I have spent the good part of my adult life discovering empowering ways to take off the masks and armor of protection mechanisms. All I wanted was be accepted, be enough, set healthy boundaries and open myself to be vulnerable by owning and talking about my story. It turned out … Read More
Passive Aggression = Avoidance of Conflict Why can’t we just say what we mean, ask for what we want and be honest when we don’t want something? Passive aggressiveness is the false outward appearance of cooperation designed to keep the peace while inwardly disagreeing and resisting. We resort to it … Read More
The “Do Me” Culture America is the leader of materialism and consumerism in the world. This materialism has brought forth the “do me” culture. I pay you and you “do me”. If I pay a spiritual teacher, a retreat center, a therapist, I expect they will fix my problems. I … Read More
I remember the day I signed up for Facebook (Fakebook/FB). My wife had just walked out on me, abandoning our marriage and I was in the airport about to go to Colorado to visit my family for some solace. Something felt to me like the Fakebook was a way … Read More
What life is… fear, rage, desire, and love … to stop feeling these emotions and to stop wanting to feel them… Is death. Take all of these feelings, and everything that matters to you, and fight for it! -Sun Bak, Sense8 When I travel, I prefer to live with, … Read More
The topic of “What the universe put in front of us/you/me” has been occupying some space in my head recently. My thoughts have been unclear about how to write about it and my thoughts still aren’t cohesive. Maybe that is the point with this particular topic? It’s one of the … Read More
When I was first introduced to traveling, I was about 11 years old. My aunt and uncle in New York offered to pay half my airline ticket if I wanted to come to visit. I thought that was quite the deal and I saved up my allowance and lawnmower money … Read More
When I’ve opened up and reveal my deepest insecurities and speak the truth I feel extremely vulnerable And to protect my heart, I may show up as judgmental, self-protected, critical and full of fear If I can recognize that within myself I hopefully will see it as a sign and … Read More
If you are looking for some happy go lucky piece of writing from me here about my travels, then I would invite you to move along. This topic I am going to attempt to write about was a surprise and a harsh realization for me. This learning was accompanied by … Read More
As much as I have studied the great traditions and their mystical components, being in Peru, the Incas and shamans embrace the dualities in nature, the cosmos and in humanity. Humanity is the creation and product of the universe, so the expression “as above, so below” holds truth here. Except … Read More