4 Subtle Habits Which Build Your Japanese Genki Spirit
1. Respect for less makes room for only the things that make you happy
What is Japanese genki?
Genki refers to good health, but it looks beyond human physiology and encompasses our energy, our vitality for life, and the spirit we project on others.
If it was an image, it would be a dog wagging its tail when their owner comes home, or perhaps how a tulip opens up at sunrise. If it was a sound, it’s the way a crowd cheers at a concert, or how a baby laughs with its mother. If it was a touch, it would be a high five from our teacher, or a tight hug from a good friend. It is not always loud, it is not always bold, but it always sparks something within us.
Genki comes from many different parts of our lives, but it would be incorrect to think that it is something that requires an external influence. We don’t need others to affirm it, we don’t need things to manifest it. That is the special thing about genki: Fundamentally, it is internal.
So how do we become more genki?
I won’t tell you to just be more positive, for genki is an accumulation of our physical, mental, and social well-being. While we don’t need to have flat abs or be the most social…
