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Photography and Training the Soul to See Beauty

I’ve been enjoying photography for most of my life now. Some might even call me a “photographer” but to me, it’s simply one of my many things I love. I’m hesitant to accept the formal “photographer” label, preferring to allow photography to move through me rather than fitting myself into a mold of what that […]

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Manifestation and Returning to Nepal

En route to Nepal again, this time with a plane change in Taipei and an overnight in Bangkok. I’ve travelled rather extensively, especially in recent years, and in the lead up to my departure, people often ask if I’m excited about my trip. The truth is almost always that my excitement really doesn’t kick into […]

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Loving Too Many People

Today it feels like I love too many people. I know it seems like a silly thing to say, but the truth is that with all the wonderful things that love brings, it is also accompanied by loss. Today I am feeling the acuteness of the prospect of losing my dear cousin Irv Spivak who, […]

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Productivity – Why Isn’t Simply “Being” Enough?

I’m noticing something about my life, and perhaps about life in general, that I’d like to explore here a little. It has mostly to do with time and what we choose to make of it as well as the battle waged between quiet time and accomplishment while seeking a contented satisfying life. Personally, I am […]

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Nepal Trek – Upper Mustang – Part V – End of the Trek

We came back to Ghemi from Lo Manthang by Jeep in order to make it to the Yar Tung festival. Hiked an hour to get to a very high field tucked along the mountains. Along the way, helped a motocyclist in distress to fix his chain. He offered me a ride, but the uphill very […]

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For All We Know…

After working with the after school programs this afternoon at the orphanage I went to the boys house to work with one of the boys on filming his part for the music video I’ve been pulling together here. I finally got him to actually feel the music in his body and express himself as if […]

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Nepal Trek – Upper Mustang – Part III

On to the Forbidden Kingdom Day 4 – Shangmochen to Ghemi While trekking through largely barren landscapes, shepherds with their herds of goats occasionally appeared in search of niblits greening toward the skies between billions of forever-strewn rocks. Some arduous hiking along the way, both up and down, but we settled in to Ghemi, the […]

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Nepal Trek – Upper Mustang – Part II

Day 2: Kagbeni – Chele These treks are getting tougher. Longer day along the Kali Gandaki with more climbs and a nice stop for a bowl of garlic soup for lunch. Took a nap there in a somewhat reclined chair with a kitty sleeping on my belly. Felt a bit like heaven to me, and […]