Every encounter and departure have meanings

In Japanese, there's a saying "Ichigo Ichie(一期一会)". Each encounters and departures have meanings.

People come and go throughout your life, even your family members. And everyone teaches you different things. Some people teach you things by leading example. Some in indirect way. Some by showing the side you do not want to be. Some by love. Everyone is a teacher and a student.

I've met so many wonderful people throughout 2013. It's not easy moving into a new city, especially when you know only few people. Well, at least I knew someone and it led me to more and more incredible people. Every people I've met, showed me something different. Kindness. Compassion. Strength. Honesty. Trust. Faith. Dream.... I know well enough that I will not be with all of them forever. People come and go. We meet each other in certain point of life. You might know that right at that moment, or not. But they all come into your life for reasons.

I am so excited about the people I'll meet and things they'll show me this year. There are so many things I don't know. It's great not to know. There's always more room to grow. There's always new to learn. Are you willing and open to do that?! It's never too late to learn. It's better than not knowing. Life is about learning and sharing that knowledge with other people. Once you learn something, pass it on to the others. By teaching you'll learn so much more. Doesn't that excite you that there's always something to be learned?! We all do that in different way. There's no right way or wrong way. The important things is "Are you willing?!". Be open to what's coming. Knowing something is great. Knowing that you have things that you don't know is greater.

So, be grateful for people you meet this year. be grateful for people you already know. Be grateful for the things they teach you.


Love,