Monthly Archives: February 2017

4 Things I Learned Kayaking in Tasmania With A Ten-Year-Old

Meet Pelle, a ten-year-old from Tasmania.  I spent 2 weeks in Tasmania with Pelle’s family.  His uncle, Ben (Uncle Brandy-Snap) is one of my best friends who now lives in the States.  Pelle’s father Jesse, has also become a good friend.  Here’s my story with Pelle and what I learned from him. It was six…

The Fear of Death and Dodging A Bomb In NYC

I chuckle at a story from the Zen philosopher Alan Watts: There is a conversation at an English dinner party.  The hostess started up the question of death.  She asked the various guests what they thought was going to happen to them when they die. Some thought about reincarnation, others thought about different planes of…