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This is my personal tool to discover, enhance and put my vital purpose at the center of my existence every day of the year. According to the Japanese, everyone has an ikigai, which a French philosopher would translate as raison d'être. Some have found it and are aware of their ikigai, others have it inside but are still looking for it. Ikigai is hidden within us and requires patient exploration to reach the depths of our being and find it. According to the natives of Okinawa, the island with the highest rate of centenarians in the world, ikigai is the reason we get up in the morning. Based on the principles of the book Ikigai: Japan's secrets for a long and happy life, this planner will accompany you throughout the year in putting your life purpose into practice. Beautifully illustrated with medieval paintings from classical Japanese culture, it includes exercises, meditations, and reflections from great thinkers of history.