Cindy Black, L.Ac., LMT
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My first job was selling eggs from a little flock of chickens I pestered my parents into letting me have. Next came collecting night-crawler worms in my back yard and selling them to a bait shop for 5 cents a piece. These endeavors came after a failed lemonade stand with my best friend, Bruce. We lived out in the country. About five cars rolled by our little stand each day. Bruce and I always ended up drinking all the lemonade. As I wandered through an idealistic country childhood, I dreamed big, of big books, of big cities, big colleges, and fancy people.
I always threatened to quit college and wander the world in search of some great teacher on a mountain top who would reveal the secrets Universe. Someone who would unlock Life’s mysteries and let me see my purpose, find inner peace, know beauty and truth, and tell me why it is I was born and where I would be going upon my death.
My real quest for answers has taken place inside of me everyday. Having not found the smart man on the mountain top, I have been forced to search on my own. In the process I have endeavored to change myself into a peaceful being. I’m still working on it.
I can’t quote the great philosophers of our times or any other. I have been propelled along this journey by a desperate desire for inner peace. I have deeply investigated myself through the lenses of astrology, Buddhism, Chinese Medical Theory, a plethora of western psychologies and self-help venues, anatomy and physiology, and observations of the Natural world.
Thanks to the generosity of strangers and friends, I have transformed a fair amount of anger, rage, self criticism and doubt into a more accepting, peaceful and joyous inner life.
I share my life with Andrea Butje, who shines her bright light on my path.
