Bored. Listless. Depressed. Anxious. Unhappy and unfulfilled. UNEXCITED. Apathetic. Fed up with life. IS THIS IT?!? Jaded. Cynical. Empty. Tuckered out. Joyless. Despondent. Disenchanted and disillusioned. These are just some of the words that used to describe me. Don’t get me wrong – Rewind my life by 5 years and from the outside, it looked … Continue reading
I remember when I was living in Thailand, I was a master procrastinator. You know the feeling, right? I’d sit down at 8am to write something or work on a project and by 11am, all I’d accomplished was a metric shit ton of scrolling through Facebook. Or if it wasn’t Facebook, it’d be Instagram. Or … Continue reading
Like smoking, it helps us to disconnect from our day. From the stress of replying to emails from Karen in Human Resources. From the pain of working a job or career we don’t enjoy to buy shit we don’t need (like that blue kayak in the garage that never gets used). From thoughts about how … Continue reading
It’s a symptom of a deeper issue. What issue? Nervous system dysregulation. What’s that? A nervous system that’s all outta whack. Why’s it out of whack? Stress from years and decades gone by. Emotions that weren’t expressed. Sensations that weren’t felt. Memories that weren’t acknowledged. It’s all the times you wanted to run away but … Continue reading
I’ve been taking Ju Jitsu classes here in The Sacred Valley in Peru for the last 12 months. My teacher Chase lives around the corner from me. 2 mins from door-to-door. Pretty cool. He’s a black belt and one hell of a fighter. He also doesn’t teach “Sport BJJ” – the kind of BJJ you … Continue reading
Yep – I got the one-and-only COVID-19 🦠 The deadly… …disastrous… …dAnGeRoUs… …Covid-19. Except it hasn’t been any of those things 🤷♂️ Symptoms kicked in last Sunday and I feel like I’m just about finished with it. There was a fever for one night. Body aches like I’d been in a fight. A sore throat … Continue reading
Back when I lived in Thailand, I dated a girl named Tron (like the movie). That wasn’t her real name… it’s just what she told Westerners to call her (because her real name was too damn hard for most Westerners to pronounce): ตน The exact translation is probably closer to “Thon” than “Tron” but when … Continue reading
A few weeks ago, I got the ol’ Boxer serviced: The mechanic did his thing for an hour while I gallivanted around Urabamba to get the groceries. I came back, paid the dude and then off I went. Everything was fine at first. The bike started with no issues. Plenty of power on the open … Continue reading
I’m in Peru these days… but I’ll never forget my 6+ years in Chiang Mai, Thailand. 🥤 Iced long blacks at Ristr8to in Chiang Mai with Reverend Rob 💃 Ladyboy cabaret shows at the Night Bazaar by the Ping River 💆♂️ Massages for 6 bucks a pop (happy ending not included – that’s an optional upsell) 🍿 … Continue reading
I remember way back in 2013 when I was living in Thailand, I didn’t want an iPhone.. or hell, even a smart phone. No thank you 🙅♂️ I was perfectly happy with my $20 brick of a phone. It received calls and text messages and that was all I wanted. I absolutely did NOT want … Continue reading