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This photo was taken in Ohariu Valley, New Zealand at a place called Boomrock. I remember sitting at the edge of Boomrock's earth marveling at what a blessing it is to possess innate superpowers and to experience the adventure of being human. Today I read a blog post,...
A week ago, I flew from New Zealand to Australia. As I wandered around Wellington's gates, I discovered a book called When Breath Becomes Air. Three hours later and a solid landing, Paul Kalanithi's raw, gentle truth of a memoir made a home in my heart. Paul, a...
Hello, 2019! In the past year alone, I traveled through 16 countries on five continents. Each new piece of planet earth activated different senses. Why are we drawn to something, someone or some land more than others? Astrocartography, known as location astrology,...
Beauty in a Moment There’s a chance you might catch it, like the flutter of a wren, Out the corner of your eye, its escape to its den, It’s the jump of the frog, when you only see the splash, It’s the turn of a fish when you only glimpse a flash, It’s the rustle in a...
Sometimes pulling yourself out of one environment and putting yourself into another environment is what it takes to recognize the power of now. A motorcycle ride at sunrise in Bali, Indonesia with a British stranger three years ago was one of those moments for me. And...
There is a bench inside of a rose garden within a park beside the Pacific Ocean. I sit on this bench, often, to read or write or think or meditate or look up at the sky. Beneath the bench is a plaque. On the plaque is an inscription about a man named Dennis. Dennis...
I laugh to myself, often. My laughter today emanates from a place of: I somehow managed to spend time at yet another crown jewel of a honeymoon destination and, well, I somehow just honeymooned on my own again. Of course, a honeymoon is typically a shared celebration...
I highly recommend waking up in Buenos Aires on your birthday with your long distance beau. That's exactly what I did this February. Southern Hemisphere sunshine and sexy night skies flooded our hours, amidst aimless city walks and tango dancing. Buenos Aires held my...
Go to the people and places you love. Embrace, cry out, let go, start fresh. Love it all up. You belong, you are loved and you have this moment. Now, and into the future. And, remember: Don’t Quit by Unknown When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road...
Patience is emotionally freeing. Sometimes, when you least expect it, the gift of quiet greets you to open you up for the next big phase of life. The power of patience will now be a chapter in the book I'm writing, all thanks to a lovely land called Ireland. A four...
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