Interesting Omikuji Message Ideas for Seniors

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One fun recommendation for events and recreational activities in January is drawing omikuji (fortune slips).

While the usual fortunes like “Great Blessing” or “Slight Blessing” are classics, why not try creating omikuji with amusing messages that older adults will enjoy? In this article, we’ll share “funny omikuji messages for seniors”! We’ve gathered ideas with positive wording about health and longevity, as well as messages that will make people chuckle when they open their fortune.

We’ve also included tips for intentionally incorporating exercise into daily life.

Let’s liven things up with a different kind of omikuji than you’d find at a shrine.

Use these ideas when making your own handmade omikuji!

[For Seniors] A Collection of Funny Omikuji Wording Ideas (21–30)

Your popularity luck is rising! The key is to spend each day having fun.

No matter how old you are, it’s always wonderful to be liked by many people, isn’t it? And this is something that can give you that happy feeling.

Gaining popularity just by enjoying your everyday life is truly lovely! If you’ve been finding it hard to discover what’s fun, this might be a good chance to find something you genuinely enjoy.

That, in turn, leads to happiness; when you’re happy, you smile, and when people around you see that smile, they’ll likely form a very positive impression of you.

Please use this with the hope that older adults can lead lively, fulfilling days.

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By keeping a smile, the path to longevity opens.

Omikuji, the sacred fortunes that deliver blessed messages from gods and Buddhas, can be surprisingly exciting when you make them yourselves.

Everyone wishes to be healthy and live a long life.

Using “longevity” as the keyword, why not adopt a message like “Keep smiling” as the blessed guidance in your omikuji—something that brings happiness to yourself and those around you? As we age, worries such as illness and declining bodily functions increase, and it becomes harder to keep smiling.

We should make use of the health benefits of laughter—which boosts immunity and reduces stress.

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Your health fortune is on the rise! Chew your food well when you eat!

Omikuji fortune slips are indispensable for the first shrine visit of the New Year.

Many older adults may also believe that drawing one determines their luck for the year.

This time’s message—“Your health luck is on the rise! Chew your food well!”—is actually very important for enjoying meals more.

Chewing thoroughly provides beneficial stimulation to the brain.

It also helps you savor your food, which can lead to improved memory, dementia prevention, and stress relief.

It’s encouraging to know that simply being mindful about chewing well can steadily boost your health luck.

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Turn misfortune into blessing. Your troubles will soon be resolved.

When you live for many years, it’s not all fun and games.

Perhaps it’s precisely because we face painful events that we can cherish the days we spend happily.

The fortune that says “Turn misfortune into blessing—your worries will soon be resolved” means that while you may experience failures and setbacks, looking back you’ll find they were necessary events for your own sake.

Painful experiences can be discouraging, but they may also be good things that help a person grow.

Thinking of it that way, going through hard times might not be entirely bad after all.

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If you drink tea right after waking up, good luck will come your way.

Many older adults may find it hard to wake up feeling refreshed in the morning.

In such cases, simply drinking tea in the morning can have delightful benefits.

This fortune, titled “Drink tea upon waking and good luck will come,” is recommended for those who struggle to wake up.

Just having about a cup of tea after getting up helps shake off drowsiness and clears the mind.

What’s more, warm tea gently permeates the body, warming you from the core of your body and mind.

As your stomach and intestines also warm up, you can expect it to help with your morning bowel movement.

It’s a recommendation that supports both mental and physical health.

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If you spend your days with a smile, good encounters will come your way.

They say that if you spend each day with a smile, good fortune will come your way.

That may be because when you enjoy yourself, happy events tend to find you.

This fortune, which says “Spend your days smiling and you’ll encounter good connections,” means that when you keep smiling, it’s easier to form new bonds.

People who smile give off a happy aura, and others naturally gather around them.

Smiles are so wonderful that there’s hardly any weapon that can beat them.

Spending each day with a smile will likely contribute to the mental and physical well-being of older adults as well.

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By living each day with care, the path to longevity opens.

As we get older, we tend to focus on physical health, but it seems that treasuring each day is also a secret to longevity.

This fortune—‘By treasuring each day, the path to a long life opens’—encourages us to find daily joys and live with care.

Many older adults may struggle with how to find enjoyment each day, since their routines don’t change much.

That’s why it helps to imagine any moments—no matter how small—when you feel genuinely happy.

The key is to discover little touches of color in everyday life and cherish each day.

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