Ichi-go, Ichi-e
Feb 16, 2021
Ichi-go, ichi-e 期一会. “One time, one meeting”.
The Japanese idiom asks us to look at every moment as singular, unrepeatable, sacred.
- When you drink the same cup of coffee each morning: ichi-go, ichi-e.
- When you do the hard work of parenting, school, or your 9–5 each day: ichi-go, ichi-e.
- When you crawl into bed each night: ichi-go, ichi-e.
Notice, every day, that there is no such thing as “ordinary”.
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