“Does this path have a heart?
If it does, the path is good; if it doesn’t, it is of no use..”
-Carlos Castaneda
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AugIf you want to fall in love with someone (or just like them more) –
Do things for them.
The kind of things that excite you, stretch you, and scare you just a bit. The kind of things that require at least a little of your attention everyday. The kind of things that you really do because they ma […] -
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JunJihad and I just landed here in Taipei, and are waiting in the lounge for our flight to Bali.
I decided on way over that relationships are like flying.
Once you experience first/business class, the thought of flying coach just doesn’t sound like as much fun. It’s fine for quick trips. But for l […] -
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JunSome of you may know, I’ve taken up boxing.
It’s one of my favorite things to do these days.
I love it because its a great workout, and because I get to wake up early and move my body in ways I don’t usually. And, everyone at the gym is friendly. But mostly I love it because I have so much fun […] -
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FebThe text I received two nights ago from across the oceans read as follows:
“I met you for the first time 16 years and 5 months ago…unbelievable what one chance meeting can mean in one’s life. I adore you and love that I chose to meet you even when I didn’t want to be there.”
By “there […] -
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FebYesterday morning, I was planning to hang out with a friend. I was in San Francisco, close to where she lives, and we were going to grab a cup of tea or light bite together before I began my drive back home to LA.
Our last text exchange had left the details of our get-together up in the air – […] -
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OctA year ago today, my life as I knew it came to a screeching halt. Well, more like a painful, hobbling slow-down.
I pulled my groin muscle. While doing a fan-kick on a pole.
Yes, a pole. As in pole dancing.
And while I would love to share some titillating story about what I was up to, the truth is t […] -
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Oct
This morning, my girlfriend and I were scheduled to go for a sunrise hike. Yesterday, she cancelled on me.
I felt ‘irritated’ – the nice way of saying angry.
Now my anger was not ‘rational’.
She’s extremely busy at work, her grandmother is very sick and she’s starting her o […] -
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JulA couple of weeks ago, I was on a camping trip with a bunch of people.
As I was traipsing along on one of our hiking excursions, an amazing idea hit me! I knew exactly what I wanted to do, who I wanted to do it with and exactly how I wanted to do it. Only problem was I didn’t know how to get start […] -
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Jul
Yesterday, I woke up at 4 am in a minor panic – wondering if my man was ok.
He was on his way from London to Luanda, Angola, via Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
This may sound like a crazy itinerary, but its par for the course around here.
I knew he had made it to Ethiopia but I hadn’t received the u […] -
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JulThis morning I found myself standing thigh-high in the ocean. The sky was cloudy and drizzly but the water was warm, and I had not been able to resist getting my feet wet on my morning walk.
This is a recent fixation of mine, so I had come prepared, bathing suit under running shorts.
I had been stan […]