一日千秋 (ichinichi-sen-shū): One Day Feels Like a Thousand Autumns

There’s a Japanese idiom that captures the beauty — and ache — of waiting:
🌿 一日千秋 (ichinichi-sen-shū) — “One day feels like a thousand autumns.”

It’s that feeling of deep anticipation, when time stretches endlessly because your heart is so eager for what’s to come.

As I walked through the Seattle Japanese Garden, the momiji swaying overhead, I felt that idiom in every leaf. 🍁
This season, while still waiting for our teas to make their journey stateside, I’m reminded that patience is part of the process — and even the wait holds its own quiet poetry.

If you’re in a season of becoming, of waiting, of growing — you’re not alone. Let the moments breathe. The beauty is happening, even now. 🌿

✨ Join us TOMORROW for a very special gathering:
📅 Afternoon Tea Time with Flowering Waters x Chef Toru Masai
🕝 2:30 PM | 📍 Cedar + Elm (LINK IN BIO)

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