February 2012
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231 days
This is now my home page. There’s 231 working days left in 2012. I’m going to try and make the most of it (not just at work, but in every part of life). Let’s kick ass or die trying.
Tomorrow is Valentine’s day, but it’s also Generosity day. I’m in. Youtube video here.
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December 2011
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Back in the rat race?
I’m starting a new job tomorrow. I’m cutting back on my travel time for the next year in exchange for money that will (hopefully) finance my freedom.
This is what I learned by being unemployed for 6 weeks:
Attitude makes or breaks you.
You need great friends to support you.
Finding a job is just another game.
Life’s short, so having free time to do something meaningful is...
November 2011
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World traveler
While working on my resume I decided to create a little graphic of all the places I’ve been to on my travels (I’m a big fan of infographics). Looking at it reminds me of how far I’ve come, and of this quote:
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”
I’m going to change it a bit:
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step backwards and two...
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Rainbows need rain
These are tough times, but I’ll hold this quote to heart:
“And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain, there would be no rainbow.” - Jerry Chin
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A new life begins
A new month and I’m out of a job. It’s been fun for the past few years; I’m grateful for the opportunities I’ve had to travel around the world, and to learn lots about life, people and the rat race. But perhaps it’s just time to move on. The only constant in life, after all, is change.
3, 2, 1, here we go..
P.S. It takes a crisis to find out who your friends are....
October 2011
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What's wrong with society?
“Too many people do jobs they don’t like, in fields they don’t care about, to get slips of paper with dead presidents to buy things they don’t need for women they don’t love for the hope of a marriage that wont last and children they wont see. Is it any wonder people are either psychotically angry or depressed?”
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Going hang gliding
After putting it off for a year, I finally gave hang gliding a try:
Zero degrees Celsius and 5 minutes in the air at 500 feet. What an experience!
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Your mind is a garden
I’m only about ten years late to reading The monk who sold his Ferrari, but this quote stands out:
“If you care for your mind, if you nurture it and if you cultivate it just like a fertile, rich garden, it will blossom far beyond your expectations… Yet look at the toxic waste most people put into the fertile garden of their minds every single day: the worries and anxieties, the...
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Life is like..
“Life is like a jail with an unlocked, heavy door. You’re free the minute you realize the door will open if you simply lean into it.
You are what you learn.”
from Scott Adams Blog: Who Are You?
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What does it all mean?
I’m not entirely sure what life’s all about. Is it about having new experiences? Or is it all about gaining knowledge? Finding balance in everything? I’ve toyed with all of these and.. maybe I’ll never really know.
But I haven’t stopped asking questions for a very long time. And that’s the most important thing.
In the end I have bits and pieces of the answer....
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Sunrise in Japan
Rising Sun Coast of Ito, Shizuoka prefecture, Japan
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“When I walk through the First Class security line, I smile at the employee...”
– Chris Guillebeau is the man who’s visiting every country on Earth. Now he tells us that he’s not qualified for the task.
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Japan & Taiwan
Last month I hopped on a jet and set out for East Asia for a week. I’ve been wanting to visit that part of the world for a long time, so when a cheap flight popped up on the radar I jumped on it.
This trip enabled me to complete my grand quest to get a Star Alliance Gold membership by flying over 40,000 miles in 2 years. This was my 16th trip so far and once again I had a blast. I...
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