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I voted. More of my secrets are revealed.

It is my belief that schools, media, corporations, etc intentionally work to make people feel helpless, weak, and incompetent. Recognizing this and rejecting the propaganda and brainwashing is a first step to no longer being a victim. That is probably not enough however. This is a major problem I have as well, but the suggestions I've read here sound very good.

I don't really consider myself a daoist. But my interest in it at this point is mostly for physical and emotional health.

I don't think I could handle living in the wilderness as an ascetic. However, I would like to spend more time in nature.

I've come to qigong/meditation for essentially the same reason. I've been very unhappy, dissatisfied with my life for a long time, and a lot if not most of that dissatisfaction is from my inability to have relationships. Sometimes the loneliness and regret has been almost more than I could handle and I had to find a way to deal with these emotions.

Here I am.

Thanks for this interview. I started practicing Spring Forest Qi Gong and then, not following his advice, switched to Zhan Zhuang, but I've now gone back to his method.

Captain Picard from Star Trek The Next Generation was my hero growing up.

I have a BA in history. I was a social studies teacher briefly but didn't really care for it. I considered various advanced degree programs but ultimately decided against it. Don't really know what to do with myself now.

28 First got on line in 1996 with AOL.

I've read this forum here and there for a few years, so I thought it was time I say hi. Even though I've had some familiarity with meditation and other taoist practices for a while, it's only recently that I've become more serious. I've had some health issues, both physical and emotional, that I've decided I will not allow to plague me any further. The discussions I've read here have always been very interesting, and I look forward to more in the future.