Living with clear purpose, what Japanese call “Ikigai”, is crucial to me living my life, growing, having more to offer other people and living from the present moment!
Inspiration is so much more valuable to me than motivation which is generally trying to force yourself to do something you don’t want to do. Inspiration is effortless!
Live an inspired life!
Once I left the Gili Islands, I had smooth sailing all the way to Padangbai, Bali. The captain on the boat said the water the day before was still very choppy and he had to steer around surges. This day, the water was calm and smooth. I went up to a bench behind the captain […]
Candidasa, Tirta Ganga and Tenganan, Bali Read More »
News arrived here today of the tornado’s and destruction in Southern Indiana, Eastern Kentucky and Tennessee where friends live. I hope they are alright as well as any friends and family you may have there! Sitting here writing this, and realizing that I’m really in Bali, this is quite a surreal experience. I started thinking
Welcome to 2012! As this new year begins, I’m reflecting on what I appreciate from my life in the past year and what I’d like to birth more of in the coming year. Several years ago, a friend talked with me about “birthing” energy, the energy present around the time of birth. She recommended using
What do you want to “Birth” in 2012? Read More »
For many years, I’ve been out of the country over Christmas. Today, I was reminded why I like to be elsewhere for this crazy holiday! I’d picked up mom from rehab as she was released today. It took three hours to complete that process. The fuel tank was a bit low so I swung by
The “Christmas” I’d forgotten! Read More »
A friend recently sent this to me. I resonate with the message very strongly. Today is November 29th. I returned to the US from my trip to Indonesia and Malaysia March 15th. The shock of returning was more disruptive than I had imagined. Everything here in the US is so rushed. People are constantly running
Gratitude, “being” and a cool video Read More »
Yesterday, I was involved in an accident. Fortunately, it was a very minor thing but it was still a bit shattering emotionally. I believe everything happens for a reason. Listening on my recent trip, moving when I felt inspired worked perfectly and all sorts of magic occurred. Yesterday, I looked at a box I put
In the middle of no where…. Read More »
I’m in NW Kansas and have run into a few friends who are really busy. REALLY busy, in NW Kansas. So busy, it seems to interfere with what, living? Does it interfere with having a life? I’ve been pondering this since coming back to the US from Indonesia and my adventure there. In 1989, as
Too busy for life? Well, what do you want? Read More »
I woke early this morning. My left ear was plugged and I couldn’t near anything from it. Maybe it was the hours in the pool yesterday. Maybe it was seeing Nyoman, the reflexology oriented healer, for two days in a row? Maybe my body is preparing to go home, my ears and sinus’s go through
I wrote earlier today about feeling the energy of my trip changing significantly. On my way home, I had trouble with my motor bike starting up a steep hill. Changing gears and holding the throttle a little too open, I popped a wheelie going uphill for about 20 yards. The front tire landed softly and
Pummeled, bruised and healed! Read More »
Today, I had a lazy start to the day. It’s the first time in weeks I haven’t gotten up before 5:30! I went back to sleep and got up at 7:30 happy I missed the dolphin watching trip. The guides are so hungry for money, they parked on my friend Mono’s bungalow porch, signed up
Lovina and Balinese New Year Read More »
Busy…. In a few short weeks, I’ll be returning to the US and am finding myself preparing for that re-entry. The time I have left is perhaps more vacation than many people in the US take! I read last year that less than 20% of American’s take all the vacation allotted to them. The US
Preparing for re-entry: cultural and work change! Read More »
I’ve been here almost one week. It doesn’t seem possible it’s been that long?! Ubud has it’s own vibe and while it’s a spiritual center of sorts, there is definitely a buzz in the air to get out and do something, go somewhere, have a massage, try a different meal, or take a walk. Hitting
A quiet lull in Ubud Read More »
I’ve only been in Ubud a few days and time seems to be flying by. Now that I’m here, I’m not traveling anymore. I’ve got no more long bus rides, don’t plan to involve any ferries, no flights to book, lodging it taken care of and my most demanding activity is deciding if to get
I heard that phrase several years ago. It was used in reference to how much life is changing. In the past, people looked “down the road” at their life goals, where they wanted to be, what they wanted to do, planning for retirement and career and life. Recently, with the changes in the economy, culture,
The light shines on your next step Read More »
Several days ago, I was struck by a way to describe the flow I’ve often written about. What’s the flow? It’s when I wait until I have the feeling, something clicks into place and my being knows what to do or where to go next! If I’m struggling with options or feel like I’m putting
That place, the one where “you know”! Read More »
Dragons and more…. I’m coming out of a time warp experience at the moment. I did indeed get to see the Komodo Dragon’s however, everything happened so quickly and perfectly the past couple days, I don’t really have any sense of time now. So, I’ll reconstruct a bit of what happened and see if I
Preparing for Komodo Read More »
Remember when I went shopping to six different stores in Penang looking for the book “Shantaram”? Many people told me about it in the US before I left, even a man while I was waiting in line to be admitted to The “GoLite” factory sale. Once on my trip, more people mentioned it and even
“Shantaram”, what’s in store for me Read More »
Three times in three days, I’ve sat with former strangers and had the most real conversation. All three describe similar situations in their lives. First, it was Jon from Spain. He and Suzana are traveling around the world for a year. He quit his job working as a financial planner type guy with a company
Is it something in the water or air? Read More »
Today, with so much time on my hands and with my trip feeling it is changing into a new phase, I had a bit of a haunting question pop up. After traveling like this for three and a half months, how will I ever fit back into my old life and existence? New friends every
A haunting question Read More »
Back in Ranau and waiting for my wonderful dinner to arrive, I opened a new mystery novel I bought in Penang. Those words were the introduction page before the first chapter began. “The unapparent connection is more powerful than the apparent one”. Today was another example of it for me and no surprise that those
“The unapparent connection is more powerful than the apparent one” Heraclitis, 500 B.C. Read More »