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I'm passionate about

music, art, children, the earth, learning, sharing, life

An idea worth spreading

Love is the capacity to take care, to protect, to nourish. If you are not capable of generating that kind of energy toward yourself- if you are not capable of taking care of yourself, of nourishing yourself, of protecting yourself- it is very difficult to take care of another person. In the Buddhist teaching, it's clear that to love oneself is the foundation of the love of other people. Love is a practice. Love is truely a practice.-Thich Nhat Hanh

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If I had to select one sentence from three hundred sayings
to summarize my teaching, I would say:
"Let there be no evil in your thoughts."
- Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC)

People don't know that I'm good at

at coaching.

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  Nov 2 2011: Every adult in contact with a child on this planet.
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  Nov 2 2011: Finances.