The “Too Long, Didn’t Read” Short Version You can never know what somebody else thinks or feels about you. When you draw a conclusion about how they think/feel, you’re partly doing it with your rational brain, but you’re also doing it with your emotional expectation of what you feel you deserve. So if, for example, […]
Living in Harmony vs. in Tension, Guilt, and Struggle
I’ve had an interesting past week. Interesting in that it’s been in many ways unpleasant — a sort of throwback to days of yore when I was always stressed about money and always feeling like I wasn’t doing enough. Today upon resurfacing from my rut, I happened upon some valuable perspective noticed just how liberating it […]
Travel mishaps & releasing the need for control
I’ve had some travel shenanigans ensue over the course of these past couple days, and there would appear to be more to come. How would you feel if you had two flights canceled in as many days? Angry? Indignant? It was a bit liberating to be able to simply accept my reality and move forward […]
Ubud, Bali for digital nomads: better than Chiang Mai?
I’m just coming out of a week-long yoga retreat here in Bali, and had my first work day today. If you’d asked me a few days ago whether I thought Bali was as good as Chiang Mai for digital nomads, I would have said no. However, now that I’m staying in Ubud rather than in […]
Zach’s Wonderful Spiritual Journey – Intro
Starting daily videos about the stuff I’m going through, and I decided to kick it off with a quick intro to bring you up to speed.