: About Me

I like to think that as I went through the supermarket of life and I was choosing all the things I want to be and all the things I wanted to do my choices were all very much what I wanted.
A Black, Female, Lesbian, Buddhist.
I really dug down to the bottom of the pile to pull up some of the hardest missions in life. But I must have been up for it, cause I am so happy with each and every choice.
Each carries with it a special way of being in the world, a challenge, a uniqueness, a grace.
This is ME; the buddha I choose to be this time around.

My passion is ...

My passion is my mission which is my karma

I know too much about ...

Absolutely nothing

My parents always told me ...

That whatever I did, be happy

My childhood ambition ...

I had an ambition to travel the world, meeting all kinds of people along the way.

My favorite memory ...

Christmas time during an especially magical year in youth.

Why I write ...

I write because inside me is a voice that no one hears, unless I put pen to paper.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

I am reading the Writings of Nichiren Diashonion

My first job ...

Customer Service

My best moment ...

Visiting Hawaii

My inspiration ...

My Buddhist practice is my inspiration for life and happiness and for hope of a better world.

Religion & Spirituality > Buddhism Practicing Buddhism in everyday life

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Practicing Buddhism is everyday life. It is like taking a breathe. In the morning at my alter I chant to elevate my life condition, to bring from out of my life the ultimate wisdom, courage and compassion. When I get up from chanting and leave my altar the day of practice begins. I can not separate my life as a Buddhist and the everyday experiences in my life. They are all one in the same. If I am chanting to have a better relationship with someone at work. Perhaps we don't get along well or we are having a hard time coming together on a project, or butting heads or acting in ways not bene...

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