I missed my chance last weekend when he and his lovely wife were in NYC—I was cramming for a midterm and big presentation in another class, on the same day.

He’s an amazing, intelligent, centered, kind person—and I have no doubts that I will meet him one day; albeit when my life is less crazy.

I began a discourse with Sitio on 43 when I was “chewingfoil” and sadly, it coincided with a very hectic time in my life when many things were converging to make so much stress. In a fit of self-mutilation (you’ve all heard the story of the hiker trapped under the boulder, who has to cut off his own arm to save his life?) I deleted my 43 account and ran, limbless, into the trees.

It was partly Sitio I have to thank for that—I had not seen how far I had come from my Buddhist self. I was wrapped in illusions and things were getting to me that should not have. By seeing myself on one side, and Sitio on the other, I saw the disparity of where I once was, and where I was at the moment. He was also the first one who noticed what I had done, and he was kind, supportive, and nonjudgemental about it—a large part of why I came back (to 43, and to Buddhism) is Sitio’s doing.

In a nutshell; he helped me see where I was failing, and he helped me get my mind back to where it should be, and he’s one of the amazing people that brought me back to 43.

Sitio—thank you so very much.
::Gasho::