This blog began as a concept for a book about how I felt my life becomes richer as I talk with random people. Some of these talks are only a one time conversation, but other times friendships develop simply because I am willing to smile and share moments with strangers. Now as a network marketer, my natural openness is something I am learning to work on and hone my skills in how and when to say hello, but more importantly, how to bring what I love and what is exciting me into my conversations.
This week I have found two other people in the same company just by opening up and sharing a part of me. First was the woman sitting next to me at a Buddhist temple on Sunday and the second was the best friend of a woman who sat down at the tea shop I was working from this morning.
Mindfulness lesson
One day, almost a year go now, while continuing my journey to explore and build a life full of mindfulness, compassion, and mind-body-spirit balance, I opened myself to a new experience. I went to a SGI-USA Buddhist service with a old friend and a new friend. The latter friend attends these services regularly. This was not my first Buddhist experience, as I had been to the The Zen Temple of Pittsburgh for seated meditation several years ago. Nor would it be my first place of spiritual awakening as I have also experienced The Kabbalah Center , and have been to an Eckankar meeting and even a summer solstice Pagan retreat too. Unfortunately, on this day, I was late arriving and finding seating was difficult. The usher made a fuss about where we were sitting and the commotion of it clearly disturbed the woman praying next to me. She looked at me as well as the usher and said 'this should not happen during chanting' (which I fully agree). So when there was a break, I mindfull...
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