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From Trivial to Existential
Disorganized, disobedient monkeys jumping in all directions. That’s how my mind feels at times. Stream of consciousness followed by random observations leading to even more
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Mining Your Purpose: A Simple Guide to Living with Meaning
At the summit of Thailand’s highest peak, Doi Inthanon, surrounded by old friends and new companions, an unexpected conversation unfolded under the stars. A newly
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A Simple Smile
The waitress at our breakfast buffet comes by to pick up our empty plates. She says “I’m sorry” when approaching our table and entering our
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An Bang Orchestra
Here in An Bang Beach, Hoi An, we’ve become intimately acquainted with our neighbourhood’s nightly symphony. Last night, like all others, we were once again
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The Four Dimensions of True Wealth: Finding Abundance in the Present Moment
The little alley where our rental house sits is a well-worn path – one of many An Bang (In Vietnam) thoroughfares too narrow for cars,
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Happiness Is Always Available
“Happiness is available. Please help yourself to it.” Thich Nhat Hanh, the renowned Vietnamese Zen master, peace activist, and spiritual leader In the heart of
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May You Rest Now Kenneth
Shy. Kind. Careful. Considerate. Caring. Your legacy. A life well lived. Fleeting like all lives of course but we will miss your gentle presence Kenneth.
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“Solkatt” – a sun cat
(“Solkatt” – Swedish for “a playful reflection of the sun”) Who Am I? I am the jerk who cut you off when you were trying
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Lessons Learned from Korean Roundabouts
Navigating Korean roundabouts taught me more about life than any meditation retreat. As newcomers from North America and Sweden, Håkan and I watched in bewilderment
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Where Am I?
Where Am I? It’s one of these questions that can either be quite easy to answer or very complicated. So, easy first. Where am I?
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What Do You Do For A Living? Questions Matter
We meet someone new and instinctively ask, “What do you do for a living?” Yet imagine if instead, we asked, “What do you believe in?”
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The Last Time
Surely, there will be another time. Next year, I will ……… Once we’ve put our kids through college, we will….. I wish I had the