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I keep coming back to this idea of posting every day. Still working on making it stick. I tend to have two posting seasons: flood season and dry season. Ha. But, after discovering the journal entries from my first trip abroad in Italy (which I just published in Unearthing Firsts), I am once again inspired [...]

The Warrior of Light and His World
by Paulo Coelho
The Warrior of Light is always trying to improve.
Each blow of his sword carries with it centuries of wisdom and meditation. Each blow has to have the force and the skill of all the warriors of the past, who still continue to bless the combat. Each movement [...]

Simple yet complex. Impersonal yet speaks directly to the heart. Motivates you to become your best self.
Paulo Coelho is good at that isn’t he. Speaking not to your mind or ego… but directly to your heart!
A short story from Paulo Coelho:
source: “Like the Flowing River” by Paulo Coelho
A boy was watching his grandmother write a [...]

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They are fleeting, but that’s what makes them perfect isn’t it?
A beautiful landscape with a beautiful soul for one beautiful moment.

It’s been months since I went on a last-minute day-trip with a few friends. Our objective was nothing more than a small roadside restaurant along the highway. La Colina is little wooden shelter that holds maybe five picnic tables and sells the typical Guatemalan meal of sausages, frijoles, pungeant cheese, grilled onions and blue, hand-made [...]

Right now, I feel like the energizer bunny jacked up on Kaffee Fernando’s infamous Black Fernando: strong black coffee with a shot of espresso.
So much to share… so let’s roll!
On the first of October, I was struck with a “most brilliant idea” to start a project that fully delves into the local art scene. [...]

Continued from Divisive Denominations…
“In order to accommodate the two new guests, the family – mom, dad and four kids – all had to share a single-sized bed.”
Daniela and I returned to Copan in time to catch up with the boys and meet Julio for fubolito (5-on-5 soccer)! When we arrived at la cancha (the field [...]

This incredibly humbling and inspiring. This one tugs at the heart strings…

A video from Alexandra Cousteau’s Blue Legacy project – a project that’s meant to raise awareness about the global state of water.
A few interesting points her work highlights:
* Ninety-seven percent of our world is made up of water, but only one percent is suitable for humans to drink.
* In just a few years the number [...]