After I left Little Rock, I had a 13-hour drive ahead of me to get to Albuquerque...straight through Oklahoma. And if you've ever been to Oklahoma, you know there's not much there. It's flat, it's wide open, it's largely unpopulated. I enjoyed the nothingness and took in the enormity of the sky when there are no obstructions. And then I realized this: in the nothingness, I was able to ponder everything. Because when we're inundated with everything, we can ponder nothing. So slow down, reduce...

I went to magic school! I had the amazing opportunity to travel to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho to learn Ancient Hawaiian Huna. Huna is an energy tradition that comes from Hawaii, that allows us to connect with our unconscious mind and our higher conscious selves. Our incredible instructor describes it as magic. I still grapple with how to describe the work, so I'll describe my experiences/learnings instead: I let go of some really old stuff - As part of the training, we had clearing sessions where we...

I arrived in Pensacola on February 28 and was welcomed into my friend's home with open arms and an open heart. I lived with her and her family (husband and 4-year old daughter) for the entire month of February and it was wonderful and weird and life-altering. You see, I had spent the last year in my home, alone. I cooked alone, I ate alone, I went about my business life alone. It was hard and necessary. It was also one of the catalysts for leaving Maine and taking on this adventure. I was...

It's hard to believe, but I will be departing Chattanooga in a couple of days! I let Maine on Jan 24, so it's been a month of digital nomad life. I stopped by my folks' house for a week, then I visited a friend in Christiansburg, VA, and spent the last 3 weeks in Chattanooga. I'm about 18 hours (by car) south of my home in Maine. And even though, I was on a sun-seeking mission, I managed to find more snow along my route! Here's what I've learned along the way: 1 - Home is where the heart is....