The foreword of Boorstein’s book: “That’s Funny, You Don’t Look Buddhist” gives her intention for the book as: “Showing them a simple, non-sectarian, powerful method of learning to understand themselves and love God with all their hearts.”

I continue to write for my website to help me live my life-long purpose to understand myself and to love God with all my heart.

I believe in my divinity: “made to the image and likeness of God.” Although I learned this from the Grade School Catechism my experience with RELIGION has not supported this. At 75 I still struggle to listen to my spiritual self and not my religious self with all its limiting beliefs of fear and negativity.

Lately, I realize that Boorstein has been helping me to train my mind. But I wonder if listening to: Louise Hay, Wayne Dyer, the Urban Shaman, Gary Zukov and most especially Dr Bruce Lipton will better move me healthwise. to where I was before my hip surgery.

Since April of this year, I have been plagued with allergies. Research shows I have a leaky gut and thus subject to a lot of ailments. This is difficult for an aging and fearful personality.

When I am tempted to give up, I bounce back thinking of how our daughter who hurdles challenges. Also my nephew who constantly defies fears inspires me. Then I deal with people in our building with less academic credentials but who are cruising through tremendous difficulties in life.