Hey quick reminder that living a ghibli life doesn't mean that everything will be romantic and perfect
Chihiro's parents were kidnapped and she had to work day in and day out to save them
Kiki got so burned out that she lost the ability to (what for her would be) walk
Arrietty had to leave the only home she'd ever known as soon as she made her very first friend
Sosuke's entire home flooded
Mahito had to escape nuclear annihilation during ww2 and got depressed that he started using SH to cope
Satsuki and Mei lost their mother
Yet this isn't the point of any of their stories. It's about the getting up, the quiet reflection, the friendship, the good meal, and the step forward
Ghiblifying your life doesn't mean it's perfect, it means maybe you drink tea and watch the sunrise, you take a moment of whimsy and chase a leaf in the wind, you become overly obsessed with reading more books than one of your classmates, it's finding the balance, allowing for Ma, and telling yourself and your loved ones, ganbatte
