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What does Easter mean to you?

During this time of year many children either buy or make Easter baskets and collect eggs at Easter Egg Hunts. The eggs may have been boiled and dyed beautiful colors or sometimes the eggs are boiled and decorated with paint and stickers. At some Easter Egg Hunts parents have skipped the traditional eggs and have hidden colorful plastic chocolate filled eggs for the children to find.

For me, Easter is a time of reflection. A time to examine who I am and who I want to be. As a Christian we strive to be Christ-like. How close am I to that mark and what can I do to be better? I want to be a beautiful painted egg either full of nutritious protein to make you strong or sweet and delicious chocolate; full of sugar/energy to give you a boost through the day.  

Today I took the train to Kanonji for the weekly teacher's meeting at Gem School. The train is about a 50 minute ride from Utazu station where I live, to Kanonji station, where the main Gem school is.
I prefer to take the train as opposed to driving because I like to have time to myself to think and to not have to worry about driving. Today I noticed many cherry blossoms on the mountains around me when I was riding the train.
It was my first time seeing so many cherry blossoms! and on top of that I didn't know that cherry blossoms grew as wild plants in the woods. My only experience with cherry blossoms was in Washington DC, and those are cultivated. So each day I learn something new about Japan!  

I got a lot of time to myself this Monday. My bike broke this Saturday so I had to send it into the shop for repairs in Takamatsu. While there I decided to just take it easy and get some downtime. After purchasing some books at Miyawaki books and getting a cup of coffee at the new Corsica Coffee location at Kitahama Alley I settled down at Sunport next to Mikayla Cafe and the Nippon Maru ship. The weather was so perfect that I was able to enjoy the sights, sounds, and feel of the coast without a jacket or sweater on my back. I managed to work through some Japanese translation exercises and a few pages of one of Heidegger's books. I also wrote two short poems while sitting out there with my notebook and lunch box. It was a truly peaceful day and I encourage you all to head out there before hay fever really kicks up!