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Treating the Self Right and Digital Detoxing
Recently I read an amazing article. It calls for ten simple steps one can do to take care of themselves better. My friend Siw sent it to me saying that it sounded like a “female Randy” wrote it. And I … Continue reading
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Things I Would Tell Myself 20 Years Ago
It occurred to me recently that twenty years ago I was 18 and going to college. I was thinking what words of advice did I get and what ones would I have liked to get. Here I want to focus … Continue reading
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Of Handle Bars and Unbending Knees
Sitting in my approximately 86th hour of continuously silent meditation at my 2nd vipassana course last year, I was overcome with an idea that could change my life. Yes, I know the goal is to sit still, in the now, … Continue reading
Things I’ve Learned in my One Year as an Expat
Last week marked my first year as an Expat. And while I am still working on a far greater, more important post about this, I wanted to list some of the things I have learned in the past year. Writing … Continue reading
Things One Thinks While Being Cat Scanned
I am not sure how, but as I was resting in the cat scan machine yesterday I had a marvelous thought. I kept thinking about one of the major tenets of Buddhism, “what one thinks, manifests.” And how in no … Continue reading
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Where I Remember the Important Things
Something happened between now and when I left NYC, nearly a year ago. I am not sure of what it was, but I know it was/is destructive. I left NYC not just to see the world and the places I … Continue reading
The Killing Fields, part 2
When I left the Killing Fields my intent was to visit the Toul Sleng museum, where most of those who were killed were tortured prior to being shipped to their slaughter. The locals call it part of the genocide loop, … Continue reading
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The Killing Fields, part 1
A visit to Cambodia without a visit to The Killing Fields is like going to Paris and not visiting The Louve. I mean I am sure many people do it, but I deeply question their sanity. And I am in … Continue reading
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Tagged cambodia, genocide, ignoring the past, khmer rouge, killing fields
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Why Does India Want Me to Smell and Look like an Asshole?
Something horrible happened last week. It was a very, very terrible, sad day. I did something that I promised myself I would never, ever do. Yes, I bought a pair of Crocs — well an off brand that has no … Continue reading
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Tagged clogs, crocs, disappointment, please, stop making me look like an asshole
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