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Relationships are like plants...
I like to think of relationships as plants. It helps me cultivate patience in this fast-paced digital world in which we start freaking out when people don't respond to our texts within hours.
New relationships are like little seeds; they…

Life Changing, Awe Inspiring...
There have been a handful of experiences in my life that I would consider life-changing on many levels; graduating high school, falling in love, moving away from my home town, just to name a few. But none have been quite like the experience…

Wisely Selfish
In my last entry, I used a phrase that I stumbled across a few years ago while I was traveling in Northern India – “wisely selfish”. This phrase, coined by the Dalai Lama, refers to an ancient teaching that suggests that “one’s…

The Message of Massage
As the sun crept up the flanks of the surrounding 20,000 foot, snow-capped peaks, I approached the line of villagers that snaked around the small rural medical clinic in Central Tibet. It was my responsibility to talk to the would-be patients…