく聞く

Properly listen to conversations

Saturday, January the 28th:

忠告は素直に

忠告素直

„Give honest advice“, maybe?

I’m also getting a feeling it could be something like following the advice rather than giving it. Is that possible?

Yeah, like take advice instead of trying to find issues with it or talk your way out of it/look for excuses?

Taking advice is usually the hard part, not giving it.