Voices

70s

From Being an Expert on Making People Frustrated; the Drastic Change Between My Daughter and I

(KY from Tokyo Prefecture/Female/70s/Esthetician) “Mom, you are an expert in making people frustrated!” –were my daughte...
60s

Got Rid of the Pain of Always Living a Life of Competition

(YM from Nagano Prefecture/60s/Female/Part-Time Worker) As the youngest of three sisters, I learned lessons from my two ...
60s

I Really Did Not Like My Husband Who Drink Alcohol
My Discontent From the Beginning of the Marriage Has Gone

(JM from Ishikawa Prefecture/60s/Female/Housewife) December is the 68th birthday of my husband, and we went out for dinn...
70s

I Got Rid of Short-Temperedness―the Awareness I Gained Through My Encounter With Kami

(IM from Aomori Prefecture/70s/Male/ Unemployed) I conveyed my gratitude to Kami before the altar of Hikari no Yakata th...
50s

Surrounded by People That I Love, I Have Found My Kokoro Thrived, Led by Kami

(HS from Fukuoka Prefecture/50s/Female/Part-Time Worker) I was a fifth grader at elementary school when I was enrolled a...
40s

Building the Foundation as a Husband and a Father Has Led to a Life Turnaround

(AS from Kyoto Prefecture/40s/Male/ Self-Employed) Although I was working hard, our household finances didn't go well. I...
50s

A Great Change on the Verge of a Gray Divorce―We Were Led to a Choice Where We Will Leave Behind No Regrets

(TS from Ibaraki Prefecture/50s/Female/ Welfare Facility Staff)  I had been putting up with my unhappy married life, hop...
50s

I Hated My Parents So Badly―This Ill Feeling Against My Parents Disappeared Wondrously

(MU from Kagawa Prefecture/50s/Female/Temporary worker) My mother, who was born in Taiwan, was engaged in night entertai...
50s

Discord With My Mother-In-Law and My Divorce Problems―They Were Solved One After Another When My Mind Got Focused on the Right Thing

(YK from Nagano Prefecture/50s/Female/ Part-Time Worker) Seven years ago, I got married and moved from Tokyo to Nagano. ...
30s

My Husband I Were Not Facing Each Other—We Were Facing Back to Back
Our Happy Life Was Attained Through Our Willingness to Compromise

(NS from Fukuoka Prefecture/30s/Female/Housewife)From the beginning of our marriage, we got along well. However, the tim...