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April 21, 2021
The Fear That Wasn’t…
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So, throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” —Mark Twain When time seems abundant, we all have a tendency to […]
April 13, 2021
The Bat Signal (Part Six)…
“You have to make the next move before anything else can happen.” The message was direct. I could sense it was the energy of my father as he nudged me out of my comfort zone and pressed me to make the journey to Costa Rica. Signs from the Universe are always interesting markers that can […]
April 5, 2021
Take Me Back…(Part Five)
Traveling revitalizes my soul. Whenever I am feeling slightly sluggish nothing invigorates me more than traveling. I love to experience new places, people, cultures—all of these things remind me of how connected we all truly are. Nothing dispels our prejudices about another place more than traveling to that place to experience it for ourselves. Oftentimes, […]
Take Me Back…(Part 5)
Traveling revitalizes my soul. Whenever I am feeling slightly sluggish nothing invigorates me more than traveling. I love to experience new places, people, cultures—all of these things remind me of how connected we all truly are. Nothing dispels our prejudices about another place more than traveling to that place to experience it for ourselves. Oftentimes, […]
March 25, 2021
Pink Panther (Part Four)…
My sister died four years ago. It still seems strange to have a sibling pass away at the relatively young age of 56 and stranger that so much time has transpired since she passed. Nothing can really ever prepare a person for losing a sibling and it is inevitable that it becomes the compass towards […]
March 19, 2021
Costa Rica Calling (Part Three)…
“Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose.” Costa Rica stayed on my mind for much of the next few years. Following my first foray to the island, everything that had given me some semblance of security began crumbling […]
March 15, 2021
Costa Rica Calling (Part Two)…
In the summer of 2011, I felt my life imploding, mostly on an emotional level. The foundation of my marriage was crumbling and intuitively we both knew that it was coming to an end. It’s never easy ending a marriage; instinctively we may have searched for the culprit or wanted to place blame on one […]
Costa Rica Calling (Part 2)…
In the summer of 2011, I felt my life imploding, mostly on an emotional level. The foundation of my marriage was crumbling and intuitively we both knew that it was coming to an end. It’s never easy ending a marriage; instinctively we may have searched for the culprit or wanted to place blame on one […]
March 12, 2021
Costa Rica Calling (Part One)…
Costa Rica has always called to me. Although I have only spent time in the country on one occasion, the experience has stayed with me. It permeates my being in a way; so much so that Costa Rica inspired me to set my latest novel, Pura Vida, there. Before going there, I sensed that this […]
Costa Rica Calling…
Costa Rica has always called to me. Although I have only spent time in the country on one occasion, the experience has stayed with me. It permeates my being in a way; so much so that Costa Rica inspired me to set my latest novel, Pura Vida, there. Before going there, I sensed that this […]
