Hello Bonné,
Welcome to the Nexus. Thanks for taking the time to write and submit that informative Introduction Essay - I felt I got a good sense of whom you may be.
I also got the sense that you will no doubt make a fine addition to the Nexus. I appreciate your curiosity but also your attitude and patience. All good things in their time. Oh and DMT is most definately worth waiting for.
I'm not a practicing Buddhist but I have found meditation to also be personally very helpful.
In case you have not seen it yet, I would strongly recommend the following movie - I really got a lot out of it: 10 Questions for the Dalai Lama (2006)
7.4 | Documentary .
I've seen you in the chat and glad you decided to just dive right in. This is the way to go here - post, chat, comment, etc. And before you know it you will most likely be promoted. No big deal though, as I personally find some of the most interesting/hot posts to be in these Welcome areas on the forum.
So, take a good look around if you have not done so already - this place is HUGE and there's a lot of neat research, thinking, trip reports, etc. here.
Oh and by the way, Happy Birthday! My brother recently turned 40, which just goes to prove that March is a great month to have a baby.
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Again, a warm welcome to you.