{"id":3053,"date":"2012-04-23T12:01:46","date_gmt":"2012-04-23T16:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/lessonsfromarecoveringdoormat\/?p=3053"},"modified":"2012-04-06T23:00:56","modified_gmt":"2012-04-07T03:00:56","slug":"my-idol-the-dalai-lama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lessonsfromarecoveringdoormat\/2012\/04\/my-idol-the-dalai-lama.html","title":{"rendered":"My Idol: The Dalai Lama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If someone asks me if I have a choice to meet anyone, my answer is always the same\u2014his holiness, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dalailama.com\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Dalai Lama<\/strong><\/a>. His goodness leaves me in awe. His bubbly personality with a happy laugh is contagious. And he taught me to use compassion to temper my anger, as I discussed in my post <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/lessonsfromarecoveringdoormat\/2008\/01\/trading-anger-for-joy-with-compassion.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Trading Anger for Joy and Compassion<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dalailama.com\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Dalai Lama<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s peaceful approach to forgiveness and caring is an inspiration to me. That\u2019s why I occasionally enjoy watching his interview with Barbara Walters. It really shines a light on what he\u2019s like and why I admire him so much. Below is that video. Pay attention to the joy in his attitude and you\u2019ll understand why he\u2019s such a happy man. We can learn a lot from this amazing man.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<iframe title=\"The Dali Lama Interview\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8Zpf1DdArek?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>***************<\/p>\n<p>Take the <a href=\"http:\/\/howdoiloveme.com\/the-pledge\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>31 Days of Self-Love Challenge<\/strong><\/a>&#8211;a pledge to do something loving for yourself for the next 31 days&#8211;and get my book, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/howdoiloveme.com\/the-book\" target=\"_blank\">How Do I Love Me? Let Me Count the Ways<\/a><\/strong> for free at <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/howdoiloveme.com\/\">http:\/\/howdoiloveme.com<\/a><\/strong>. Read my 31 Days of Self-Love Posts from 2012 <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/lessonsfromarecoveringdoormat\/2012\/02\/31-days-of-self-love-2012.html\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Please leave comments under my posts so we can stay connected.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If someone asks me if I have a choice to meet anyone, my answer is always the same\u2014his holiness, the Dalai Lama. His goodness leaves me in awe. His bubbly personality with a happy laugh is contagious. 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