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Jan 1, 2011
This year I learned that letting go of my atachment to future ideals creates the space for me to experientially find my path. So I have only one resolution this year.
Lost - Found
This year I intend:
to fail often
to fail epically
to fail at projects
to fail at people
to fail with people
so I resolve fail well
I’m sure I’ll fail at that too.
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Happy New Year to all who mark their...
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I Resolve to Fail Well
Dec 30, 2010
Anxiety of Home
Perpetual travel requires endurance. Visiting home for the holidays requires resilience. This holiday season I’ve been sojourning my home soil of NYC and New England. I’ve been travelling more miles then I do while living in Thailand. It’s not the miles that require resilience but rather, having to see myself. Culture shock is difficult, but reverse culture shock is overwhelming. Traveling through... read more
Dec 15, 2010
The Sanity Pause (Article)
Great (concise) article on meditation in the Charlotte Observer. Meditation is a brain-boosting, stress-busting activity embraced by everyone from the U.S. military to corporate executives. And if you’re living a busy, hectic life – and can’t fathom finding time to sit cross-legged in a quiet room – you’re an ideal candidate too. "The people who race through their life... read more
Dec 13, 2010
Travel Stories Are Like Dreams
Telling people about my travels is like telling them about my dreams.1 When I first wake, the images are vivid and tangible. I rush to share the stories because it’s the best way to keep the memory alive. I must keep them alive. But with each retelling, each remembering, the stories fade. Obscured by their own repetition and revision. The actual travel experiences become shrouded... read more
Dec 13, 2010
Preconceptions Are Dangerous – Most Countries Aren’t (Travel)
Travel can show us our preconceptions about the world and ourselves. I’ve got my fair share of preconceptions. They’ve been hardwired into a belief system of opinions about the world. Most of which are utterly false. For example, before I sojourned Africa I honestly thought Africans we’re “tribal and backwards.” They’re not. They’re culture is vibrant and... read more
