Ni Modotte — Haki

"Haki ni Modotte" is a Japanese phrase that translates to "Return to Haki" or "Come Back to Haki." Haki is a concept in the popular manga and anime series "One Piece," referring to a spiritual energy or willpower that allows users to sense and connect with the world around them.

So I began to practice small returns:

Tonight, I sit by an open window. Rain falls on bamboo leaves. My breath is long and unhurried. When a thought rises—a regret, a worry, a small ambition—I do not chase it or banish it. I breathe through it, and let it drift like incense smoke toward the screen door. Haki ni modotte. Not a mantra. Not a command. Just a remembering. The breath returns to the body. The body returns to the ground. The ground returns to the sky. And in that loop, simple and endless, I am no longer lost. I am no longer found. I am simply back . haki ni modotte