Home for the Holidays
I arrived home yesterday, putting an end (for now) to my travels and to this whirlwind chapter of my life. My international travels lasted just shy of half a y...
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving, y’all! This is where I’ll be spending it: Internet spotty, so you won’t hear from me for a bit. See you in a week!
The Value of Acceptance
The German couple that was here left Wednesday morning, which means I have the house ALL TO MYSELF! I walked around naked Thursday just because I could. I hav...
Rick Warren’s Ted Talk
…is actually fantastic. You can watch it here: And an equally compelling rebuttal: (Glad to know disagreeing with Rick Warren is grounds for a TED speake...
Transformation
One’s destination is never a place but rather a new way of looking at things. -Henry Miller That quote comes from this article about solo travelling a friend sh...
Dogging
WARNING: This is a dirty post. If you don’t wish to have your mind corrupted, kindly navigate instead to this compilation of cute “if it fits, I sit...
Latin Sugar
There’s a man I’ve been spending time with regularly this last week. He’s Brazilian. I met him the day after I moved to Ipanema. I was comi...
The Opposite of Addiction is Connection
This is an excellent Ted Talk on addiction – what causes it and how to most effectively treat it. While the speaker focuses on drug addiction, he draws i...
You Are What You Attract?
The idea that you are what you attract is pretty standard spiritual fare. Perhaps “you are what you attract” is not the most accurate way of saying ...
The Little Things
The last few days have been very of-this-world. I’ve spent them establishing something like a life for my time here in Rio and running to appointments. ...