to ateez: good morning! i hope you slept well and were able to have good rest. i hope the weather is nice for you today, or at least that you can stay warm and safe for any travels. here, after a winter of only a little snow, it snowed a lot suddenly in spring. over 30cm this weekend, with rain and more snow in the days ahead. i still worry for the friends outside, but am at least grateful for the moisture since where i live it's been in bad drought. i hope the plants and flowers can bloom safely when the time is right. i planted the bluebird forget-me-not seeds i shared previously in this cute planter i found! i'll thin out the seedlings and plant in other containers as necessary, but for now, look! they've already started to grow this much in a few days. i think the plants like it better where i moved them, so i'll keep trying to give them the best care possible. the room i'm staying in is very sensitive to the weather and temperature outside, as this is an older house, so it can be tough to grow plants, especially when it gets very cold or very hot. but i'm hoping to keep at least a little green and colour alive. whatever the outcome, it's better to try than to never try and never know. so i'll continue to do my best. with plant friends, with music, and with everything. yunho, though it's a few days late, it was really important to be able to express gratitude to you for your song cover. you did such a beautiful job, and the sincerity and care could be felt so clearly. that song means so much to so many for good reason, and you sharing it further, with your gorgeous vocals, makes it even more precious. thank you, sincerely. so, so very proud of you, and i hope the encouragement received can be like warm and gentle hands guiding you forward, towards whatever you dream and wish for in the future. 💚 hongjoong, it was so wonderful to see you share your vlog. please don't feel bad for not sharing more. it's important to be able to have parts of your life that are purely for you. it's not selfish to have that for yourself. and even if there are parts you'd like to share that you end up not sharing for any reason, it really is ok. you put so much of your heart and self into everything you do, you give so, so much. you are, genuinely, not letting anyone down. so i hope this can be a small reassurance. i also really appreciated you showing a balance of motivation while also showing it's ok to recognize when rest is needed and give that to yourself. i hope you can continue to show yourself patience and kindness while motivating yourself to take care of things you want to or need to. i struggled with that for a very long time, so i'm cheering for you a lot and sending encouragement and support. whenever you're feeling anxious about results, feeling discouraged, or worried about whether you or what you can do is enough, you have love and healing energy being sent your way. and you will always have people who are proud of you, believe in you, and truly believe you are more than enough. 💚🍀 for each of you this week, as this month draws to a close and the next begins, i hope you find healing rest on difficult days and hopeful energy when those clouds ease and the skies in your soul are clearer. i hope you can enjoy the changing of seasons, see flowers blooming and the blossoms on trees flourish. i hope you can find small happiness each day, even as the smallest spark and star. stay safe, stay warm, stay healthy. eat well and remember vitamins. sleep well and have good dreams. take care and treat yourselves to something nice. remember you are loved, cared for, and supported each day. i send my light, my love, and kindest wishes as always. all the best with everything, i love you! 🎶🐦💚🌻🍀☀️🌕✨ - ari #ateez #에이티즈 #hongjoong #홍중 #seonghwa #성화 #yunho #윤호 #yeosang #여상 #san #산 #mingi #민기 #wooyoung #우영 #jongho #종호 #larknotes