I'm back from my whirlwind experience and wanted to say THANK YOU to all of you who supported, encouraged and hoped for me on Survivor, China! It was an amazing experience - one I will never forget.
There are links to many of the interviews from last Friday on my website www.potentialunlimited.us and click on "Post Survivor Interviews" if you want to know things like what I was thinking when I gave Todd the immunity idol clue, why I think I was voted out, and stuff like that.
I see I stirred up some conversation about the Buddah thing - Here's a quote from one of the interviews that may shed some light on my thinking process in that:
Did the Buddhist welcoming ceremony come up at all once you were broken up into tribes?
Yeah, actually, it did come up. Everybody said that they respected me for standing up for my beliefs, and that it made me look like a very strong woman. Now thats what they said to my face, but I didnt hear anything negative at all. I dont think anyone was offended, I did it in a very respectful way. I wasnt trying to impose anything or imply anything. I just said, It felt like worship to me. Because it felt like worship to me I couldnt do it. There was a lot that you didnt see, a lot of things in that ceremony we did before that. I was in there about an hour.
It was when the actual bowing happened. I said to myself, Maybe if I just bow and pray to Jesus, and focus on him. But then the thought came to me, if this was my husband, and I made out with another man and told my husband, But honey, I thought about you the entire time, you know? (laughing) He would still be hurt. And I thought, Lord, I cant do this to you. I dont want to hurt these people and I appreciated what they were doing, but it felt like worship to me. As a Christian, I wouldnt want a Buddhist in a Christian ceremony if they werent comfortable. I would want them to get out if they were not comfortable, and I think thats how they felt.
So you were in there for an hour? How long did the ceremony take?
Oh, it was a long time. We went around and did certain things, and certain people were bowing, and there was incense, and all these things. I dont even know what we did, but under my breath I just prayed the whole time that God would just show me if I was stepping over the line. As soon as my knee hit the ground, it was like he said, Okay sweetie, um, youre crossing the line. (laughing) I said, Okay, good, Im out, and Im sorry. I had to do it.
Hope you all have a wonderful day - I can't talk too much about my experiences on the messageboard but can refer you to my interviews for some of the answers (as per CBS). Be blessed, everyone! And again, thank you (especially to my AWESOME sister who met me in NY last week!!!! I love you Marie!!)
Leslie
There are links to many of the interviews from last Friday on my website www.potentialunlimited.us and click on "Post Survivor Interviews" if you want to know things like what I was thinking when I gave Todd the immunity idol clue, why I think I was voted out, and stuff like that.
I see I stirred up some conversation about the Buddah thing - Here's a quote from one of the interviews that may shed some light on my thinking process in that:
Did the Buddhist welcoming ceremony come up at all once you were broken up into tribes?
Yeah, actually, it did come up. Everybody said that they respected me for standing up for my beliefs, and that it made me look like a very strong woman. Now thats what they said to my face, but I didnt hear anything negative at all. I dont think anyone was offended, I did it in a very respectful way. I wasnt trying to impose anything or imply anything. I just said, It felt like worship to me. Because it felt like worship to me I couldnt do it. There was a lot that you didnt see, a lot of things in that ceremony we did before that. I was in there about an hour.
It was when the actual bowing happened. I said to myself, Maybe if I just bow and pray to Jesus, and focus on him. But then the thought came to me, if this was my husband, and I made out with another man and told my husband, But honey, I thought about you the entire time, you know? (laughing) He would still be hurt. And I thought, Lord, I cant do this to you. I dont want to hurt these people and I appreciated what they were doing, but it felt like worship to me. As a Christian, I wouldnt want a Buddhist in a Christian ceremony if they werent comfortable. I would want them to get out if they were not comfortable, and I think thats how they felt.
So you were in there for an hour? How long did the ceremony take?
Oh, it was a long time. We went around and did certain things, and certain people were bowing, and there was incense, and all these things. I dont even know what we did, but under my breath I just prayed the whole time that God would just show me if I was stepping over the line. As soon as my knee hit the ground, it was like he said, Okay sweetie, um, youre crossing the line. (laughing) I said, Okay, good, Im out, and Im sorry. I had to do it.
Hope you all have a wonderful day - I can't talk too much about my experiences on the messageboard but can refer you to my interviews for some of the answers (as per CBS). Be blessed, everyone! And again, thank you (especially to my AWESOME sister who met me in NY last week!!!! I love you Marie!!)
Leslie



