There were times of elation, and times of challenge. Through it all, there was always something to be gained.
I wish to share with you some of the things I’ve learned on a personal level and also, what travel like this can inspire in anyone. Continue reading Life Tuition
Usually down for an adventure, I had decided instead of flying, to take a €30 bus ride from Bulgaria’s east coast, down into Turkey. A 6-hour journey and an on-the-spot $30 expedited visa later, the coach bus scarcely filled with Turks, Bulgarians, a few Eastern European stragglers, and myself in the back–propped contentedly against the window–arrived in Istanbul. Continue reading Turkish Delighting – My Love Affair in Istanbul, with Tango and Baklava
I had been granted the experiential insight of understanding how when you visit a place, and openly, you connect and align to it, you will in turn take on the place’s frequency– forever bear it. For me, it felt like adding a vibration of a place’s essence to my inner “basket of fruits,” and resonating it from then on. So too was I doing here at Beglik Tash, and had done in Plovdiv, and Sofia. Continue reading Part II: Encoding in Bulgaria
I had wanted quiet. I had spent the last two and half weeks living in a sleepy fishing village next to the sea, in the south of Crete, and it had been an incredibly nourishing time for me, full of immense creativity and productivity. One could say, with artists and artistry there is usually either an ebb or flow for standards of creation. Another place in nature was the ideal choice for me. And then I stumbled upon Rožat… Continue reading Rožat ~ Creating in Croatia
“The quieter you become, the more you can hear.” -Rumi It was finally becoming clear why it was I was … Continue reading At One with Crete
“Often misunderstood, Dionysus is far more than a wine deity. He is the Breaker of Chains, who rescues not only the flesh … Continue reading Ibiza ~ Divine Revelry
“If a person has had the sense of ‘the Call’ – the feeling that there’s an adventure for him — and they don’t follow that, but remain in society because it’s safe and secure, then life dries up.
If you have the guts to follow the risk, however, life opens up all along the line. I’m not superstitious, but I do believe in spiritual magic, you might say. If one follows what I call one’s bliss — the thing that really gets you deep in your gut and that you feel is your life – doors will open up.” Joseph Campbell Continue reading Answering the Call
We drove on. I looked out gratefully at the last bits of Oregon coast, reflecting on the amazement that defines … Continue reading Happy Campers– Reflections from the Oregon Coast
We were on the move. A lot. There was so much to see and places to get to. Vanlife is full … Continue reading Stillness – Reflections at Lake Tenaya ~ Yosemite National Park ~ California
We meandered on slowly through the ancient grove. We were both silent. The presence of these great sequoias had touched us. I turned back for one last look at the beast of a tree. My eyes traced the height of the tree upwards until I could see no more of its top. Around its crown, were gaps in the forest canopy, and sunlight beamed through the open shape, surrendering to the morning’s still, colorless sky. Grace seemed to shine through in stillness and in song. The story of these giant trees must be told. Maybe then, with greater awareness, more action can be taken individually and collectively and more can be done to help sustain them. Continue reading Giant Hope ~ Sequoia National Forest
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