From SGIUSA, I'm Cassidy Bradford, and this is Budability.

The weekly series where I talk with Buddhists from all walks of life about the power we each have to change our lives and the world around us.

Last week we asked you, what is one thing you would do if you were totally fearless?

We got a huge response.

I thought it might be a daunting thing to answer, but so many of you have a clear picture

of what you're yearning for and dreaming about.

A huge theme was making a career shift. The careers totally span the gamut, whether acting, starting your own

business, or even working in a foreign country. One listener wrote, I would quit my job, buy a farm,

and raise some goats and horses.

We also received quite a few responses about love, both self-love and love for others.

One listener wrote, talk to my dad freely about my relationship.

I'm sure lots of us feel that, especially as we enter the holiday season.

There may be some lifelong or maybe new family dynamics that we'd much rather avoid.

I hope that today's guests will encourage you to face those dynamics head on and develop a harmonious and joyful family.

And just a quick note about today's episode, we touch on domestic

violence, so please take care when listening.

Buddhism is a continuous journey of inner transformation.

To transform, however, we sometimes need to be able to clearly see or feel what it is that we actually need to transform.

For instance, I might have a deep fear that I'm unlovable.

But until that pops up in a relationship, I might not be able to face it head on and actually overcome it.

So as I chant Namyo Hōrenge-Kyo

about all the anxiety I'm feeling in this relationship,

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