Update #2 (02.18.18)
Pearl Aqua Dreams Writing ContestUPDATE #2
02.18.18
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Hello everyone! I hope you all have been taking care of yourselves! Today marks the end of month two and the conclusion of a very important weekend of concerts. I wasn't able to attend them live, but I've read so many fan accounts of how the Osaka concerts were and they gave me a lot of comfort. I highly recommend that you read the fan accounts these lovely Shawols have posted, but only if you're ready to read them. I know everyone is in different stages of grieving right now, so please don't push yourself to do anything that you're not emotionally ready for yet. For me, that's listening to SHINee's music and watching their videos. I've only been able to listen to Tell Me What to Do, Lonely, and End of a Day since December, but there will come a day when I'm able to stop skipping SHINee songs and listen to them without tears.
I've also been listening to Shinin' intermittently since SME released Jonghyun's last album, which has been added to the prize list. I'm really happy that all of the profits are going towards a great cause and that we were able to receive this last gift from Jonghyun. And it was so heartwarming that the Shawol community banded together to give Jonghyun two last wins. Things will get better and we just have to keep moving forward while still honoring Jonghyun's memory. The pain will probably never disappear, but it will become easier to deal with. I hope everyone is who able to go to the Tokyo concerts next weekend enjoys themselves and I will be reading those fan accounts when they are posted. :)
And just for something more lighthearted, since it is the Winter Olympics right now, I'm going to plug my girl, Mirai Nagasu. She's one of the figure skaters representing Team USA this year and if you aren't supporting any other countries or skaters at the Olympics this year, please support her! She's a former student from my high school (and middle school and elementary school), several of my friends personally know her, and I avidly watched her during the Vancouver games when she placed fourth as a sixteen-year-old at her debut Olympics appearance. If Kim Yuna is South Korea's Pride, then Mirai Nagasu is Arcadia's Pride (LOL sorry Mark). She recently made history as the first American woman to land a triple axel at the Olympics during the team event last week and she placed second in that free skate program, which allowed Team USA to clinch the bronze medal that night. Mirai is a beautiful, powerful skater with so much talent and she's also one of the nicest people you'll ever meet. It was devastating when she didn't make the team for the Sochi Olympics four years ago (for the most unfair reason) and she's doing her very best to make up for that lost opportunity by going all out at Pyeongchang. I know the chances of her winning gold or silver are slim (because the Russians have a very strong team this year), but if you're watching the Pyeongchang Olympics right now, please send some love to Mirai! She'll be competing on February 21 in the individual womens' short program and on February 23 in the individual womens' free skate!
Anyway, please continue to write stories, submit entries, and promote the contest! If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please contact me via the comment box, my wall, or private messages I respond to all messages within 24 hours. And if you'd also like to be a karma donator, please contact me so we can discuss the specifics. I will repay you for your generosity! Take care of yourselves, everyone! Please remember that you are never alone. We're all in this together. :)
We miss you, Jonghyun. You worked hard. You did well.
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Congratulations on your win, Jonghyun. <3 You truly are the coolest poet, artist, and musician to have blessed this world. We will always be with you. :)
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