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Yes, my wife and I enjoy Halloween.
I think Halloween is a wonderful opportunity to loosen up on one's identity, which at times may act rather fixed. By dropping our identity temporarily and putting on a different one, I think it also stirs our imagination, and creativity (assuming we create a character or personality). I think it helps lighten things up, and perhaps brings out the trickster in us.
Sicco Rood began exploring spiritual ideas in his teenage years and was drawn to those who followed a path of understanding, kindness, compassion and non-separation. This led him to Zen Buddhism and the practice of meditation. Rood is an active member of the Zen Center of Spokane.
