Awakening, who you really are

This morning, I'd like to share my awakening experience back in 2012. I was a member of Toastmaster which was a group of people working on improving presentation skills when I was an exchange student studying at Oklahoma State University. 

There was this one time, a guy filled with energy made a presentation in front of us and I was drawn to the light inside him. Right after his presentation, I found myself going introducing myself straightway. 

Just like that, he has become my mentor and life good friend. Later that day, I got to meet his family and we have become an extended family. His wife is a lovely woman, no wonder she has become a real good friend of mine and of course a little princess, which leads to another good friendship with my 2 years old daughter. We have flown to each other's wedding, visited home once in a while from another part of the world. 

Well, we knew we had a connection after all, but it all came clear one day when I was sitting on the couch sharing some words from a book. I couldn't remember what exactly we were talking about but suddenly, there was a silence. It was like a flash back of all the dots of memories connecting together to make a straight path. I felt so loved and strong about what life has been giving to me and where I was. That was definitely my awakening experience I was strongly conscious about myself who I really was.

Life can be tough with all the distractions. It's disappointing sometimes and it feels like a big mess but it all leads to the road for perfection. I trust myself and where life brings me to so I just be myself who I really am. This is my honor to serve people what is needed at the right timing. Let love radiate without concerns for results.

Shiho Yoshizaki