Each Day Is The First Day Of Your Life
- Nish Nishimura
- May 7
- 3 min read
When I read over this article from my past I remembered a YouTube video I watched two days ago by Rajiv Surendra, titled 100 Years From Now. He speaks of trying to live as much as possible in the present and not lamenting about the past and regretting things or wishing he could go back in time. Rajiv cites Virginia Wolf’s book A Room of One’s Own written 100 years ago. He shared a passage from her book that was prophetic and quite remarkable.
Starting each day as the first day of your life is felt more deeply now than I did when I first wrote the article in early 2021. Back then, I was stepping cautiously out of a strange, suspended year, trying to reconnect with purpose and voice. Today, I’m retired and stand a little steadier, a little wiser, still navigating challenges, but far more intentional about how I spend my time, my energy, and my creativity. The pause that once felt accidental has revealed itself as necessary.
Now, my focus is clearer: to continue creating with honesty and curiosity, to strengthen both my physical and mental well-being, and to share stories, through podcasts, writing, and performance, that resonate, comfort, and maybe even spark a moment of recognition in someone else. I’m no longer chasing a finish line as much as I’m committed to the process, showing up, refining my voice, and building something meaningful, one day at a time.
I wonder if in 100 years the World will have changed from the turmoil we are experiencing now to a new earth where peace and joy prevail.
Starting a New Year After Skipping the Last
It wasn’t a conscious decision to just ignore 2020, stop contributing content to this site, and take a sabbatical from public life, but COVID 19 made it convenient to do so. As I begin again with some enthusiasm, opening to the sunshine of a new year, and committing myself to mature in a meaningful way, it hits me that our minds and mental health should be treated just as mindfully and carefully as our physical health to remain well and avoid catching the dreaded virus. It was an absurd year when the word “positive” was actually negative, and “negative” is positive. For our brains that must be the bomb that will make it explode.
We had been trained to think positively and to reject the negative. So, what happened? Perhaps the vile Corona Virus made other types of diseases worse such as the disgraceful divisive influences on society, ugly violence, riots, and assault on our ethics and democracy in general. I need not name names, but I am looking forward to the transition to a saner governing of the USA and peaceful coexistence and cooperation among all nations.
Today I was perusing YouTube and came across a video from Mayim Bialik. She’s that lovable nerd who married Dr. Sheldon Cooper on “The Big Bang Theory,” Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler, or some may know her from the TV show “Blossom” where she played Blossom Russo. What you might not know is that she is also a real neuroscientist with a Ph.D. I guess we should call her Dr. Mayim Bialik.
Along with launching a new television series, “Call Me Kat,” she is starting a podcast on mental health. It’s called Mayim Bialik’s Breakdown, and it couldn’t be more fun and entertaining as well as informative. Not everything beneficial must be fed to us in all seriousness. I also think the fact that she is an actor, as well as a badass doctor of neuroscience, will make for a podcast that’s delightfully informative and will promote mental health. I will certainly look forward to viewing the upcoming episodes.
Eventually, I want to achieve a standard where my blogs, podcasts, or videocasts could be received as well as hers or any of the entertaining and enlightening personalities online and off are producing. But until then, may I present “Mayim Bialik’s Breakdown.”
Nish (Karen) Nishimura
Podcaster, Writer, Actor, Author, with Expertise in Digital Entertainment Projects. She is now a podcaster and writer on the Chatmosa platform https://chatmosa.com/profile/linkedin/karennish This article was first produced on LinkedIn on January 4, 2021
