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The adventure that is our life

We sat on the floor at sunrise at the Buddhist monastery outside of Siem Reap, Cambodia. Four traveling friends and the monk who performed the water blessing over us. The water blessing…bestows a calm and purifies the body and soul. I felt the water splashing across my face. The monk then dipped the white string […]

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Break the routine

The great thing about travel, especially to new places and meeting new people, is that it breaks open the narrative of your life thst so often is covered in the daily ritual and routine that you miss out on the beauty of the gift of your life. Wandering Hoi An and Hue we traveled back […]

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The beach, a new day and a promise

What is it about a new year that gives us hope? I mean, it is just another day on the flipping of pages on a calendar and yet we pause. We celebrate. We pray. We reflect. We dream. We resolve. We believe. It is our craving to find a better way. An answer to a […]

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