New Challenge: Seven Days To Your Heart’s Desire
Beautiful challenge from the ever wise Jeep Ries: “Explore what breaks your heart and what makes it sing. At the end of the seven days, take an action for each.” […]
Monthly Archives: May 2013
Today’s Challenge: The Alchemy of the Smile
It’s hard not to wear a blissed out grin all around Ubud. Of all of the places I’ve been, it’s the one where I feel the most connected and cocooned, […]
Today’s Challenge: Pay It Forward
Ubud is a pay-it-forward kind of town, where blissed out ex-pats strike up conversations out of curiosity, and karmic admonishments litter stores, bathrooms and yoga studios. It’s the kind of […]
Today’s Challenge: The Garden of Even
This was a perfect challenge to seek presence and positive-mindedness for a sleepy, soggy Sunday. I ate breakfast amid a downpour, sheltered by the eaves, watching the sky slowly ensconce […]
Tom Yum Soup for the Soul
Eager with engagement and a wedding around the corner, a man uproots his life, quits his job and moves to a new continent to build a life with his bride-to-be. […]
Today’s Challenge: Dude (Looks Like A Lama)
Elizabeth Real challenged me to ask a stranger for a mantra, and what better stranger than an inspiring rock-n-roll hero. In my hotel lobby, I saw a familiar face, long […]
Bhutan: What GNH Taught Me About Gross Personal Happiness
As the first country to measure its health in national happiness (GNH) over domestic product, and a leader in international dialogs on sustainable development and wellbeing, a trip to Bhutan […]
Today’s Challenge: Ambassadorial “Aha”‘s on Life, Labor and Love
You may recall that my first challenge (a pre-challenge, in fact) came from the audacious Eric Gertler, who suggested I write to the ambassadors in each country I was visiting… […]
Today’s Challenge: … Is Brought To You By The Letter “B”
Today’s challenge seemed like easy, breezy fun, but I actually learned quite a valuable lesson from focusing my day on the letter “b” (in honor of the beautiful and brilliant […]
Inle: A Few Of My Favorite Shots
Here are a few shots from my first day on Inle Lake… A truly stunning and unique place, where life revolves around the water. From floating villages and water-born gardens […]
The Flip Files: Flip Any Day Into An Adventure 