About Me
I'm joining Service Space because ... I want to be part of a movement that is sharing strengths and making positive contributions to the world.
A good day to me is when ... I wake up filled with gratefulness for being alive.
My hero in life is ...My Mom and my husband, both deceased, and my children, living each day with love
My favorite book is ...Currently it is How to Walk by Thich Nhat Hanh
One thing I'm grateful for is ... Life and the ability to live it lovingly.
Yuka's Prayer: Spiritual Beings Having A Human
Jun 11, 2021, 2 comments, 9 smiles [Last month, during a Prayer Circle for India amid the nation's escalating Covid crisis, Yuka, on behalf of her family and colleagues, offered this stirring prayer (at midnight in Japan!), transcribed below.] [View here in browser window.] Hello everybody. Thank you so much for allowing me to be here. I see Maki, my sister also in the zoom room and of course not just Maki, my other sister Rika and our parents and our whole Goi Peace colleagues and staff are all here with you and us, at this special time. I want to first thank the two Buddhist monks that have planted the seed for this circle, and for the amazing hosts who made this possible in just two days. Thank you for the stories of courage, stories of the willingness to open to connection during the pain, thank you for the selfless service, thank you for sharing with us about the ... Read Full Story