to ateez: hope today shines brightly for you. it sounds like you're already planning and working on so many things. do you have busy schedules today as well? as you're working and walking and dreaming day by day, i hope that any sad moments or difficult times will be wrapped up warmly in the blankets made by the love and care that has brought you to this moment now. to rest and reflect, and then rise once again when ready. in those times, i hope your nights are brightened by gentle moonlight and that even if you drift for a while, that the stars guide you homeward again. so that the following dawn is one of hope and healing. in the good times as well; i hope, if every smile and laugh and fond memory is like a flower blooming in your soul, that when you look behind and around you, you'll find a garden touching the horizon. is it still cold where you are? here, winter tried to bite a little for a few days, but the air is warming up again and the snow that fell is melting away once more. today, i was able to go for a walk for the first time since i got really sick last year. it was a little difficult at first, but i managed to achieve around 3 miles (5 kilometers)! the fresh air, the sounds of birds, being outside, i really missed it and i didn't fully realize how much until returning. it seems like such a little thing, but it's why i cherish those little things so much. do you enjoy walks too? in the city or in nature? do you have a preference of time and season and weather if you do? my favourite time to go walking is early morning just before the sun rises, when the sky is a watercolour wash and all the birds are waking up. spring or autumn, not too warm or cold, and the world is filled with life and colour. it's healing. i hope you have moments like that too. before i go, an update! the tree friend mentioned previously is waking up! ☺ no leaves yet, but the buds are opening. the patient waiting time of sleep for the roots to grow stronger is nearly complete. i'll update again once this friend grows a bit more. 🌱 people are a lot like plants, i think. even if different from person to person, all need love and care, and there's endless beautiful diversity. i strongly believe that if we appreciated that individual beauty with the same kind eyes that we view flowers, the world would be a more loving place. colours, petals, missing petals, tears and scars, lines and freckles. if we can see that beauty in flowers, i hope that one day we can see it in ourselves and eachother. we're a beautiful part of nature too. this has become long; i always end up thinking a lot and before i know it, pages are filled. if it's a lot to read, i hope you can forgive this much. today too, i send you my light and love. i hope you stay warm, stay healthy, stay safe in all travels. eat well, remember vitamins; rest well and have lovely dreams. remember today and always you're loved and supported so much. with the light of the sun, moon, and every star. take care, i love you. 🎶🐦✨☀️🌕🌟🍀💚 - ari #ateez #에이티즈 #hongjoong #홍중 #seonghwa #성화 #yunho #윤호 #yeosang #여상 #san #산 #mingi #민기 #wooyoung #우영 #jongho #종호 #larknotes