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Three months in India. 500 pages of Gandhi’s words poured on paper. A privilege to read his story while traveling through the land he liberated. Satyagraha was his practice, which is sanskrit for “insistence of truth.” It was his practice of non-violence and non-reaction. He relentlessly pursued these truths, even in the face of oppression…
Kolkata, India. The convent and home of Mother Teresa. It was a special place, strong vibrations. As I’ve traveled through India, I’ve visited other sites with strong vibrations. The bodhi tree that Buddha sat under when he became enlightened. Temples and ashrams of other enlightened Gurus in Hinduism and Jainism (another Indian based religion similar…
Can’t sleep. My internal clock is tilted. Full day of flying and now nine hours ahead in Mumbai, India. But there’s more to it. Fear and uncertainty. Not of India. Not of travel. Not of being on my own as I wander through this vast, intriguing country. I fear the near future, the next 15…
Let’s set the context first before I dive into this subject. I am not a spiritual teacher. I don’t help people “raise their vibration,” whatever that means. Every day I wake up and I have good days and bad days. When I have good days I feel positive. When I have bad days I’m lazy,…
Do regrets or circumstances from the past make you unhappy? Do you worry about what will happen in the future? Do you feel stressed because you are not “where you think you should be” in life? These negative projections and fears can prevent you from having peace and joy in your life. For years, I…
Meet Frank McKinney. He’s the Founder of The Caring House Project. The Caring House Project has built 24 self-sustaining villages over the last 14 years in Haiti. I read his book, Make It Big when I was 21 years old. His book inspired me to start donating towards his charity. Then I moved to South…
It’s one giant swarm of bees buzzing through the streets. Motorbike traffic in Vietnam. On the surface, it looks like chaotic madness, and to a degree, it is. For one, there are not many traffic lights in the Vietnam, only the most busy intersections. Second, red lights are more of a suggestion, than a rule…
I met a girl who ran away from home when she was 12 years old because she couldn’t take the abuse she was witnessing between here mother and her father. At 12, she rode on a motorbike taxi with a man she didn’t know. He drove her 200 kilometers to her grandparents house. She is…
I was avoiding people. I didn’t want to talk to anyone. I’ve been working on a couple of writing projects. I hit a wall the last couple of days. I wanted to get two articles done by the end of the weekend. I didn’t get to it on Saturday. That frustrated me. I was then…
I crashed a motor bike once. Directly into a parked car. The front headlight of the car was destroyed and a big chuck of the bumper ripped off. This was Spring break 2004 in the Bahamas. I was 19-years-old. Luckily I didn’t suffer any injuries. The motorbike was okay too, except for a small plastic…
I believe in a cosmic two-way street. The inward and outward flow of EVERYTHING. Manifestations of all kinds flow through this street. Emotions and energy flow through it. Love, happiness, and money flow through it; despair and poverty as well. We can’t receive what we don’t give to the two-way street. When you feel like…
Buddha was asked, “Sir, what do you and your monks practice?” “We sit, we walk, and we eat.” “But sir, everyone sits, walks, and eats…” Buddha then said, “When we sit, we know we are sitting. When we walk, we know we are walking. When we eat, we know we are eating.” Being present is talked…
Roger Federer just won his first major in 5 years, beating his rival, Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open. Historically, Federer has struggled against Nadal, with an overall record of 13 wins to 23 losses against him. After Federer defeated Nadal, he was asked in the interview if he felt the pressure of facing his nemesis,…
I wake up and read in the morning. I eat breakfast. Then I read some more. I journal. I write down 5 things I’m grateful for today. I write down ideas for my next writing project. I sit down and write for one to two hours. Later, I have a long lunch talking with other…