“A journey is best measured in friends, rather than miles.” – Tim Cahill
I don’t know of a sweeter experience than finding yourself at home with friends that you haven’t seen for a time. Basking in the warmth and welcome that doesn’t need to be said because it is so deeply felt. The freedom to speak your mind with out hesitation, knowing that they get you. The feeling of time running together even if it has been a year or more since you were last together, it feels like yesterday. The connection is continuous and there is no warming up necessary to dive deep with friends.
When I travel and find myself welcome and safe in other cities at my friends homes, the trip takes on a whole other meaning. In reflecting on the time in between, I find myself anew with friends who listen to me with fresh ears and open heart. All that has been percolating in me comes through with more clarity than I knew I had in me. It is one of the most beautiful forms of contentment there is, this being welcomed into the home of people you admire and love.
This journey for me is all about where I touch and allow myself to feel connected to the people I encounter. It is only through these human connections that my life makes any sense at all. I realize more each day on this quest that my destination is not a place, it is finding a new way of seeing. It starts and ends with loving connection. I feel very blessed.







“The modern airplane creates a new geographical dimension. A navigable ocean of air blankets the whole surface of the globe. There are no distant places any longer: the world is small and the world is one.”
There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.
“Everyone who wills can hear the inner voice. It is within everyone…….The only tyrant I accept in this world is the still voice within.” -Mohandas Gandhi
“Before enlightenment; chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment; chop wood, carry water.”
A good way to begin committing to the work of serious gratefulness is to fall into your body.
“When you are in a deep state of gratitude, you will often spontaneously feel the presence of grace.” -Phillip Moffitt
“Perhaps all the dragons of our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us once beautiful and brave.
The Happiness Project has topped the New York Times best seller list.
“There must be quite a few things that a hot bath won’t cure, but I don’t know many of them.”



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