“We seek some kind of permanence; a person, a philosophy, a feeling, a state, a story of ourselves, even a spiritual identity, to hold onto. But the fleeting nature of all experience ensures that everything we grasp eventually slips through our fingers – including our attempts to stop grasping. Until we recognise that impermanence is […]
Tag: Beautiful Things
Every Step Has Meaning
On June 15th I finished the Camino de Santiago. You might be wondering WTF is the Camino? That is a good question. Actually, that is a great question. I actually just Googled how many books have been written about the Camino. There was no good number (400 in one year alone) but there was a […]
Pacheco and the Three Amigos
Pacheco and the Three Amigos February 28, 2019 Pacheco Farmhouse is an unexpected, renewed hippie chic guesthouse a off the beaten path. (It took about 6 hours worth of bus rides to get to Apuela in the Intag Valley.) As the owner Jimena says, the location pretty much keeps the assholes away. Seems so as […]
The Big Birthday and Bon Voyage
The Big Birthday and Bon Voyage February 22, 2019 There’s no way this journey could start any other way than with a celebration of friendship. It is said we are fortunate if we have one or two true friends in a lifetime. I somehow have ended up with a few more than that – and […]