This place feels like another planet to me. The Pueblo people were out here studying astronomy thousands of years ago, and I can see why. The desert night sky is the clearest I’ve ever seen, and I can’t imagine how it looked before modern pollution. It’s not hard […]
The path to Fifth Water Hot Springs in February is not an easy one if you haven’t experienced hiking through heavy snow/ice. The trail was covered and slick, with a drop down to the creek. When we came up to a steep hill, I slipped to the edge, […]
Between lockdown and quarantines, travel has definitely become more difficult & even impossible for some. Here’s a few things to watch to put your mind somewhere else in the world! Tracks Why: Perfect movie if you’ve been feeling a little tired of your routine, have ever identified as […]
1. Do it afraid. It’s just as brave! We can feel courage and fear at the same time, but the trick is to override that feeling of backing down even when we’re weary of what’s ahead. 2. Be Vulnerable It may make us feel uncertain and exposed to […]
The thing we all want to do, but also don’t want to –get it together. This requires a different type of honesty, a deep dig into what is holding us back. Ultimately, we’ll need to figure out how to overcome it to make any ground. I know it’s […]
Detachment is experiencing our feelings without letting them control us. Thoughts seem so important and profound when they’re buzzing in our heads. Sometimes it’s hard to catch on that these are just… thoughts, not always real life or the truth. I think it’s important to value your internal […]
“There’s a wonderful old Italian joke about a man who goes to church every day and prays before the statue of a great saint, begging, “Dear saint-please, please, please…give me the grace to win the lottery.” This lament goes on for months. Finally the exasperated statue comes to […]
A family clapped as the plane touched down in Havana. Children were about to meet their grandma for the first time; a trip likely aided by the lift of U.S. travel bans to Cuba. This was a first for me too. Not only was it my first time […]
See more pics after the article! I devoted a lot of time to watching Sherlock (Benedict Cumberbatch version, of course) so you can imagine I was pretty excited to walk the streets of London and solve some mysteries. More personal mysteries than murders, like will there be milk […]
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