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About

the moments and milestones that shaped me
Collage on navy watercolor splotch with apples, a journal and Justine's hand writing
1994

Wrote my first poem in my journal:​

"Apples apples sweet and tart​

Apples apples make you smart

Apples apples sweet and round 

Falling softly to the ground

Apples are my favorite food

When I’m in an apple mood"

1996

Read 250 books over the summer (and won a piñata as one of the library's top readers!)​

Collage on teal paint slotch of a young Justine Ramdas reading with a pinata overlaid on top
A young Justine Ramdas with a flower crown gazes in the distance with a hand painted sprig of leaves and golden origami crane atop
1999

Taught my entire Waldorf school how to fold origami cranes (together, we folded 1,000 for a classmate with cancer) 

2001

Took refuge vows with the Shambhala Buddhism lineage and was given the name Dagme Lhamo (Bright Goddess)

Collage with a grey cement Buddha statue, seed mala and handpainted lotus flower set atop a magenta splash of paint
Collage with a black and white photo of Justine with a kangaroo combined with hand painted images of a tree, green parrot and circular aboriginal symbol
2007

Studied abroad for a semester in Australia in the School for International Training's "Sustainability and the Environment" Field Study Program

2008

Graduated from Simmons University with a B.A. in Business Management with a concentration in Leadership

Collage of a college diploma with hand painted flower bouquet and graduation cap set atop a navy paint splash
Collage of a black sedan with bikes atop paired with a desert landscape photo and handpainted images of a map and camera
2010

Solo road-tripped around the United States for the summer with my mountain and road bikes touring 7 national parks

2010

Hooped in Boston's HONK Parade (an outrageous, inclusive movement of street band activism reclaiming public spaces)

A joyful Justine Ramdas jumping through a hula hoop with handpainted autumn leaves and french horns accompanying it
Collage combining handpainted fern leaves, purple flower, bee and Justine's permaculture landscape map
2011

Received my Permaculture Design Certificate from Colby Sawyer College

2013

Started studying Human Design, Soul Craft and Deep Ecology Work

Collage with a handpainted blue figure meditating overlayed with a Human Design profile in yellow and a handwritten quote by Joanna Macy that reads: "The future is not in front of us, but inside us."
Collage of Justine Ramdas sitting at her desk with an open laptop and hand painted mindmaps and bar graphs clustered nearby
2014

Became Certified as an Online Business Manager and began working remotely

2015 – 2018

Lived and worked remotely in Chiang Mai (Thailand), Boulder (Colorado, USA), Lisbon (Portugal), Playa Del Carmen (Mexico),

and Burlington (Vermont, USA)

Justine Ramdas smiling amidst a collage of handpainted travel images including thai food, a passport stamp, a palm tree and a laptop
A handpainted splash of water and the Gene Keys contemplation symbol accopmany a photo of Justine sitting on a bench alongside a scenic lake
2018

Started practicing the art of surrender and studying the Gene Keys (leading me to become certified as a Gene Keys Guide in 2024)

2020

Enjoyed a 5-day first date (which turned into pandemic quarantining) with the man I would later marry in Pondicherry, India

A smiling Justine with her partner and a heap of marigolds, a pair of gold rings and a platter of spices
A satisfied Justine smiles with eyes closed and hands on her heart with a copy of her book "Today Is A New Day" and handpainted fireworks behind her
2025

Wrote and am publishing 2 books! (one of which originated as a poem when I was sick for 3 weeks in 2011)

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