How To Live A Long And Happy Life - Philosophy of Ikigai

In this video we will be learning about Ikigai and other things people of Okinawa do to live a long and happy life from the book of Ikigai - Japanese secret to a long and happy life by Hector Garcia and Francesc Miralles.
So here are 10 things we should learn from people of Okinawa to live a long and happy life.
01. Follow your ikigai
02. Take it slow
03. Don’t fill your stomach
04. Surround yourself with good friends
05. Smile
06. Reconnect with nature
07. Give thanks
08. Exercise
09. Live in the moment
10. Never retire
Okinawa is an island, South of mainland Japan, containing some of the world’s longest living humans. On average, men live until 84 and women until 90. There are also a very high concentration of people who are 100 or more. Even the oldest Okinawans are considered healthy and have the emotional, physical and intellectual capacity to live and function independently. Those who study why the inhabitants of this island in the south of Japan live longer than people anywhere else in the world believe that one of the keys - in addition to a healthy diet, a simple life in the outdoors, green tea, and the subtropical climate - is the ikigai that shapes their lives. Ikigai. Iki meaning “to live” and gai meaning “reason” - or as we would say in English, Ikigai means your reason to live.
Book referred -
Ikigai - Japanese secret to a long and happy life by Hector Garcia and Francesc Miralles
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Life is not a problem to be solved. Just remember to have something that keeps you busy doing what you love while being surrounded by the people who love you - Hector Garcia and Francesc Miralles Hope you all enjoyed this video and for more videos to help you find success and happiness using ancient philosophical wisdom, don’t forget to subscribe. Thanks so much for watching.

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My mother in law is from a small island not too far from Okinawa. Her island is named Kikai. She just turned 96. Other than bad hearing and blood pressure she has no visible health issues. She has been living with us for a couple of years now and is a true joy. Up every morning around 7:30, hair fixed up, dressed nice and ready to face the day. She loves a vegetable rich diet, especially sweet potatoes (there’s a Japanese variety we find sometimes). She helps out in the kitchen, crochets every day, loves to watch golf (very passionately), and tries to walk outside a bit everyday. She stretches a lot throughout the day. She keeps herself very busy with little things every day. She laughs and smiles a lot, sometimes she gets down thinking about her older daughter that passed a couple of years ago, but day to day she is smiling. We play cards and she wins just as much as us youngsters in our 60s. What’s really funny is sometime she tries to bend the rules a bit to win.....🤣 I watch her and try to absorb her wisdom about life and living.

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Life is simple but we always try to make it hard . If someone wants to be happy , he must take care his health, relationship and financial.

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That’s like saying just be happy or just get good at things your inexperienced with

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My parents and grandparents always talked to me about Ikigai. My paternal grandmother lived to 97, my maternal grandmother and great grandmother lived to 100.

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"The key is to have a few, 3 or 4, good friends." True enough. But also, try to be your own best friend. Because regardless friendships will come, they will go, especially here in the West. But you'll be with you a lifetime. So strive to be happy with this relationship first and foremost. John~ American Net'Zen

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Better be happy alone than unhappy in a relationship. Enjoy life and use your talents.

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Here are the the 10 ikigai's : 1) Follow your reason to wake up every morning 2) Take it slow 3) Eat only to 80% full 4) Surround yourself with good friends 5) Smile 6) Reconnect with nature 7) Give thanks 8) Exercise 9) Live in the moment 10) Never retire

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#8 is EXERCISE YOU HAVE SMILE TWICE 5 & 8. SMILE IT HAPPENS

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Thank you. When there is clarity of vision in your life Nothing can disturb or alter your stability of who you were created to be

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To help others is to help yourself.

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Is very nice have moments in silence alone for feel yourself....is good for health too

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Like most Americans, in this culture, I had to wait until I retired ( 1st journey) to start my igkigai, 2nd life journey. I am happy, that the now generation is learning about igkigai. The argument of the value to learn about other cultures of the world.

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*_Ikigai is one of my favorite tools to navigate life, great video!_*

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How to find purpose of living?

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So much for "an introvert"

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My dream: a simple, minimalist, frugal, eco friendly, meaningful life.

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I think the concept of Ikigai is fantastic, helping you start a process to identify your purpose in life in a way which is easy to understand and follow

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I hope my cats count as good friends. Then I have three!

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I love my kitties.

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I have four dogs and plants! Not one friend. People are available to Me because of obligations but not one. I will try to be a friend to create opportunities to grow friendships!

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yes they count! another video i just viewed said that "you are the average of the five people you spend the most time with".. it was difficult for me to even get to 4 so i counted my dog as 5. i spend more time with her than anyone else so yes, count cats and dogs!

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The concepts of IKIGAI are fantastic and many can be incorporated. But everyone may not be that lucky to have ideal conditions to implement all of them.

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Many thanks for finding you and your philosophy of life. I believe I was on the road , but missed some points which I learned today. I am 85 and still walking straight. Hope to do better with ikigai.

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I love life and I truly believe in gratefulness.i believe in doing.. Doing for my family,my friends and for the strangers in need.

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Living life is a wish. Experiencing life is a dream.

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Ive always tried to avoid being an icky guy, but hell I'll give it a shot.

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Im actually reading the book right now and I’m on the last chapter ❤

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Good luck finding 3 - 4 friends You are fortunate to find 1 true friend in lifetime

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long life in western world is different, full of worries and anxieties and fear! so live short but fruitful! the quality of a blessed life is not about the length of it, but about the quality of it.

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But if you live a short life how in the world can you enjoy the fruits of you labor? Thats like watering a garden then burning it before harvest.

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I've run across this term 3x in the past 2 months. I really needed this. I already feel healthier and happy just watching this. I cannot wait to implement these ways of living. Ridding of all that does me no good and welcoming in all that benefits me.

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I've deliberately given up on social obligations. It's something I never wanted to participate in, so now I just don't go to Aunt Sally's son's graduation party because I simply don't need it.

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Video deeply appreciated. Highly recommended . 💯👍💕 I watched it twice. But I also included presence of God’s wisdom application in my life for REAL JOY and have the reason to smile always .

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I really enjoyed this video. As part of a quest to find my purpose in life I started a couple years ago, it's been very insightful.

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11:30 that is why i love to have a farm, poultary farm, sheep and books of course.

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You, this video and the good people who are also grateful and, therefore, contributing to this learning are on my gratitude list tonight. Advice to myself and those interested is to not expect or eventually try to be perfect at Ikigi. Celebrate everytime there is any attempt or success in the moment. Congratulate yourself. If we beat ourselves up, we are more likely to give up as we tend to avoid doing things we get punished for. Go slowly. Thank you.

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thank you for the wonderful IKIGAI....

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I went to Okinawa last year.. it's a beautiful clean place.. I had the pleasure of being there for two months🙋🏽‍♀️ And despite having air rail buses and plenty of traffic the air seems a hellofa lot cleaner than the USA.. the food tastes so much better.. And the weather is great... Except for the typhoons😁

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I FILL my stomach cause it is what I like it is tough finding a balance in anything in my life....

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My family tends to have long lifespans on both spans and sometimes it scares me but this video was nice. I'm going to care for my health and fitness as much as possible so I can enjoy my old age more if I end up very old. My great grandmas were 96 and 100 when they died and my grandad who died in 2018 was 85 which is quite old for a man... I was still angry about it though because I was only 23 but I was born into the family late so I was lucky to get as much time with him as I did.

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One thing I understand that the real happiness lays in the way of life leading in the region of East Asian Countries

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GREAT VID!!! I am getting up and go exercise now. What Ive learned is if I just take the 10k steps a day I feel great no need for gym. !! I adore the voice of the narrator , as I'm brushing up on my English with him in the meantime :-)) Well done!

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The only thing better than liquid gold is WORD GOLD. What a valuable and timely message. Words to live by. I thank you for providing knowledge that can help me to improve upon my life.

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I like to think that loving yourself is the first step to happiness. Then naturally, in love with life, allowing to love and be loved would seemed so positively possible. Lastly, love is a decision. Decide to love and positively go forward.

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