Hello from Tokyo! I have been having so much fun working here for the last two weeks, and I wanted to share some of this wonderful experience with you. Our trip to Japan in the summer was fantastic, and returning here in winter has been just as wonderful as I had hoped it would be. Many of the twinkling decorative lights are still on display from the new year, giving the city a magical feeling.
I was honored to be the keynote speaker at an event that focused on how to start a spiritually-based business. It was hosted by my colleagues here in Japan, who have such open, loving, and wonderful energy! It was great to interact with the panel and exchange ideas on how we can empower people to help others.
In addition to doing private intuitive readings, I have also been able to meet many of my coaching clients while I am here. It has been gratifying to see their progress, and to work with them in-person after weeks of Skype coaching.
One difficult aspect of being here, however, has been trying to overcome the language barrier. My voice has always been my main source of connection, and admittedly it is frustrating to not be able to communicate directly with my clients. David and I took a 9 week Japanese language class back at home, but of course I still need a translator for working with clients. I am lucky to have been paired with some amazing translators who I really enjoy. Nonetheless, it is a personal goal for me to become fluent in Japanese.
One of the most interesting things that I have learned about the language has been discovering that there are no words for the future. With Japanese there is only the past, and what is not the past. The present and the future are spoken of using the same words. I find this to be so beautifully symbolic. When it comes to manifesting positive changes in your life, time is only an illusion. Talking about the changes that we want to make in the future creates a barrier of time between us and what we want. By stating our intention in the present tense, we bring it into the here and now.
Is there a goal that you’re working on now? Claim it below to help ground it into the physical realm. It will also give me the chance to support and send you lots of love from Tokyo!
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Such an amazing experience Dougall! Thanks for sharing. My goal is to finally realize my purpose after 43 years of working “just to pay the bills” and inspire my children to find their own sense of purpose much earlier. Much Love, Angela 🙂
Thanks for sharing Angela, I absolutely love your goal. May your highest and best purpose reveal itself now, you are ready!
Wow Meg, hang in there!
Meg. I will send good energy to you. I hope you have specific visualization of what a perfect job for you looks like feels like and pays!!
Oh Meg, I am sorry to hear about this unexpected change. Thank you for sharing, I know how scary it can feel when we are trying to navigate a new path forward. However, change is always the universe’s way of making room for something new and better to come through. I am glad that you are giving yourself room to feel the loss, because this is the absolute best way to release those feelings. You have the power to co-create a fabulous new work situation, and I know that you can make it happen. Sending you so much love!
Hello Dougall!! In Japan once again!! I’m so happy for you and David! I love the Japanese culture so much that I even went to school to learn the language. The thing is that they use to change/erase words from their vocabulary every ten years or so? I’m not sure if they still do! Anyway, please send your positive energy to me 2!!! I want to break free from this financial struggle! I intend to stop living from paycheck to paycheck and be able to visit my family that I don’t see for 11 years! Find my passion instead of working in an environment that force me down to a box where I just feel confined and not myself at all!
Love from Scottsdale, AZ and thank you a million times.
Hi Milla, I know that you have it in you to release any financial blocks that may be holding you back. Sending you lots of abundant, prosperous energy in 2016!
Hello Dougall, Thank you so much for coming to Japan!
I wanted to expand on what you mentioned about the Japanese language. It is true that oftentimes only the past is spoken as definitive, but words of present and future(separately) do exist. Yet they are spoken of scarcely since the Japanese culture likes to keep things undefined. This stems from the collective understanding to be at peace with one another but sometimes this lack of direct communication can be frustrating too.
Actually, you did a reading for me last week in Tokyo and said that I was very careful & speaking after processing thoughts from my head. This is probably because I’ve been living in Japan for the last 15 years after 12 years in NYC, and I was labeled arrogant for being too direct in conversation when I first returned to Tokyo.
Anyways, meeting you has made me realize how scared I have become to show my true self. I was even scared to ask you what I really wanted to ask but of course you gave me the message I needed to hear. Thank you very much Dougall! Your presence exudes such warmth and authenticity and my goal is to be my authentic self and follow my life purpose with confidence and Love!
Hi May, thank you so much for sharing your insight! I understand what you mean, different cultures naturally have different ways of communicating. I can see how it would be confusing to try and express your feelings if you are being told that you are arrogant. Of course, I think that there are extremes in every culture when it comes to self-expression, and the best approach is to try and find a happy medium. Please know that I completely support you in showing more of your beautiful, true self.