CategoryExperience

by John Tedtaotao and Chris Alvarez Sinajana, Guam Travel inland from the Philippine Sea, past wetlands and betel nut and monkeypod trees, past two gas stations, a tire shop and a modest bridge—blink and you’ll miss the landmark: a power pole painted blue. The Tedtaotao farm doesn’t show up on Google maps, save for the

Starting from ashes, we rebuild our lives, stronger than ever.

Repeatedly challenging my self-doubt, I embark on a mission to spread Buddhism through American Sign Language. I’m Phyllis Sapp from Minneapolis.

Finding a mentor, I step boldly into a role I wasn’t taught to play—that of a father.

In a world turned upside down, good friends guide me on the path of my mission.

Finding faith, I open the way to health and joy.

Through mutually inspiring relations, I awaken my greater self. I’m Lynn Frazier from Los Angeles.

Realizing that I am vital to the happiness of my family, I enter the frame.

Staking my life on faith, I win over illness and perceive its deeper message.

Buddhist encounters lead to New York and the realization that I hold the key to the Buddha land.

Following a traumatic accident, I learn that victory lies within. I’m Brian Lindgren from Charlottesville, Virginia.

Trading perfection for resilience, I become a person of strength.

Buddhism opens my life to a love transcending time.

Raising my son, I reveal my potential so he can reveal his own.

Reawakened to a childhood calling, I return to school to discover new ways to bring forth the strength and wisdom residing in all people. I’m Stephanie Wilson from Altadena, California.

Striving in faith, I forge a winning heart and mind.

Fighting for the life of a hospital, I lay the foundation for my own unshakable happiness.

Seeing myself through my mentor’s eyes, I open my life to the love I deserve.

Responding to my mentor, I inherit the essential message of my father’s life. I’m Mehul Anand from Atlanta.

Losing my hearing to cancer, I open my life to heed a new calling.