Tapas in Yoga translates to the above listed words. It represents the idea that we choose our quality of life. It is also known as fiery discipline. Through commitment and practice we create a path that works through our obstacles.
Discipline is often confused with difficult, though they are very different things. Discipline is the about determining your intention and it is the actions that it takes to accomplish that intention. Commitment and obstacles. Your intention is your commitment and your path is the obstacle. And we all know, that it is about the journey not the destination! Unless of course you are taking 4 flights to get from Hawaii to home for 15 total hours, and return to the car....... ha! Or maybe even then it is about the journey, always the journey.
Now, how do you ask does this pertain to wandering the planet with a deep love of that travel......
I guess it is good to know why you travel. It is good to have a clear mind on ALL things in our life so that we can act presently. Travel is included in this. I travel to run, to run from whatever it is that my home town holds. I also travel because more than anything I love community and finding a community that spreads across the world is how I want to connect the world.
What if each time we connected with another person on the other side of the globe, we were one person closer to peace. To being able to witness and acknowledge what another culture is like..... to learn to RESPECT those cultures and people for who they are with out pushing our own personal desires on them?
It is the act of communication and storytelling that people learn and grow interest from, share your stories, travel light, and be clear on why you do what you do!
Love!!
Monday, December 12, 2011
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Story telling
It is more often than I can count that I find myself in conversations about travel. My friends are the ones that love adventure, that desire to travel and share as well. Our discussions range from "Remember when we went to...." and "Oh you have been to ... so have I, have you eaten at ....". Explaining our travels and what we bore witness to while we were there, as well as what we did there and how it led us to want to go somewhere else. It has built our community; our ability to share and experience and express our desires to be out there in the world.
On my recent travels i found myself eating amazing Thai food with a group of well traveled people. Sharing our story with them of how we will soon be traveling to Thailand for an indefinite amount of time; they began to tell us of their trip to Vietnam, Cambodia, and others places in Asia. Teaching us a little about what to expect in the area, the cautions and the beauty all in one. Offering to connect us with a friend of theirs in Phuket that is a successful and well established businessman. And BOOM! There it is, a bond, and community with these people. They were looking out, they were sharing, they were offering something to us that is thousands and thousands of miles away. But there was that connection, that establishment, and it brought a little bit of home to our Wanderlust.
As much as travel takes you away from your "home" it also bonds you to what is there. You are able to determine by witnessing and watching the patterns of people in different places. You learn your likes and dislikes when you are away. You remember why you love or why you hate specific places. And in turn the bonds with those you love is deepened. There is a divine appreciation created within you when you travel. One that sticks with you because discomfort is a promise as you travel. And that discomfort is what keeps you growing and searching for more.
Next time you sit among those you love, look back on some of your travels, share the stories you have, and share the connections you made. What if that was your act of peace; to create a connection between people in far away places?!
On my recent travels i found myself eating amazing Thai food with a group of well traveled people. Sharing our story with them of how we will soon be traveling to Thailand for an indefinite amount of time; they began to tell us of their trip to Vietnam, Cambodia, and others places in Asia. Teaching us a little about what to expect in the area, the cautions and the beauty all in one. Offering to connect us with a friend of theirs in Phuket that is a successful and well established businessman. And BOOM! There it is, a bond, and community with these people. They were looking out, they were sharing, they were offering something to us that is thousands and thousands of miles away. But there was that connection, that establishment, and it brought a little bit of home to our Wanderlust.
As much as travel takes you away from your "home" it also bonds you to what is there. You are able to determine by witnessing and watching the patterns of people in different places. You learn your likes and dislikes when you are away. You remember why you love or why you hate specific places. And in turn the bonds with those you love is deepened. There is a divine appreciation created within you when you travel. One that sticks with you because discomfort is a promise as you travel. And that discomfort is what keeps you growing and searching for more.
Next time you sit among those you love, look back on some of your travels, share the stories you have, and share the connections you made. What if that was your act of peace; to create a connection between people in far away places?!
Friday, November 11, 2011
On commitment....
"Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation) there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too.
All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issue from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamed would have come his way.
Whatever you can do or dream you can begin it. Boldness has genius, magic and power in it.
Begin it now."
There have been a thousand things in my life that I have wanted to commit too, maybe more..... in fact, if you were to ask my friends they would probably say they hear a new idea almost everyday. But it is the commitment part that I seem to forget about. I say it and somewhere deep down inside I really do not believe in the idea or the place or the thing and so I never set it in a solid commitment. And wildly enough, none of the ideas have been born.
Yesterday, 11/10/11 was the full moon. A powerful time to re-view your intentions in life, to re-inforce them by re-visiting them. That is a lot of RE. The prefix re means the following as per dictionary.com:
I was lucky enough yesterday to be experiencing the fullness of the moon right next to the beauty and flow of the ocean. It stirred my soul as it usually does and inspired me to write. I wrote about commitment, which oddly enough, in the past 28 years of my life I have just discovered.
All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issue from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamed would have come his way.
Whatever you can do or dream you can begin it. Boldness has genius, magic and power in it.
Begin it now."
There have been a thousand things in my life that I have wanted to commit too, maybe more..... in fact, if you were to ask my friends they would probably say they hear a new idea almost everyday. But it is the commitment part that I seem to forget about. I say it and somewhere deep down inside I really do not believe in the idea or the place or the thing and so I never set it in a solid commitment. And wildly enough, none of the ideas have been born.
Yesterday, 11/10/11 was the full moon. A powerful time to re-view your intentions in life, to re-inforce them by re-visiting them. That is a lot of RE. The prefix re means the following as per dictionary.com:
a prefix, occurring originally in loanwords from Latin, used with the meaning “again” or “again and again” to indicate repetition, or with the meaning “back” or “backward” to indicate withdrawal or backward motion:
To go back to your intentions and to see them again and again. REpetition! So what are your commitments??I was lucky enough yesterday to be experiencing the fullness of the moon right next to the beauty and flow of the ocean. It stirred my soul as it usually does and inspired me to write. I wrote about commitment, which oddly enough, in the past 28 years of my life I have just discovered.
My intention: My intention is to teach the world of love, courage, ability, success, and trust. I will teach through yoga, through language/communication, and through modelling.
This quickly gives me an idea of who I am, brings me back down to why I wake up everyday. It is my motivation. If what I do in my life is not aligned with these things than I know it is time to change or let go of something.
This brings me to today... an auspicious day 11/11/11. the number 1 travels straight up and down from heaven to earth and vise versa. It is where we meet ourselves, our celestial body meets our earth body. And here we come together. Wherever you are in the world RE-visit yourself today! Check back in, see if you are on your desired path. And if you feel clueless about what your path is then create a 4 sectioned grid, label the sections good, bad, love, hate. Begin to write in each grid things about you that align with each one of those labels. This exercise gives you a space to see what aligns for you. Slowly you can begin to let go of things that you hate and are no good at!
Be well!!!
Thursday, October 27, 2011
The Chameleon
The excitement of traveling with others is to watch the way that the bend and mold to their surroundings.
You get to know a certain aspect of a person and then when you travel with them..... it is a whole new ball game!
As fun as it is too watch this it is a huge head trip! You think you know a person, then you travel with them and visit their friends and your friends and all the sudden they are no one you are used to seeing!
...But is that not the fun of traveling?
To be able to shift and mold to a new person.
Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote an essay called Self Reliance. In it he speaks about how the mind is constantly changing, shifting, and re-directing. Imagine a life that you could shift with it, freer from the binds of those you know well.
It is not like those people that you know and love and have community with mean to hold you to a certain type of person... but it happens. We call up memories of situations and we use those to judge the reactions of another person.
Then... shit.... before you know it you are defined as a certain type of person that does a certain type of thing and reacts a certain type of way. I personally love this (insert sarcasm) :) I do not love this. In fact it drives me crazy. An expectation to always be the same way. And an expectation that another person should always remain the same! Bah!
To sound like a complete hippie "why can't we just be free" man!? Free to wander and create fail and re create!
Fuck ya!
So the next time you travel with someone you love, or shit maybe you do not even like them, take a minute to observe the way that they react differently and then laugh about it!
I always think of Emerson, highly regard him, in fact as an incredible and wise man that spoke a wisdom that is hard to tap when you the standards of society are playing in your head and in your habits. If you get a chance search out the essay, especially if you are a wanderer!
You get to know a certain aspect of a person and then when you travel with them..... it is a whole new ball game!
As fun as it is too watch this it is a huge head trip! You think you know a person, then you travel with them and visit their friends and your friends and all the sudden they are no one you are used to seeing!
...But is that not the fun of traveling?
To be able to shift and mold to a new person.
Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote an essay called Self Reliance. In it he speaks about how the mind is constantly changing, shifting, and re-directing. Imagine a life that you could shift with it, freer from the binds of those you know well.
It is not like those people that you know and love and have community with mean to hold you to a certain type of person... but it happens. We call up memories of situations and we use those to judge the reactions of another person.
Then... shit.... before you know it you are defined as a certain type of person that does a certain type of thing and reacts a certain type of way. I personally love this (insert sarcasm) :) I do not love this. In fact it drives me crazy. An expectation to always be the same way. And an expectation that another person should always remain the same! Bah!
To sound like a complete hippie "why can't we just be free" man!? Free to wander and create fail and re create!
Fuck ya!
So the next time you travel with someone you love, or shit maybe you do not even like them, take a minute to observe the way that they react differently and then laugh about it!
I always think of Emerson, highly regard him, in fact as an incredible and wise man that spoke a wisdom that is hard to tap when you the standards of society are playing in your head and in your habits. If you get a chance search out the essay, especially if you are a wanderer!
Thursday, October 13, 2011
The beginning..... or maybe it is the middle of things.....
It could seem weird to many that I have Wanderlust. I have lived in the same town for 28 years of my life; good old Fort Collins, CO. It is a beautiful town, with amazing people and community. But it is not enough for me. And ever since my first adventure to Italy I have craved the travel and spent many hours on thought of where to go next and how to make it work.
It is the addiction of the uncomfortable, if I were to be honest with you and with myself. I love to get away and wonder what, if anything will be left for me when I return. Some how it always works out. I always have a job to return to, I always have the money, I always have the home base.
My travels may not have been many... I have been to Milan, Den Haag, Amsterdam, Zhijuat (Mexico), Cancun, and quite a few places inside the states. I go places not to see new things but just to be in different space. I can change and mold into anything, I am permeable to my surroundings. I like it that way. It is like a challenge... similar to being away and hoping to have everything in place when I return... it is the excitement of whether I can blend and mold into all different communities. I watch and witness the patterns and reactions of those around me and I take it on. And I blend.
Neither of my parents are travelers. I am uncertain of where wanderlust comes from. When is it born into the soul of a human? I am 28 years old; I have no desire to settle down and commit to a single place or job, there is no ticking clock for me or dream promotion that I would be leaving behind... essentially, by most standards "have nothing to lose". But really, I does losing even exist ? Even if I did have all of these things in Fort Collins.
Side note....
Everything transitions into new dimensions constantly, like a relationship, when a break up occurs it is really just a shift from lovers to friends or lovers to strangers. There is no end to the form our lives take.
I do like to travel with people, I prefer to share the excitement of experience, rather than the internal wonderment that happens when you travel alone. I desire travel, and I desire community, and I desire the challenge.
Hear I sit in California drowning in beauty. This is the second trip in the last month; the first one being east coast; and in two more months I will be in Hawaii. I am not sure how long the CA trip will last, all details seem up in the air. And maybe that is where I really do like it. Will I return? How will I pay rent? How will I buy my ticket for Hawaii?
Well, hear is the answer that I have created: It just will work out, because it always does.
I plan to teach yoga, language, and do some modeling on my travels and wherever I may go. I will keep you posted on my observations of the world and the thrill of wanderlust!
Love!
It is the addiction of the uncomfortable, if I were to be honest with you and with myself. I love to get away and wonder what, if anything will be left for me when I return. Some how it always works out. I always have a job to return to, I always have the money, I always have the home base.
My travels may not have been many... I have been to Milan, Den Haag, Amsterdam, Zhijuat (Mexico), Cancun, and quite a few places inside the states. I go places not to see new things but just to be in different space. I can change and mold into anything, I am permeable to my surroundings. I like it that way. It is like a challenge... similar to being away and hoping to have everything in place when I return... it is the excitement of whether I can blend and mold into all different communities. I watch and witness the patterns and reactions of those around me and I take it on. And I blend.
Neither of my parents are travelers. I am uncertain of where wanderlust comes from. When is it born into the soul of a human? I am 28 years old; I have no desire to settle down and commit to a single place or job, there is no ticking clock for me or dream promotion that I would be leaving behind... essentially, by most standards "have nothing to lose". But really, I does losing even exist ? Even if I did have all of these things in Fort Collins.
Side note....
Everything transitions into new dimensions constantly, like a relationship, when a break up occurs it is really just a shift from lovers to friends or lovers to strangers. There is no end to the form our lives take.
I do like to travel with people, I prefer to share the excitement of experience, rather than the internal wonderment that happens when you travel alone. I desire travel, and I desire community, and I desire the challenge.
Hear I sit in California drowning in beauty. This is the second trip in the last month; the first one being east coast; and in two more months I will be in Hawaii. I am not sure how long the CA trip will last, all details seem up in the air. And maybe that is where I really do like it. Will I return? How will I pay rent? How will I buy my ticket for Hawaii?
Well, hear is the answer that I have created: It just will work out, because it always does.
I plan to teach yoga, language, and do some modeling on my travels and wherever I may go. I will keep you posted on my observations of the world and the thrill of wanderlust!
Love!
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