Becoming aware of ichigo ichie helps us take our foot off the gas and remember that each morning we spend in the world, every moment we spend with our children and with our loved ones is infinitely valuable and deserves our full attention. Here are the 10 principles that sum up this Japanese philosophy: Francesc Miralles is an award-winning author who has written a number of bestselling self-help and inspirational books. Born in Barcelona, he studied journalism, English literature, and German, and has worked as an editor, a translator, a ghost-writer, and a musician. His novel Love in Lowercase has been translated into twenty languages. The two have co-authored the international bestseller, Ikigai: The Japanese Secret To A Long And Happy Life and the recent The Book Of Ichigo Ichie.