Feb 12
Many years back I found myself hanging out in the mountains of Kashmir in the village of Aru. This place was situated along the pilgrimage route to Amarnath Cave where hundreds of thousands of people trek each year to receive blessings from the naturally self created Shiva Lingam. However what I wish to share with …
Nov 13
In contrast to many travelers I didn’t ‘hit the road’ until much later in my life. Sure I had some occasional experiences traveling with family or joining some program that required some extended travel. However, my first ‘real’ forays into independent travel didn’t materialize until I decided to travel to India for initially three …
Oct 16
Imagine spending time in outer space for an extended time and now you are making your way back home to Mother Earth. As you begin to re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere your space capsule begins to experience resistance to your approach. Continuing to plummet under the force of gravity this resistance increases and your capsule heats …
Sep 10
Our contemporary life styles too often demand of us the kind of decision-making that results in quick and deliberate action. And this seems to be ongoing with little space for just being. It seems like every situation demands that we take an action … NOW! When in doubt do something! Any action is better than …
Aug 28
One of the motivations for doing this blog is to turn readers on to the importance of elevating their relationships with the Earth and the Places she contains. Many of us travel to experience such places and hopefully receive some kind of gift from them to bring home to our communities. Often we purchase “tourist …
Aug 13
As I embarked on my daily walk around the park I live near, it occurred to me that I had grown acustomed to “her face” to borrow from a line in the Broadway show “My Fair Lady”. Prior to this I had taken “her” existence for granted. But now I began to realize that my …
Aug 01
I was recently sifting through the journals I wrote from my first journey to India. It was a bit of a shock. After all the years since these travels I recalled vividly certain episodes and would frequently tell others stories about these experiences. These are stories that I have held dear to me and people …
Jun 18
Below is a posting I had sent to a subscriber list about an extended journey I took in 2005 in South East Asia. This particular entry brought home to me just how powerful it is to really meet and see The Other. “Within an hour or so we turned off the Mekong into the …
Jun 03
I like to get lost. For many this would be anathema. For me it is an invitation for adventure. Travel brings this to the forefront. Getting lost is a process. It follows an arc that often starts with a sort of panic. In this uncertainty my senses are heightened and I become hyper …