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Valuing My Life: Making My Childhood Self Proud

(Photo above by Dave Goodman)

An 8-year-old Kimberly Cadillo struggled to find her place in a new culture, language and country. Moving from Peru to New Jersey brought many challenges, especially with self-esteem.

Today we’re talking about how chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo helped Kimberly develop unshakable self-worth no longer tied to external validation. As she says, though the journey might be challenging, appreciating your life is a treasure no one can take away.

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Cheat Sheet

04:20 Kimberly’s childhood adjusting to a new country

14:50 Chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo with her grandmother

19:10 Using Buddhism to gain self-confidence in college

28:50 Developing self-worth independent of others’ opinions

39:20 Following her dream of pursuing law school

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