KINDNESS OF STRANGERS

YUJI IN NIIMI

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WELCOME TO THE ZINE OF KINDNESS, THE TAO OF the dawn of WORLD PEACE.. officially tomorrow.

 AUTHENTIC LEADERS AND TEACHERS IN THE WORLD OF KINDNESS

Just In Time

WE ARE ON THE BRINK OF,,,

THE EMERGENE OF,,,

the first GLOBAL DAY OF WORLD OF PEACE

This is a growing community of independent scholars on a universal quest

TO END ALL WAR THOUGH KINDNESS

OUR GLOBAL BOARD OF TEACHER/DIRECTORS

From Japan: Megumi from Asuka Village, Sohji and Yuji Ishihara from Niimi Okayama, Kimiko from Tokyo, Akiko from Nara, AND Shinochi (Asuka Village), also the Kobayakawa's from Ueno Tokyo.

From California: Ron, Paul, Virginia, Tom, Rochelle, Elle, Victoria, Carla, Harriet, Anne,  Lynne E, Steve, Violet, Constance, Scott, Michael, Lynne D, Erin, Norma, Steve, Carlo, Toby, 

Chucke and Sharon Thomas, from Altadena,

In Honor of Franke Thomas, Greta and Helen Mary Williams and the Chris's  

 

From the Maasai Mara

From Macchu Picchu

From the Kobayakawa Samurai Peace Clans of Niimi Japan

From Istanbul

Gassan Sadatochi from Sakura Village

Akikos Nara Family

BUT FIRST: A SHORT STORY

Once upon a time there was an old man living in California. He tended his Japanese Bonsai trees, his baby redwood trees and his Monarch Butterfly Milkweed research garden. He also liked museums. One day he made his way to the Broad Museum next to Disney Concert Hall in the Entertainment district of downtown Los Angeles.

Previously, He had ben told a story about the day John Lennon fell in love with Yoko Ono, THE GREATEST LOVE STORY NEVER TOLD, 

until now.

Actually, he'd just had his first date with Patricia Vining of Laguna Beach, California.

and lordy, lordy, lordy was he smitten.

He was so taken by her intellectual capital and her big corpus callosum that he studdered like a child.  His life was about to blossum like the desert wildflowers of the southwest after a torrential monsoon.

But that epic story is too long and meandering for the first chapter of a book.

Let's instead, move on to the kindness multiplier story from my recent voluntary 72 hour hold and Psych eval at the California Mental Health Unit in Van Nuys.

I must say "voluntary" is a wild and misleading misnomer, for while you can volunteer in, you cannot volunteer out. It's the zombie nightmare version the The Eagles hit song: Hotel California.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

More details forthcoming.

Under the Influence is a Zine by Patricia Vining.

I love the title, and we invite the world to join us under the umbrella of kindness, joy, and community. That's our drug of choice. Let's all be under the influence of global kindness.

TAKE THE LEAP!

ACTS OF KINDNESS

Watch this little diddly before you go:

Click HERE https://www.instagram.com/reels/DUGm5A2j9HC/

0001 VIRGINIA AND TOM

STORY HERE

HOMESTAYS: in Japan is a form of accommodation where visitors live with a local Japanese family, allowing them to experience the culture, cuisine, and daily life of Japan firsthand. This arrangement can vary in length from a single night to several months and often includes home-cooked meals and opportunities for cultural exchange. 

You are immersed in Japanese culture, home cooked cuisine and daily life. An excellent chance to practice the language. Truly, an authentic experience compared to hotels for those seeking a deeper connection to the real Japan.

My favorite homestay is in Asuka Village, South of Kyoto and Nara. I reccomend starting here by sending an email to: yt_asuka@ybb.ne.jp  

You'll be staying with Takako/Yuji Tanaka, MegumiShin-ichi, Yui and Nagi Matsukawa.

They made reservations for my 3 day field trip to Hiroshima, and printed in Japanese, an introductory letter explaining my quest to find my mother's 2nd cousins. (1 found over 50)!