Occupy Wall Street →

Burning Man, the emerging paradigm shift, and how your mind has become occupied.

Relationships →

I was awash with fear, uncertainty, and the sense that this could go on forever.

World Events →

I can break promises I make to myself at any time of the year.

World Events →

In that moment I realized that it is still more alive than dead.

 

When we keep our minds open, the universe knocks and opportunity walks through the door.

Religion →

Travel has a way of spotlighting all manner of sudden, urgent, internal requirements.

Consciousness →

I can be hard on myself. I can be scared, full of fear.

Photo Essay →

When she grows up, my little-kid self is going to be so psyched about this.

Narrative →

Hitchhiking became my main form of transportation between the village and Dingle.

Narrative →

An empty pill bottle lay on the bright rag rug next to the day-bed.

Consciousness →

Sometimes a change in perspective is in order.

Culture + Religion →

In 2007, Jonathan Harris went to Bhutan with an idea and a bunch of balloons.

Human Rights →

...besides how to have your manservant put your gloves on.

Meditation →

Studies and research aside, I can tell you from experience that meditation does work.

Consciousness →

Being good is an ongoing practice, not an immutable characteristic.

Meditation →

I decided to take a seat near the back of the room.

Judaism →

The usual travel vocabulary of micro-snapshots feels vapid and inadequate.

Humor →

I want to learn to be silly again. I want to share a laugh with everyone.

Spirituality →

I feel the rough wire against my skin. Old and new have no meaning.

Occupy Wall Street →

"The 1% need us, and the fish need us, and the forests need us."

Sustainability →

"Agriculture is the most destructive thing humans have done to the planet."