His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet: Life list item completed!

I would not say I am a religious person, but I do believe in a creator and a higher power.  I enjoy listening to religious leaders speak and am always able to walk away from the experience with something positive that I want to incorporate into my life.

I have always wanted to hear the Dalai Lama speak and found him inspiring.  He is humble and pretty funny.
He considers himself a simple Buddhist Monk which is amazing seeing he has been in the public eye since he was 2 years old which is when they decided he was the reincarnation of the 13th Dalai Lama.

He talked in great length about education of morals and ethics, in the absence of religion,  being the key to a peaceful world.

He also said that the definition of secular is to respect all religions including non-believers.  I LOVED this idea.  If religions would stop trying to "recruit" others to their beliefs and learn to respect others, we may have a chance at fighting the "problems" of the world. 

Humility, dedication, passion, compassion and empathy......if I could learn a little something from His Holiness...I would be a better person!