personality

50s

I Used to Hope to Become Happy like Everyone Else, but Now I’m Leading a Life Much More Rewarding Than What I Wished for. 

(HK from Saitama Prefecture/50s/Male/ Unemployed) Since my childhood, I have earnestly hoped to be like everyone else so...
70s

My Experience as an American Shinja
Feeling the Existence of Kami and the Miracle I Feel in My Kokoro

(RH from the United States of America/70s/Male/Part-Time Worker) I am an American shinja. It has been 20 years since I w...
20s

Ways to Avoid Human Relationship Problems
The Key is to Fathom the Deeper Thoughts

(AG from Yokohama City/20s/Male/Technician) My strength is my ability to become friends with any type of person. I told ...
50s

Losing My Parents One After Another… Overcoming Sadness and Loss

(SK from Niigata Prefecture/50s/Female/English Teacher) It was 23 years ago. I lost my mother in early September and my ...
40s

The Hardships I Had with Autism; Days Filled with Joy! (the Son’s Story)

(KK from Kagawa Prefecture/40s/Male/Employee) “There is something about me that is different from other people.” This is...
50s

The New World That I Have Come to See by Opening the Door of My Heart, After Having Lived a Life of Withdrawal

(MK from Kyoto Prefecture/50s/Male/ Part-Time Worker) One's character cannot be changed easily. Since my childhood, I ha...
70s

What I Gained from Being Diagnosed with Dementia; The Reality My Family Had to Accept

(KI from Yamanashi Prefecture/70s/Female/Housewife) I have always taken good care of my health than anyone else, and had...
30s

Dealing with My Child’s Phase of ‘Saying No to Everything’; Seeing Some Hopeful Prospects That “Everything Is Going to Be Okay”

(HK from Saga Prefecture/30s/Female/Housewife) I was introduced to Kyōkai by my mother-in-law, and it’s been 4 months si...
60s

My Heart Didn’t Come Together with My Daughters―Where Was the Clue to a Solution to Be Found?

(KK from Ibaraki Prefecture/60s/Male/Unemployed) 16 years ago, my wife passed away because of leukemia. Hearing me promi...
40s

My Daughter Has the Same Personality as I Do; Learning How to Engage with Her as a Parent

(MM from Oita Prefecture/40s/Female/Physician) I have two daughters; first one who’s in college, and the second one who’...