Every day it seems the world spins a little bit faster. Each month, each year, it seems to pick up the pace, running at a speed that the best training plan couldn’t prepare you for. Each moment feels like a grain of sand I’m planning to pick up and watching slip through my fingers at once. … More Finding Pause
After 8 fairly sleepless hours on the plane, the cabin lights clicked on and I realized they were serving breakfast. It felt like I had barely blinked since the weird chicken in some sort of creamy sauce had been served, and suddenly an unidentifiable pastry was being placed before me. I checked the time on … More How to Live in Two Time Zones
As we smiled at each other, I realized that we are really quite similar, you and I. Each for our own reasons, we have chosen to come to Paris and make a home, and suddenly there we were, in the same place, at the same time, making the most of it. … More A Letter to The Stranger in the Tent City
The power of a person’s story is one of the most greatly underrated tools for understanding in the entire world. We have formulas and theories and philosophies galore that try to explain the human condition. However, for some reason the general weight of words and the meaning they carry often is so easily cast aside … More The Power of Listening: A Story of South Sudan
Last night I had one of the most incredible experiences of my entire life. I attended my first ever meditation group. Before I go any further, let me back up here and give you a little background before I delve into this story. A few years ago, right as I was getting ready to graduate … More Lessons from Meditation: How I Jump Started My Journey
“We often forget that we are nature. Nature is not something separate from us. So when we say we have lost our connection to nature, we’ve lost our connection to ourselves.” – Andy Goldsworthy I recently watched a documentary called Rivers and Tides that showcases the work of Andy Goldsworthy (pictured above – from google), who … More Listening to Trees: Life Lessons from Art and Nature
The Transition Artist 