What Does It Mean to be Grateful? With Hiroko Yoda
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What does gratitude look like?
Listen as author, translator, folklorist, and certified kimono consultant, Hiroko Yoda shares insights from her latest book, 8 Million Ways to Happiness. It’s for people looking for meaning in the modern world but not wanting to lock themselves into any specific faith -- but rather -- encourages us to focus on the limitless ways we can show gratitude every day.
Japanese terms:
Kami (spiritual beings)
Yaoyorozu no kami (eight million spiritual beings)
Kotodama (word spirit)
Arigato (thank you)
Itadakimasu (“I humbly accept” said before eating)
“I thought I was absolutely alone, but then I realized I wasn’t. When I opened my eyes, opened my heart, I realized that I was surrounded by a lot of lives.”
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