As I sit here in Rabat, Morocco, drinking my café espresso and reviewing my daily journal entries, I came across the last two I made from Austin, back in February. And, I vividly remember writing them both… The first, coming from my favorite café in Austin, Café Crème, wrote shortly after walking with what remained …
Over the weekend, I had the opportunity to explore Toledo, Spain. The sight of the castle and old streets The feeling of old stones from the city walls with my hands. Hearing the sounds of feet walking across the cobblestone. I find myself full of wonder. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 …
Waking up feeling refreshed today, taking time to meditate and then read, I continued my morning like I always do, with a question… “𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡’𝑠 𝑜𝑛 𝑚𝑦 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑡𝑜𝑑𝑎𝑦?” As I’m asking myself this, I pull out my journal, and I begin to write. 𝗜 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱 …
When I was about 10 years old, my older sister, Leah, was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumor. A tumor, that we were told had been forming for years. A tumor that, after multiple surgeries, left her with cognitive challenges that would impact her the rest of her life. And at only 15 years old, …
Have you ever said “Yes”, when you really knew you wanted to say “no”? That question reminds me of my experience as a Systems Engineer Intern at a large Kansas City, MO (United States) company, during the summer of 2010. A company well known for its intern to full time hire program. An internship that …
Two weeks ago, a close friend of mine asked me, “what has been your favorite experience so far on your travels?” 𝗜 𝗽𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱. 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱. And quickly had an answer. One memory stood out in particular. During my first two days in Portugal, I found myself wanting a few things that many want.. 𝗔 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗔 …
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Back in January, I was invited to a Super Bowl party, by a long time friend of mine. I accepted the invite, as it was the last chance to see him before leaving Austin. And growing up, I played baseball for many years, ran track and enjoyed playing football in a small field, in my …
𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘨𝘰 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘶𝘴? 𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘯’𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘨𝘰 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵? In January 2012, I could have asked myself these questions. Had I thought of them! At the time, I had just moved to Atlanta, GA and started …
In July 2017 I started writing my first book. Starting as a summary, a breakdown of events in my life. Only four weeks into writing, I had completed about 30 pages, and the outline for it was completed. When I would write, then, and even now as I write this post, I move to being …
In the spring of 2010, I had the 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 to study abroad in New Zealand, for six months. I researched the cost, credits counting towards graduation, and so on. I was so excited, stoked, and energized. This was an opportunity for my small town self to experience what was outside, far outside my current life …
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