Happy Holidays!

I do hope that you all are having a nice holiday season.

Year 2016 has been a wonderful year for me, indeed.

I have met tons of wonderful people, have had amazing experiences and have learned so much about myself, life and many more. It's all great. I have so much gratitude to my life, my family, my people and many more.

Especially my family, who are there for my mother whom I can't be with all the time. I live half globe away from her and rest of my family. And I miss them so much.

Yet I have met new wonderful people whom I work with now. My bosses are fantastic and I know the businesses are growing. I wish them for the best of health, prosperity and absolute happiness eternally.

My life, my body, mind and spirit have faced some different phases this year. But I know I am better place than before. I appreciate all adversities I had to challenges. But because of the support and love from the universe, amazing messages were sent to my way, and I have gained so much which I can't buy with money.

Those experiences and those wonderful people are absolutely treasure of my heart.

It's been amazing journey I am walking..... and I am looking forward to meeting new year 2017.

Love to you all....

Masae

Happy Birthday to me.

Yesterday was my 49th birthday. Wow, I am making to almost a half century.
It seems like a long time, but time flew so fast. I can't believe it!

No, I can believe it. lol.

Things happen for many reason. Age is not just numbers, it contains a lot of experiences, I mean a lot.

A day of my birthday this year, I flew out from NC to home in NYC. A year ago on October 20, 2015, I flew out from MI to home in NYC. I was happy last year, but it was conditioned happiness.

This year, I have met new people. They are wonderful individuals. They teach me so much.
Last year, I have met new people. They were wonderful individuals. They taught me so much about me and my life and others.

I have been working with a wonderful company since June.
That's why I went to NC for the retreat. This was another opportunity to be better person as I am and I want to be. I got to know my co-workers, my boss and myself, and life.
This comes to the basis point of the way of life, Buddhism philosophy, to respect the dignity of people, human life, human being as they are. Regardless who they are, where they come from, what they do, what they say, what might say to you. Don't need to judge good or bad, black or what. Don't need to judge them, because of the age or sex, ethnicity, oh no. No need to.

Each of us has unique personality, unique mission, beautiful heart. If you can see and embrace them equally. That's wonderful and beautiful gift. If you are not there, please take your time. You will get there on time.

I was lost for many years, but I think I started to find myself, learn about myself and my life, my beautiful life, my beautiful families and friends.

Looking back at my life.
I used to depend on my happiness to someone else. I used to blame my unhappiness to someone else.
I know now that I own them, take them 100% responsibility of my life. Even I step and fall on the bumpy road here and there, but I am able to pull myself up and stand up again.

I am so fortunate to have my friends/family who are there for me. I feel I am loved by many more this year than before.

I want to become a better person who can share my love unconditionally to others.
Start with myself. I have been been many many incidents, accidents, wow events here and there. But here I am, I am alive, relatively healthy, working as a LMT to help others to heal themselves, working with wonderful people. This is some greatest benefit from the universe.

I thank to the Gohonzon and the universe for this.
I am looking forward to meeting new adventure, new path, new friends and many more. Because life is nothing but exciting and beautiful.

Nam myoho renge kyo
Love

Masae

Time flies so fast..

It has been almost 2 months and half since last my blog.

It's been an amazing summer for me.
As a Nichiren Buddhist, I am learning something new everyday, As a mother, I am learning how to be a better mother for my wonderful children. As a massage therapist, I am learning to be a better practitioner. Every moment is crucial for me, every opportunity is a crucial for me for the future.

Now I have been practicing "being at a present" every second of my life.
Living in NYC can be hectic, yet, my life is becoming more calm as I am connecting my whole being better and connecting to the universe. By chanting Nam myoho renge kyo, I am feeling better and better everyday.

I am so grateful to be alive, to live in this life time.

I know myself better than before. All the mistakes, and not appropriate decisions are great way to learn about life, especially my life.
I am grateful.

I don't know what to begin, but I also appreciate my life, my intension to learn eager about my journey.

Wow, I can't explain enough but I have been receiving so much blessings and benefits from the universe.


Visualize what you want, and appreciate about it (even you haven't gotten them yet.
Dream big, think big....

I am grateful to be alive..

Nam myoho renge kyo

Love my life

Happy Father's Day!

It's been more than twenty years ago when I saw my father last time.

I had some issues to deal with the relationship with him for long time. But it's been getting cleared and settled in my soul.  I was able to forgive him, because I have some wonderful support system to help me to heal, especially emotionally and spiritually.

I miss him, I wish I had some serious talk with him, but it won't happen until I meet him again next life time.

I am grateful that he was my father. We all are born with some issues, hardships, difficulties, challenges and many more. But because of him, I was able to learn something deep.
It's not so easy to do that. There are many people who hold some grudges, resentment or some kind of negative feeling to others. This is some part of life we all deal.
I just hope that we all are able to help our scars one point, even one scar at a time, so we would be able to unconditionally compassionate and loving person to other. Even just to one person, I know it would influence for the better in the society.
I love my father, the father figured people in my life. I truly appreciate them.


Happy Father's Day to you all!


Love

Masae

June 5, 2016

Wow, my life changed again, in big time.

This morning, while I was chanting with my fellow SGI Buddhist families, I realized my life changed in many aspects since one year ago.

One year ago, I was falling in love with someone whom I met online. I didn't know what to except and how to deal with. We were good for a while, even I saw signs of something I would not like, but I thought they were part of his life, I needed to accept them. Soon later, we ended our relationship, he asked me first, whatever reasons he told me which I didn't think he was totally honest with me. But his wish was the greatest benefit for me.
It took me for a while to accept the fact/reality, but I knew that I would be ok. I was chanting Nam myoho renge kyo to do my human revolution, work with my financial revolution. Buddhism is about pray/chant with taking actions. As I chant, I always seek for answers, and take action to change.
I was hungry to read, I was thirsty to learn, I was eager to listen others who would tell me anything even though it can be tough.

I am focusing on my life, my growth for personal and professional. At meantime, I was dealing with my fear about my work. I wasn't happy, but I was afraid to leave the job I had for 7 years. But I felt that, "I got to change, I got to leave" for first time.

At meantime, I have encountered wonderful people who show me I am on the right track. Also with my greatest support system I have, I gradually gained more confidence and determination what I want to do for my future. I am one of the luckiest person on the planet for sure.  I have all blessing in my life. Struggles and challenges are also my blessing to have to grow.

While I was chanting, I realized that I have received what I was chanting for.
I landed jobs where people love to have me, and value me better than before. It also keeps me stay proactive with studying Human Body and human life.
Yes, this is what I wanted. It doesn't mean that my life's challenges end.
But I am better place than before.

I am very much grateful what I learned and I am looking forward to learning more and more.

Chanting Nam myoho renge kyo with all my heart has given me so much.

Life is beautiful!

Love

Masae

Life is beautiful!

I know I am fortunate being who is surrounded by wonderful people.

People are coming to me for something good to share like smile, life, work, many more.
They teach me a lot of things about me and life.

And everyday I am practicing Nichiren Buddhism with much gratitude now.

Last weekend, I had one awaken day.
When I was chanting at SGI center with fellow members, I realized that my father left me SGI family. Nichiren Buddhism and SGI family are treasure of my life. Nam myoho renge kyo, the Mystic Law is phenomena philosophy for humanity.  At the moment, I felt so much appreciation to my own father.

I used to blame him for my unhappiness. I used to focus on what he didn't do to me. But those memories were based on my memories, not all were truth. I can't confront him anymore. Because he passed away for 20 years. Now I chant everyday to illuminate his life by my prayer. And I mean it.

This year, whenever I speak to my mother, she told me something I didn't remember. Yes, she helps me to do my human revolution.

Now, I am able to determine every morning to create my day wonderful, to help and support others. I am creating my own happiness my own with great support system from the universe.

Since then, my life is opening up. I have met another wonderful people. And I know I will meet more wonderful people here and there.

Life is beautiful.

I am so lucky to have my life.

Nam myoho renge kyo
Love

Breaking through

When you live your life with mindfulness, some of you will be able to observe life better, some won't be able to.

I have a great friend who is in 80's. I met him in December 2014. I wondered why I met him, what was the reason to encounter him.

We met up to chant at our local buddhist center most of Sundays. We have gone through difficulties together and support each other since then.
There was time when he was surgery, I would visit him at a hospital or a nursing home. We went to Dim Sum after chanting with the fellow Buddhists sometimes. We had some good time together and good experience together. He and my father are similar age if my father was alive.

I have been supportive a good friend, but there were times that I was able to be there. But he never complained to me bit.

I have met many wonderful people who have given me great impact in my life. Wow, and some of them are still around me and some are gone. But that's called "Life".

Now, I realize that why he is in my life. He came into my life to observe myself, my life from the childhood. As we all have some difficulties.

I won't go to the detail, but I definitely know that he is teaching so significant form life.

My mother also helped me to recognize what I need to learn. I don't live close to her, but I feel that the unity of me and my mother is powerful and strong.
Because she used to tell me, "You know, you came out from my womb, but I treat you as my child, but you are also my comrade in the Buddhist faith." I always felt that she would say something with unconditional love/compassion and respect. Sometimes she let me experience in hard-way, but that can be best kind lesson you experience.
She told me about my friend who is bit ill. "He must be someone who helped you in the past life time. I want you to support  and help him as he is your own father."
Took me for a while to process that it means, but as I became to accept him as who he is with love/compassion and respect. I was able to interact him in much peaceful way.

No-one know how he has lived, and he needs me at this moment. And he is helping me to change my karma.

In order to go my paths on my personal and professional lives, I need to go through something little by little to change my karma for better.

I am grateful to have my life,
I am grateful to have my family,
I am grateful to have my friends
I am grateful to have my colleagues,
I am grateful to have teachers,
I am grateful to have my experiences,
I am grateful to have my Buddhist practice.

It's powerful to chant Nam myoho renge kyo.
I am changing poison into medicine...

Love my life

Masae