Anime Lectio: Honey Lemon Soda

                                                            1. Why do Anime Lectio? 

Anime Lectio is a time for us to stop and take a breath. Between work, activities, family life, and social media, our minds are always moving. We rarely take time to contemplate and ask, why am I watching this anime? What’s the point of all this? And, how is this making me feel? 

2. Put away all distractions 

(phones, work, etc.)

We are so enslaved to things that stimulate our minds. Let this be a moment for us to free our minds, look inside of ourselves, and be at peace.

3. Deep Breathing

Take several deep breaths. Let your mind relax. If you’ve had any questions, desires, or struggles that you’ve been hiding or stuffing away, let them rise up to the surface. 

4. Open yourself to God’s Presence

Remember God places all our thoughts and desires inside of us, and He uses them to draw us closer to Himself. God gives us a community to help us understand who we are and what He is calling us to do. The faces of other people you know and don't know are like signs of God’s presence.  

5. Think About What’s on Your Mind in Relation to the Anime

Think about what’s been on your mind in relation to the anime.  The following is an example of such thoughts written by me. 

Sometimes, our own personalities can get in the way of what we want and/or really need.  There are things that we all want and/or really need.  Our own personalities, as well as other things that can influence them, like what other people think, can also help us realize that what we want can also be what we need.  An example of this can be seen in the series Honey Lemon Soda.

6. Brief and written explanation of the anime

Pay attention to how the brief and written explanation of the anime seen on this blog, or seeing the anime for yourself since that's better than any explanation, might “speak” to you or shed light on the things that have been on your minds.

A shy girl who got bullied at her old school ends up going to a new school in order to make new friends.  In addition to having overprotective parents, some of the bullies from her old school end up at the new school and continue making her life difficult.  However, the shy girl makes new friends that help her stand up to her bullies and overprotective parents.  One of these new friends is a boy she ends up falling in love with romantically, which is also noticeable with the boy since he tends to be a different person with her and that also helps her eventually let him know how she feels about him.

7.  Reflect on the anime

Has this brief and written explanation of the anime shed any light on what's been on your minds?  The following is an example of a reflection on the anime from me.

One of the things that can influence our personalities is where we are and who we are with based on where we are, whether that be where you work/study, where you live, or where you both work/study and live as the same place. What you want for yourself isn't always what other people you work, study, and/or live with need, but it can be when you let people help you, which in turn can help them. It takes time for these things to happen, especially when you live where you work/study, but letting them happen is important.

8. Final Prayer

Please voice any prayer intentions for friends, family, or people around the world that relate to this anime.  The following is an example written by me.

Let us pray that we can let other people help us when we need it, as well as help them when they need it, and to remember that all of this takes time.