From SGI USA, I'm Cassidy Bradford, and this is bootability. 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. What do you do when you hit an unanticipated change?

Like maybe getting a job offer in a place that you never thought you'd live in.

Or it turns out you actually hate your engineering classes and so you need to change your major.

As much as we'd like to plan for the future, there will always be an unexpected turn,

or two, or more.

The Buddhist philosopher, Daisaku Akata, speaks to this.

He says, everything doesn't always go according to plan.

Life is, in fact, a constant series of unexpected

developments. The important thing is not to become phased by such changes, but to use our wisdom

to create the most positive outcome. Such flexibility and adaptability are a sign of genuine

strength as a human being.

So in those moments, how do we reorient ourselves?

Can we still make our dreams happen when things change?

Today's guest, Cameron Snowden of Oklahoma, navigated a big change that helped her see that she could just expand her capacity

rather than compromising on her dreams.

Welcome, Cameron.

Thank you so much for joining.

It's great to finally have our interview. We like first talked back in December on the phone and there's been, you know, we're both very busy, lots going on. So it's great to finally get to talk to you and, you know, really dive into your story. So just to kick things off, we can start with just an introduction of yourself. So you can just share a little bit about who you are and your life growing up.

All right, so my name is Cameron Snowden.

I'm 26 years old.

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