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Reblogging because I’m a grown 40-something mom whose career is in nursing. whose special interest when I was 17 was marine biology, and it still is. Just a little reminder that there’s no shame if you didn’t make your special interest into your career. Find joy in it still if you can! Collect special interests and find joy.

i feel like this is very importantTM to say, you dont need to be an expert in your special interest

marine biology is my special interest. i suck at identifying fish. i can identify one fish but only because i spent ages fixating on it. i couldnt tell you the scientific name of anything else.

when i was in primary school most of my information came from the octonauts since i wasnt allowed the internet, it was still my special interest then even when i hardly knew anything.

having a special interest doesnt mean you immediately become amazing at whatever it is, and thats totally ok. its ok to forget things, to not know things, for other people to know more about the thing. thats part of the fun, theres so much about everything to learn and improve on.

in my personal case there are thousands of scientists who know more than me. i may know more than my friends, but im 17. there are scientists who study the ocean for a living and its perfectly reasonable for them to know more than me

the only thing that matters is that it gives you energy, that you enjoy doing it, that its special to you

『節目』

間もなく、東日本大震災から10年の節目を迎えます。 その日を前に、海の姿を見たくなりました。

海よりも山へ足が向いた10年。 自然の厳しさに困惑しながらも、自然を感じる喜びもたくさんありました♪

今朝は、ゆっくりとピンクに染まりゆく水平線と、どこまでも続く海に感動✨ 朝日に背中を押されるように波が寄せ、その音と僅かな潮の香りを残して静かに遠くへ引いていきます。 夜明けを迎え、船が動き、鳥が舞い、釣りを楽しむ人がいます。 それぞれの日常を営みながら、小さな感動を少しずつ積み重ねて前へ進んでいます♪

お力添えをいただいている皆様に、そして、先日の地震の際、暖かい声をかけていただき、心から感謝します✨

元気です(*'▽')

2021/02/21　仙台市　荒浜海岸にて

『10th year milestone』

It will soon be 10 years since the Great East Japan Earthquake. Before that milestone day, I visited the sea for the first time in a while. This morning, I was moved by the horizontal line that slowly turns pink and the sea that continues forever ✨ The waves come in as if they were pushed by the rising sun, leaving behind the sound and a slight scent of the tide, and then gently recede into the distance. At dawn ships are moving and birds are dancing and some people enjoy fishing. We are moving forward little by little, accumulating small emotions♪ I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all of you for your help.