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!
From ages ago to this instant, I’ve landed in Borneo. July 2010, when the thought first struck me, it seemed like such a long way off! I started reading as I knew virtually nothing about Borneo, then learned how much there was close to here. A short trip to explore Borneo expanded to a full […]
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I’m sitting in the Penang, Malaysia airport waiting for my flight to Borneo. What a nice way to begin the new year, wandering about a place described as “Mother Nature’s Fantasy”. I’m looking forward to more flow in 2011 and grateful for the sense of flow that’s pervaded every day of my journey so far.
A brief note on a thought bouncing around my head. I just finished helping two people with ideas for how to travel in Sumatra and where they might want to visit. Angelica form Germany has back trouble so won’t be interested in long bus trips. Dan is from Switzerland and considering going as well. I
Inexperienced Expert! Read More »
Last night, I attempted to book a ticket with Air Asia for my flight on to Borneo. On the way back from the Temple of the Reclining Buddha and the Chocolate Botique, I got off the bus in front of Air Asia offices near here. After printing a copy of my return flight information, she
What am I thinking?! Force never works as good as flow. Read More »
There is a flow to life, a flow that operated everywhere! Much of the time, people are simply to busy, preoccupied, to focused on “their” goals, or simply out of touch to notice. Richard Bach made this point in the introduction to the book “Illusions” by sharing a similar story: Once, there was a village
Travel Magic: What is needed shows up! Read More »
That money thing; what’s with all the zero’s? Think about how casually you drop a $5 or $20 in the US. A cup of coffee, a scone or croissant, maybe a $15 iTunes card as a gift. What does a $5 or $20 mean in the big scheme of things in the US? Those fly
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Last night, I had a toss and turn night. Awake, mind racing, tired, hearing noises, too tired to sleep, thinking about details for my trip and such. I was basically feeling possessed and realized I was going through the travel “bends”. Like surfacing too quickly when diving, there’s a moment when the physical and emotional
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I was going to post the poem “The Invitation” here when I found this video. Why post it? What does it mean to me? The thing I most love about travel is people, real people and real conversation. Something inspiring and nourishing happens when people meet, connect, share their Soul, listen with their eyes and
What matters most is real! Read More »
Here but not there, not really here either. There is a space that happens with a trip. Once work is caught up, family gatherings with Thanksgiving attended and I am sitting at home in the final days before leaving, I have a feeling of being disconnected. Elizabeth Gilbert summarized it nicely describing “The Physics of
Living between worlds! Read More »
Excited, nervous and mostly ready, I’m amazed at how quickly the past few months have flown by. One week from now, I’ll be landing in San Francisco where I wait five hours to lift off for Singapore. Five hours after I land there, I’ll be going to do Kuala Lumpur where my adventure begins. Travel
Lift off and Bali Healers! Read More »
Cleaning up my office, I came across this from a handout I had on file: Let’s say you’re going to a party, so you pull out some pocket change and buy a little greeting card that plays “Happy Birthday” when it’s opened. After the party, someone casually tosses the card into the trash, throwing away
Really amazing! And….not that long ago! Read More »
If you haven’t seen this clip, it’s really good. How quickly people feel entitled by new technology and forget where we have some from. Technology is meant to help life, not take it over. Use it wisely, stay present, be aware in THIS moment and let technology serve you where it improves your life!
Everything is Amazing! Read More »
OK, so many friends have asked me why I am not writing. Typically, I don’t feel inspired to write until I’m traveling. That will be happening in 28 days which are moving extremely fast. What am I doing?! I had not idea how much is involved in being gone for a trip of this length.
“Why haven’t you been writing”….properly prodded and preparing Read More »
Years go by, most behaviors and attitudes become routine and automatic! Who a person is and who they have been talked into being are two very different things. Buried beneath automatic and memorized routine survives the “REAL” person. Hopes and dreams abandoned, the priority for many is to get through the day and survive until
There you are Peter! Read More »