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Travel far enough, and you just might meet yourself

Dear Avery, The first and only time I was in Europe, I was traveling on barge through the countryside of France. At 17, I appreciated the beauty but spent a lot of the time roaming the small towns looking for any food remotely close to American. I found it: Ham and cheese baguette or betterContinue reading “Travel far enough, and you just might meet yourself”

A Constant flow of Impermanence

Originally posted on andrewpreimes:
“All conditioned things are impermanent — When one sees this with wisdom, one turns away from suffering.” -The Buddha An Enso — A Zen state of mind. Where nothing and everything exists Every single little action that we create has a cause and effect. That means even something as simple as…

Show and Tell

Dear Avery, I came back home to the Bay Area to spend some time with you guys and hang out with your Uncle Andrew before he embarks on his Australian living journey. It just so happened to be the week that you were “Star of the week” in your 1st grade class. And with thatContinue reading “Show and Tell”

Mindfulness: Where ever you are, be all there.

Dear Avery, After a stressful week of work, I knew I needed to feed my soul with goodness. After work on Friday, I went to a candlelit yoga session, and the teacher encouraged us to stay for the “Restore Mindfulness” class afterwards. And since I’m on a kick of staying in the moment, and acceptingContinue reading “Mindfulness: Where ever you are, be all there.”

The Bee

Dear Avery, I had a “me” day, today. Woke up and read a new book in bed. After that, I stumbled into a new coffee shop. A group of older gentlemen in their 90’s sat around in a circle, laughing out loud and SINGING with each other, and more laughter ensued. This was definitely theContinue reading “The Bee”