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Belonging Beyond Culture

I have found myself in search of cultural belonging. But the cultures I find my self in don’t reflect an ethnicity traceable by blood. My mom is from Canada, my...

Project Puerto Rico. 2018. (Urbe Apie & CommonGoods Network)

Caguas, PR - Feb. 13-23, 2018 We can hear everything here. Cars passing, buses breaking, dogs yelping, garbage clanking, and competing music coming from various...

Moonstone / Community of Women

A dear friend gave me a beautiful moonstone about 2 years ago. I was in many ways in a very different place in my life then. In reflection I think there are som...

Sleepy monsters - Dreams & Drawing

Today I rode a train for 8 hours, giving me lots of time for reflection. I made this with my crayons. I have been having strange dreams recently, often with a t...

Walking This Old Earth... Learning History I Never Knew

Apparently Magellan was given more credit than he was due (not really surprised). What I was surprised to learn was that this young guy named Enrique was actual...

Spiderweb Jasper - A Grounding Stone

Over the summer I met this sweet stone at an amazing crystal shop in Milwaukie, OR, thanks to @kennyskitchen. I was immediately drawn to it and we left together...

Powerful Waterfall / La Cascada Poderosa (original poem)

Imagine the greenest leaves you have ever seen dancing in a cool, misty breeze. Feel the power of the ocean in the center of the mountain. Harnessed by the wate...

A Haiku for You?

Like an elephant Or a bird about to fly I feel sure-footed ..or... I am sure-footed As a bird about to fly Like an elephant Maybe you like one better? Tell me :...

I got to plant rice! Cycling Sunday in Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Today was a very good day. I woke up early and ate a wonderful fruit breakfast provided by my hostel - which is called Good Karma :) plus a delicious chai chia ...

About the Gayatri Yantra + Mantra

I embarked on my travels across the world to SE Asia almost exactly one month ago. While on the long plane ride from Oregon, I made this post where I wrote abou...

A Special Stone (very short story)

In the beginning there was a special stone composed of all that would ever exist. Over time, it’s insides turned to mush and what we call “water” emerged, chang...

Peaceful Pacifico / Beach Clean-Up with the Sun Crew!

So much plastic on the beach... but also so much fun on the beach! I want to share my experience of making the beach a happier, less-littered place, while singi...

#EarthDeeds

As I fly all over the world, I try to be conscious of my impact. Sometimes there is some cognitive dissonance that comes up... life is a balance. There is an en...

Earth Deeds Volume 3 - SPECIAL EDITION - TribeVibes Community 1UP Air Drop Contest #2 - 100K UP Tokens in Prizes!!! - Contest Entry Article

This week's special edition version of the EarthDeeds contest will have a hefty rewards pool of 1UP tokens, as well as the standard 15% @TribeSteemUp up-vote fo...

Seeking Song Suggestions! Ocean, beach, island theme... to learn on the ukulele!

My wonderful friend & now travel compañera, Lindsey, and I have been learning ukulele songs to sing and play together :) I’m realllly excited about this! We use...

Salty Healing (original poem)

Listen. The waves will tell you when to go, how long, where, and how. When you listen you realize their heartbeat is the same as yours, the breath of the sea is...

Artistic Interactions in Cebu City

What is that large group of people doing? We were wandering around Cebu City on a “walking tour” of some historical monuments (more on those further on...) and ...

First Impressions & Eating Vegan in the Philippines (not easy, but not impossible!)

“Despite our problems, we still find a way to smile.” ~Philippine adage, according to Lester, one of our very nice cab drivers in Cebu City Based on my experien...

Flow. Where my motivation is.

Remembering to let life flow. Trusting that everything happens as it is meant to. Even when things don’t work out the way you think... If you can manage to, you...

Traversing Time, Space & Ego

I am flying through the air at 563 mph right now! Airplane travel is an amazingly mind-boggling thing. Just the fact that my body/mind is even able to maintain ...