Awareness is the most powerful tool we have to change our lives. Until we become aware of a problem we can’t possible know we need to find a solution. Without awareness we are confined to our limited views of our current situations. With awareness we can find new ways and methods to solve old problems.
Asking [...]
I had been in china for a while, so it was about time I visited a temple!
My friends Mat, Loman and I headed out on our bikes to the Baolin Buddhist temple here in Shunde.
As soon as you enter the temple area your stuck by the peaceful serene beauty of the place. So much of [...]
“Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature,
nor do the children of men as a whole experience it.
Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure.
Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.
To keep our faces toward change and behave like free spirits
in the presence of fate is strength [...]
It’s important to give yourself props in life.
By this I mean congratulating yourself and feeling good every time you accomplish something you’ve been striving for, no matter how small. With every new thing you experience, every check mark on your bucket list, and every step towards a new goal take a few moments to be [...]
In my mind there’s a difference between travelling and taking a vacation.
When I say taking a vacation I mean, going on a trip where you… for example… go to a resort for a week or two. Maybe you lie on the beach for a while, have a couple fun nights, try a new thing or [...]
The coolest thing about meeting other travelers is the awesome array of new music you can be exposed to. The following lists of artists are really amazing bands that are mostly instrumental or rarely focus on lyrical content.
Click the name of the band for a link to a youtube video for one of their songs. [...]
The process of normalization
When I was in the early years of grade school I was full of life and excitement at all the things and people around me. The experiences I encountered were still quite new and interesting and life was a grand imaginative adventure. I loved getting attention, making others laugh and standing out [...]
The other day my friend gave me a hard time because I had been singing a catchy song and, to his dismay, it was stuck in his head. This lead to the following list of ways to get a song out of your head!
The first thing you need to do when you realize there’s an [...]
Learning a new language can be a daunting task, but one that can enhance your worldly travels like no other. If you decide to embark on the quest of learning a new language you might be surprised to find that you first need to learn how to learn a new language. There is a bit [...]
Often people define themselves by their life situation. If you ask someone who they are they will most likely tell you about the things they feel define themselves as a person such as their jobs or age. When we allow the outside world to define us we forget that we are limitless in what we [...]
