Writing when you don’t feel like it–is there anything that sounds more torturous? The ideas just aren’t coming, so why force it? I’m with you, friends. I know how frustrating it can feel to sit down at your computer only to wind…
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On Settling Down & Accumulating Stuff
It’s already happening. I’ve been settled into my new home base in central Washington for not quite three months, and the accumulation of stuff is already well under way. Three months ago, I had very little to my name in…
Let This Be The Year You Choose Yourself
Why do we choose the path less traveled? For the accolades? For the prestige? Hardly. It’s not the easy way. It’s not the secure way. It’s not the celebrated way. It’s the path littered with obstacles and flanked by objectors.…
6 Questions You MUST Ask Yourself When You’re Ready to Create Your Dream Lifestyle
The life you’ve always dreamed of living–what does it look like? Where are you in this fantasy and what are you doing on a day to day basis? Chances are, the things that come to mind are quite different from…
How a Quest Can Bring Purpose and Meaning Back To Your Life
This post is brought to you by guest author Brianna Dawes, founder of the solo travel blog The Backpacking Guru. You can also follow her travel adventures on Instagram. Over the past few years, I have come to understand that…
You Can’t Learn to Swim By Standing On the Shore
Do you remember the day you learned how to swim? Most of us probably don’t, we were so young at the time. We had no fear of failing, though. Hell, we didn’t even know what failure was. We most likely…
The Long Way Home
I got my first taste of overseas travel much later than most people I know. The year was 2009. I was 22 years old and freshly graduated from university. My best friend and I flew to the southern hemisphere to travel…
Buying a House Is Not My American Dream
There’s a lot of talk about buying houses around here lately. Not for me, of course–buying a house isn’t my idea of the American Dream. But for many of the people close to me, it’s the next step in life…
Taking Mom Overseas: Our First Mother-Daughter Trip
“My mom and I have a better relationship when we’re apart,” I used to say. And I wasn’t just saying it–I really believed it. I left home at 18 to attend university in California, and with each subsequent move landed…
30 Lessons from 30 Years of Life
1. Aging is a privilege. Consider every wrinkle, every gray hair, every age spot a blessing and a gift–not everyone lives long enough to experience them. 2. There is a lesson in every life experience, good or bad. The challenge…
