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I'm joining Service Space because ... Spiritual community
A good day to me is when ... I connect with another human being
My hero in life is ...Dalai lama
My favorite book is ...Book of joy
One thing I'm grateful for is ... My spiritual journey
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Jun 17, 2019, 3 comments, 22 smiles
[I'm so grateful for the weekend retreat at Banyan Grove, on "Being with the Other". I came home and mounted my retreat name tag next to my "Welcome Home" sign. Every morning, I can look in the mirror and say welcome home to myself. Below was my share at the retreat, in case some of you might be able to relate to it as well.]
When I was first thought, "Oh, how do I create the 'other' in my life?" I wasn't sure. But then as I'm sitting here, I realized how much I other myself. And then, I thought how much other people make me feel othered.
I'm biracial. My mother is Caucasian, my father is Filipino and because of their divorce, I was raised by my mother. When I was sixth grade, at a parent-teacher meeting, I remember my teacher telling me, "That can't be your mother. She's white." I ... Read Full Story
