Life Lesson
Five Months of Travel — Let the Wisdom Unravel
Why your problems travel with you, getting closer to the meaning of life, and how a Toyota Prius almost brought me to tears.
Thomas Tribolet
There Is No Path
Finding your path in life is an arduous task. Most people think there are three major groups when it comes to finding one’s life path: * Those who have actually found their way in life (I'm not envious at all) * Those not searching for their life path * Those
The Problem With Personality Tests
Personality tests can help you become the person you're meant to be—or reduce you to a caricature. The world we live in blows my mind on a daily basis. But there is one thing that fascinates me even more than the beautiful reality we experience: people. I&
Create What You Want To See In The World
For the past few months, I’ve been traveling the world. It has been – and still is – one of the most profound experiences of my life. Every day feels like a dream come true – if it weren’t for these particular situations I keep finding myself in. Even though traveling
Lucky
After a long journey, I just arrived in Thailand to train my favorite martial arts (Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Muay Thai) for the coming weeks. I'm exhausted from the journey. Traveling for more than 24 hours is tough, but combine it with being sleep-deprived and you have
Back Into The Groove
I put off writing for the past two weeks because I had just come home from traveling the world. It was phenomenal to see all my loved ones again after three months apart. But I used this joyous occasion to justify not writing every day – even though it brings me
What I Didn't Do This Week Is...
Write. Sorry about that. (Well, I did, but I'm not happy with it. If it's not ready, it's not ready.)
The Main Thing I Learned after Three Months Of Traveling
You want more than you have and have more than you need. (Apparently, I also learned how to write the shortest blog post in existence)
Action, Action, Action
I know I've written about it before, but I just can't drill this point home enough: it's all about taking action. I'm highly skilled in the extremely unnecessary art of rumination. It's no exaggeration when I say that about 80%
Action is the Antidote
It was a Tuesday when I nearly lost my mind. I'm in a car that goes criminally fast down the highway. I always go for a ride when my thoughts drive me nuts. Instead of like the car going in a straight line, my mind goes in carousels.
Face to Face With An Apex Predator
After 15 minutes of riding the waves, our boat's motor finally stops somewhere off the coast of O'ahu. It's not the one mile drop into the dark ocean beneath me that puts the fear of god into me – it's more what is
Stargazing
I walk down a road. Night has come – and complete darkness engulfs me. But then I look up. Even now, I struggle to put into words the beauty that I see. It's as if all of creation lies before my eyes. Millions upon millions of lights. The cosmos