Now is a time of becoming more open and authentic about who I am and how I feel ( Read more... )

So much to do, so little time ( Read more... )

 I need to chant more and write more and be outside more. Ironically, I'm not outside now because it really is so much easier to write on the computer. I remember how nice it was when, while at Willamette, I could occassionally get outside to use my laptop. It didn't last long because the batts didn't hold the charge, but it was a nice feeling.

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 Yesterday was amazing. I woke up to a phonecall from Jehann, who I met carpooling to April Kosen Rufu. I finally had called her on Tuesday, and it was good timing. She took me to climb Mount Toby, one of the "mountains" around here. It's nothing like a real Alaskan mountain, but it's better than anything I've really had access to for the past ( Read more... )

 Today is May 3rd. On this day in 1951, Josei Toda was inagurated as the second president of the Soka Gakkai International. Nine years later, in 1960, Daisaku Ikeda was inagurated as the third president of the Soka Gakkai International. The first president was Tsunesaburo Makiguchi, who died as a political prisoner during World War 2. Currently, ( Read more... )

 I need to be writing a lot more. So here's a start ( Read more... )

I'm having a fantastic day. I woke up around 8 and spent an hour reading "Green Living" - a newspaper from Vermont for environmentally minded people in New England. It's very good, and when I have a bit more money, I'm definitely buying a subscription. Daniel came home from his morning shift at work just as I started morning Gongyo, so we did it ( Read more... )