How A Nervous Breakdown Became My Biggest Breakthrough
This day last year, I boarded a one-way flight from Singapore to New York, with nothing but a carry-on and my passport. I didn’t know that this would be my […]
Category Archives: Think [Differently]
Jul-IRL: Livin’ La Vida Lo-Tech
I feel different after just seven days into my “tech detox”, Insta-battical, #IRL adventures. This isn’t to say that I’ve become a luddite and have eschewed all things digital (let’s […]
Jul-IRL… Or July-“In Real Life”
I have a confession. Since I hit “publish” on my last post exalting the importance of tech-free time and self-care, I have not been following my own suggestions. In fact, […]
How to Lose a Glow in Ten Days
I’ve been back to life as I’ve known it for almost two weeks, and one of the most consistent questions I receive, returning from three months of blissful and spontaneous […]
The Tao of My Dad
The beauty of my sabbatical came from meeting all different types of people, and learning life lessons from each and every one of them. Today being Father’s Day, I’ve taken […]
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. […]
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 […]
India: Beyond the Honeymoon
There’s that moment in any relationship where idealism and fascination turn into reality and pragmatism. Habits are chiseled and chipped at. Awkward getting-to-know-you activities adapt into smooth, shared rituals. Those […]
Ayurveda: Fearing Fat No More
When I started the Ayurvedic detox five days ago, I imagined enduring long sessions of scrubbing, sweating and sloughing, painful, palid “meals” of weepy fruits and vegetables, enough water to […]
The Artistry of Eating
Someone once said that eating with a knife and fork is like taking a shower with a raincoat. As a New Yorker, raised on a strong knife and fork curriculum, […]
The Flip Files: Flip Any Day Into An Adventure 