SYNCHRONICITIES - EACH DAY IS A GIFT
2026-05-29
Joyce Kumasaka, approached me knowing I was Kelly’s mother. I’d been wanting to have lunch with her mother Julianna and chose to sit with her and Mercedes. I shared with her the story of her sister-in-law’s father, Chuck Kato, and how I had met him in 1956 at a Methodist Youth conference in Portland, Oregon. There was always a social on Saturday night in the church gymnasium where the boys were on one side standing and the girls were on the other side sitting in chairs. Chuck came clear across the gym and asked me to dance. Forty some years later in 1990, we worked together with others to help start the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Washington and the OMOIDE writing program.
Thanks for the chicken dinner with all the side condiments!
The last few days have been days of synchonicities! I attended the Seattle Public Library Session - Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Island Summit 2026. My daughter was one of the speakers and presented the cartoon story SEATTLE SAMURAI.
Joyce Kumasaka, approached me knowing I was Kelly’s mother. I’d been wanting to have lunch with her mother Julianna and chose to sit with her and Mercedes. I shared with her the story of her sister-in-law’s father, Chuck Kato, and how I had met him in 1956 at a Methodist Youth conference in Portland, Oregon. There was always a social on Saturday night in the church gymnasium where the boys were on one side standing and the girls were on the other side sitting in chairs. Chuck came clear across the gym and asked me to dance. Forty some years later in 1990, we worked together with others to help start the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Washington and the OMOIDE writing program.
Several more similar connections followed!! The next day I went to another gathering in Bellevue where this blog is housed with the Pacific Software Publishing Inc. company. I’ve known Ken, the owner, and Ritsuko Uchikura for over 40 years. The speaker was Lewis Rudd, owner of the 17 Ezell’s chicken outlets in the Puget Sound area. Lewis was friends with Juanita Thomas, one of my closest friends for over 50 years until she passed a couple years ago.
I am a firm believer of an “energy network” that connects us if we listen and act on our inclinations. It’s a privilege to be human and learn from the mistakes and difficulties. This is blog #485. I’ve been consistent with posting weekly for the last 9 years. According to many prestigious University researches; listening, gathering and writing are key to “Fulfillment & Happiness” and for finding the purpose of my life!
Thanks Ken for directing me to blogging that keeps me getting stories and connecting!!