Last week, I shared the messy, beautiful, and completely unplanned way Tino and Roo invaded my life here in Nicaragua. One was a tiny black-and-white stray who insisted on moving in with me, and the other, a resilient, joyful, three-legged pup who taught me what unconditional love feels like. Redesigning my life to make…
The smell of dark, French-pressed coffee blends softly with the dawn light slowly filling my room. Out my open window, the morning songbirds are quiet, their voices tucked away because the brightest part of the sun is still hiding under a thick blanket of sleepy clouds. A gentle thunderstorm is rolling in. It’s peaceful.…
I don’t know my new neighbor well, but he has a small, fluffy grey dog named Lulu. Crossing paths with Roo the other day, he stopped me unexpectedly and asked if I was a writer. He’d read a recent article of mine online and was intrigued. Although I hadn’t realized we were digitally…
December and January proved to be a wild concoction of frivolity, recovery, and re-focus. Time routinely set aside to write crumbled away despite my best intentions or resolutions. The sticky aspect is that even though my routines sometimes get left behind, inspiration still pings at will. Ideas and plot lines that unfold into…
This week, I tried several times but failed to catch inspiration by the tail. Instead, I caught a sore throat, and a potentially scratched eye, and caught news that a root canal is in my near future. I caught up on sleep by way of much-needed naps. These were the best catches…
This week I have been struck by inspiration. Not mid-yoga pose, nor ambling down a sunset beach. But somewhere 36,000 or so miles above the ground, seated tightly in the middle seat of coach, soaring towards Los Angeles. Inspiration struck then. And it struck me in a way that might interest a few of…
The pristine afternoon sunlight on my back porch invites me to sit. It is the kind of light that illuminates a golden green sheen through the trees, settling over dragonfly wings hovering amongst the nearby flower bushes. Jungle birds are chirping, or caw-cawing, depending on the species. If I listen even closer, I…
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…
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…