Feeling the Flow, from Mountain-Top to Marketplace
Have you ever felt being in the flow of things? That optimum experience that many athletes and artists feel when …
Tag Archives: travel
Down the Rabbit Hole with Salvador Dalí
“There are some days I think I’m going to die from an overdosis of satisfaction.” – Salvador Dali I felt …
“Like Being in a Fairy Tale,” In Bruges
In the brilliant dark comedy “In Bruges,” a mobster sends his two hitmen to Bruges to cool their heels after a …
The Primordial Pleasure of Swimming
Now that the weather has warmed and heated our pool, Dale and I go swimming every afternoon. It’s not just …
Travelers on a Cosmic Journey
We are travelers on a cosmic journey, stardust,swirling and dancing in the eddies andwhirlpools of infinity. Life is eternal.We have …
Touching and Being Touched: The Rainforests of Costa Rica
The presence of the world is precisely the presence of its flesh to my flesh. –Maurice Merleau-Ponty, from The Visible …
Costa Rica: A Gem Among a Trail of Tears
How did Costa Rica escape the fate of its neighbors? How does this haven of democracy (devoid a standing army) …
Traveling Below the Border: Costa Rica, Ecotourism, and Politics
I’ll be traveling to Costa Rica tomorrow to spend two weeks exploring one of the most beautiful and biodiverse countries …
O Holy Night, What Stars Give Birth To
“Silent night, holy night, all is calm, all is bright.” The single-most, salient symbol of Christmas, for me, is a …
Yosemite, A Temple in the Wild
“There is a love of wild nature in everybody, an ancient mother-love showing itself whether recognized or no, and however …
