May 20th

Put your utmost effort in the task right before you!
Throw yourself upon the challenge you have for today!
Absorb yourself in the mission that is yours alone!
Here is where you will find victory.

- Daisaku Ikeda

Japanese text:
今の仕事に全力で当たれ!
今日の課題に懸命に挑め!
足元の己の使命に徹せよ！
そこに勝利がある。

IMA NO SHIGOTO NI ZENRYOKU DE ATARE!
KYO NO KADAI NI KENMEI NI IDOME!
ASHIMOTO NO ONORE NO SHIMEI NI TESSEYO!
SOKO NI SHORI GA ARU.
(Josei ni okuru kotoba 365 nichi, pg. 155)

February 20th

One of the most striking expressions of the beauty of human beings can be witnessed at times when they are deeply immersed in work. When women feel a deep sense of responsibility towards their work, and enthusiastically engage themselves in carrying it out well, they will never lose their youthfulness.

-- Daisaku Ikeda

Japanese text:
NINGEN NO MOTTOMO UTSUKUSHI SUGATA NO HITOTSU WA, SHINKEN NI SHIGOTO NI UCHIKONDE IRU SUGATA DE ARU.
SHIGOTO NI SEKININ O MOTTE, HATSURATSU TO TORIKUNDE IRU JOSEI WA, WAKASA O USHINAWANAI.
(Josei ni okuru kotoba 365 nichi, 61 pg.)

April 19th

At home, strive be a good daughter (or wife, mother, sister). At work, strive to become a person whose bright and radiating presence is liked and trusted by all.

-- Daisaku Ikeda
April 19th

Japanese text:
KATEI DEWA YOKI MUSUME TO NARI, SHOKUBA DEWA, MINA NI SHITAWARE, SHINRAI SARERU SONZAI TO NATTE HIKATTE IKU KOTO DA.
(Josei ni okuru kotoba 365 nichi, pg. 122)

April 16th

The Chinese character for the word "busy" (isogashii) is composed of two characters that mean "lose" and "heart". If we get swept away by a busy lifestyle, losing ourselves and feeling consumed by the flurry of things that need to get done each day, then we could end up forgetting even those things that are of prime importance.

It is prisicely at such times, that we should remember to take a moment out to ask ourselves the question: "For what purpose?"

-- Daisaku Ikeda
April 16th

Japanese text:
[ISOGASHI] TO IU JI WA, [KOKORO O NAKUSU] TO KAKIMASU. AWATADASHISA NO NAKA DE, TADA OWARERU SEIKATSU NI NAGASARETE SHIMAEBA, TAISETSU NA KOTO MADE MIENAKU NATTE SHIMAIMASU.
SONO TOKI KOSO, [NAN NO TAME] TO IU TOIKAKE O OMOIOKOSU KOTO DESU.
(Josei ni okuru kotoba 365 nichi, 119 pg.)

July 10th

Unwaveringly walking along the path that we chose for ourselves is, in itself, happiness. It goes without saying then, that while we are in good health let us spare no efforts in working hard. Let's exert ourselves to the best of our ability and keep moving forwards.

- Daisaku Ikeda

自らが決めた道を歩めること自体、幸福なのである。ゆえに、健康なときに労を惜しまず、働くことである。努力することである。前進することである。
(Josei ni okuru kotoba 365 nichi, pg. 208)