Blog or Musings... and maybe even some Mental Masturbation

21 Jan 2019

How Culture’s View of Communal Cooking Fosters Rich Human Connection – Bangkok, Thailand – January 20, 2019

by Maurice | posted in: Adventure, Cooking Advice, Personal Growth, Relationship, Sabbatical, Spiritual | 0

This topic has been the focus and intention for my sabbatical and travels here in South and Southeast Asia. The agreement with my employer was for my exploration to be in India for two months. My time in India flew by so fast. I wanted to extend the exploration of … Read More

18 Jan 2019

Paed Tidt 8-Directional Sak Yant – Chiang Mai, Thailand – January 18, 2019

by Maurice | posted in: Adventure, Love, Personal Growth, Sabbatical, Spiritual | 0

When I decided I was coming to Thailand I wanted to investigate the possibility of getting a Sak Yant tattoo. There was something unique and special about having a seasoned monk perform a sacred ritual inside a Buddhist temple while performing a hand-crafted art practiced for thousands of years. And … Read More

16 Jan 2019

How We See Others Is How We See Ourselves – Part 2 – The Dance of Defensiveness and Taking Things Personally

by Maurice | posted in: Personal Growth, Relationship, Sabbatical, Spiritual, The Human Condition | 0

One of the big lessons Thailand is teaching me is how I cannot take things personally or get defensive when people decide they want to see me through the eyes of their culture, their personal history or even if they might just be having a bad day. I have no … Read More

14 Jan 2019

Expectations and Hidden Shadow Issues … Chiang Mai, January 14, 2019

by Maurice | posted in: Personal Growth, Relationship, Sabbatical, Spiritual, The Human Condition | 0

Didn’t your mother always tell you that life isn’t fair? After a week of eating good food and exercising I expected that I would lose weight! WTF? Have you ever gotten involved in a relationship to find out they didn’t live up to YOUR expectations? As I make my way … Read More

10 Jan 2019

The Food Markets of Thailand – January 10, 2019

by Maurice | posted in: Cooking Advice, Sabbatical, The Human Condition | 0

After exploring all the daily open markets in India, Nepal and now Thailand, it has become blatantly obvious to me how much we have lost track of the connection to our agricultural producers and food sources in the USA. The “grocery store” has become the place where our children think … Read More

9 Jan 2019

What Does It Mean To Be Freed from Oppression and Suffering?

by Maurice | posted in: Adventure, Personal Growth, Relationship, Sabbatical, Spiritual, The Human Condition | 0

What does it mean to be free? To experience the joys of the freedom of expression? To be free from the shackles of the bondage of slavery? Aren’t some of these principles the foundation on what democracy is formed? “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are … Read More

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