lessons

Stop and Smell the Roses

Yes actually stick your face in a rose bush

Apr 12 •

What Teaching Seniors to Use iPads Taught Me About Life

It became more than a side-hustle to get me through college

Apr 4 •

Wrote this on a typewriter....

traded a computer for my grandma's typewriter & started writing poetry with it

Mar 27 •

Life Happens on the Street

PS: lots of photos in this one! Why walking and wandering makes us feel more alive.

Mar 20 •

So, which is it? Bold Moves or Trust the Journey?

How do we navigate the journey of uncertainty?

Mar 13 •

What a Teapot Can Teach Us (Ikigai Story Part 2 of 2)

Ikigai story continued....

Feb 27 •

A Souvenir that Actually Matters (Ikigai Story Part 1 of 2)

Life-changing lessons about ikigai from a ceramics shop in Japan

Feb 27 •

I've Been Secretly Collecting Words from Friends 🤫

The habit of writing down wise words from friends, family, and people around us

Feb 20 •

The Long Way Home Is Paved with Side Quests—What’s Yours?

Plus you may notice this Substack has a new name...

Feb 13 •

The Underestimated Art of Thinking

Hymn for the daydreamers

Jan 17 •

Why Solo Travel is the Ultimate Confidence Builder

Lessons from my solo journeys across 17 countries, and shattering the myths about traveling alone.

Dec 5, 2024 •

Time Traveling in Havana, Cuba

A journal entry from the night I arrived in Cuba one year ago

Nov 28, 2024 •

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