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The End of This American Girl and My New Beginning
“All form must end, departing through a portal into the darkness, so that new forms may emerge from the crucible of clear space. But what is emerging in the womb of Now is not knowable ahead of time, and is not subject to our hopes, fears, or fantasies of control....
This is the Magic of Aloha
Hawaii called to me the same way they all do. In my quiet moments before falling asleep, during long sunset walks on the beach, and in my deepest moments of despair. Hawaii called to me like a mother telling her daughter to come home. I’ve received this calling...
When Nothing is Ever Good Enough for You
Do you know that feeling of utter dissatisfaction? It's that feeling of... not good enough. I know that feeling oh so well, and I think it's an epidemic among travelers. We've got this freedom to be anywhere, do anything, and yet... often it's still not good...
Letting Go of Puerto Viejo
(This post is part four in a series. Read part one, part two, and part three.) I spread a thick layer of sunscreen across my right hip and thigh, covering the pale splotches that watercolored my skin. Warm soft sand hugged me from behind and the wind...
Surrender is What Will Save You
“Ultimate freedom has nothing to do with your life circumstances –it is the freedom of allowing the self to dissolve into the waves of the ocean. It is the freedom that is born through one’s absolute trust in life.” – The 55th Gene Key (This post is part three in...
When the Jungle Burned Me
(Read Part One: A Return to the Wild) My first two days back in the jungle were blissfully easy. While I felt trepidation as I left Seattle, uncertain how Puerto Viejo may have changed or how I might see it through my new eyes, it actually felt so much better...
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The End of This American Girl and My New Beginning
“All form must end, departing through a portal into the darkness, so that new forms may emerge from the crucible of clear space. But what is emerging in the womb of Now is not knowable ahead of time, and is not subject to our hopes, fears, or fantasies of control....
This is the Magic of Aloha
Hawaii called to me the same way they all do. In my quiet moments before falling asleep, during long sunset walks on the beach, and in my deepest moments of despair. Hawaii called to me like a mother telling her daughter to come home. I’ve received this calling...
When Nothing is Ever Good Enough for You
Do you know that feeling of utter dissatisfaction? It's that feeling of... not good enough. I know that feeling oh so well, and I think it's an epidemic among travelers. We've got this freedom to be anywhere, do anything, and yet... often it's still not good...