Would you consider it “just one of those days” when you come to the beach to meditate and almost immediately get urinated on by a dog? A distraction tactic maybe? Fortunately I love dogs and have an unusually high tolerance for this kind of occasional mishap of behavior. Of course the owners were mortified, but … Continue reading
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Stranger Danger. Easy Squeezy. (Part 1!)
Remember when your mother told you not to talk to or accept rides and candy from strangers? Maybe the most valuable lesson in life…but once you grew up and started making choices for yourself, a lot of us kind of neglected that teaching. After all, “I’m a grown up and can make my own … Continue reading
Volcanic Being-ism.
…and the power and force that comes shooting out of us…that’s our REAL potential… Continue reading
Han-Soloing: May the Force Be With You.
To go against “the man” alone or not at all??? This is the question… Continue reading
Characterization.
Who Am I? Who Are You? Such a simple and yet extremely complex subject which often ignites fires of passion within us as we try to discuss and explain our train of thought and logic behind our beliefs and behaviors around the issue. But this isn’t an easy subject for us to understand despite the … Continue reading
Rose-Colored Disillusionmentism.
Take me back to sunny days on the beaches of…{insert name of beautiful beach, anyone will do}…when the only thing I had to worry about was getting too hot in the sun, but too cold in the water or drinking so much that I continually felt the need to pee right at that moment when … Continue reading
Choosing to rise above the ashes…
I have to rise above this. I can’t let this sink me. There’s too much to lose. I have a dream. It’s bigger than me. It’s bigger than all of this! And one day I know I will look back at these excruciatingly difficult moments with fondness for the lessons they taught me and the doors that opened up because I refused to shrink and instead chose to rise like a Phoenix from the ashes. Continue reading
Sacrifice. Cost Vs Benefit
“I can’t do what you’ve done. I don’t have the time/money.” “I’m too scared.” “I couldn’t travel around Asia alone. It’s too dangerous.” “I’m a woman and don’t feel safe.”
All of those statements are as true as you want to believe in them. I’m currently facing every issue that someone else would use to keep from living their dream…does that stop me? No. My reason for being here is greater than the risk involved. Continue reading