My mission statement

My mission is to live my life deliberately by continuously acting according to my compass, informed by my jiyū shūkyō—a creative, free, inquiring, and liberative spirituality, founded on a deep and honest understanding of myself, my kapwa, and the universe.

Every day, I try to "suck all the marrow out of life" through a pursuit of beauty, meaning, and wisdom. I maintain several daily practices that help me do so. Seiza meditation and walking help me directly interact with the universe, while mindful reading, journaling, and studying through my talahardin help me learn from existing archetypes of the life I want to live.

I strengthen my personal practices by joining and facilitating meditation and conversation with others: my partner, friends, and the kiitsu kyōkai community I'm a part of. Mindful that my actions always affect others, I practice compassion and strive to deepen my connection with fellow humans and other sentient beings.

I further express my jiyū shūkyō, as well as share what I learn from my personal and community practices, through photography and writing. My goal is to combine all of these into beautiful essays that I publish in my website and newsletters and books that inspire others to also live deliberately and find and practice their own jiyū shūkyō.

To support myself in this mission, I take care of my mind and body so that I'm always at my best state. Mindful that how I move through the material economy affects how I help build the world I want to live in, I try to provide for my material needs through meaningful work, use resources efficiently, and limit my interaction with the exchange economy by developing self-reliance.