From Soul Shaping Tails, here is a sneak peek at one of the animal stories, giving you insight into why this book is filled with just as many tails as it is tales. I hope you enjoy. As the story goes, a herd of wild buffaloes were once ferried across choppy ocean waters…
It’s been years in the writing, but my book is finally ready to send out into the world. Soul Shaping Tails is a travel memoir, sharing life lessons I have learned through travel during the seven years I lived in the United Kingdom and the life experiences I gained through my onward journeys to…
This week was a doozy . . . Sometimes, when the week spirals sideways with delightful opportunities, you just have to seize them for what they offer, regardless of the hours they cost. And other times, when the spiral is not delightful but rather sets you off course, you have little choice but…
At the start of the year, I joined a Shamanic course online. The course consisted of a series of holistic workshops, carried a tribal tone, and was heavily themed on our human connection to the elements. It delivered a “same, same but different” feel to the work I do already with my own life…
Hi there, Are my amazing readers still out there? Around early February, I wrote my most recent blog post, then buckled down for a busy series of transformational retreats here in Nicaragua. When I looked up, it was tax season. If you’re looking for signs of life, I am still here. And…
At the time of writing this, I’m sitting in the front seat of a parked taxi, hot-spotting from my phone, and typing away on my laptop. The side door is open, letting in an occasional breeze that I’m grateful for on this sweltering day, waiting at the border between Nicaragua and Costa Rica. It’s…
This April, I’m offering an experience that I have long wanted to create. For the past 10 years, my businesses have blended travel with personal growth, fused cultural immersion with education, and combined adventure with relaxation. I’ve partnered with elephant rehab centers, worked alongside sea turtle conservation non-profits, and worked with local community schools…
Happy New Year! Can we still exchange this greeting so deep into January? I would think so, as this is the first article I’ve sent out since we crossed into 2022. My cat Tino is already exhausted, but I – I am just getting started. Despite the arc of time since my last…
I finished writing my book back in September, almost 20 years to the day after the events in the first few pages take place. Since September, I have experienced promising spikes in Venture Within’s growth and busy-ness, indulged in a splash of important birthdays to celebrate (and I wouldn’t miss), was taken out by…
We stood on the sand, the calm waters nearing us, then falling back with the tide. The three of them were in a stand-off with me. Did I want to hike the nearby cliffs named Giant’s Foot that overlook the ocean with them? I threw out every excuse in the book, which were echoed…