“Without new experiences, something inside of us sleeps. The sleeper must awaken.” –Frank Herbert Dreams are funny. They sit there in the back of your mind, taunting you year in and year out. You’re constantly debating within yourself how you will make it happen. Until you do something to break the pattern, the [...] Read more »
“Adventure is just bad planning” –Roald Amundsen, Norwegian explorer and author Last fall, we returned to the U.S. to finish out our coaching contract with one of our Ironman athletes. The event was around the holidays, so we extended our stay before heading back out on the road. At a holiday party, a friend asked [...] Read more »
“Nature often holds up a mirror so we can see more clearly the ongoing processes of growth, renewal, and transformation in our lives.” –Mary Ann Brusat In an earlier post, we talked about our adventures in bike riding around Inle Lake. But to experience all the sights that the lake has to offer, you’ve got [...] Read more »
“The most drastic–and usually the most effective–remedy for fear is direct action.” –William Burnham I know it seems like a daunting concept. Fear Less. Live More. Act Now. When you’re in the thick of things with your routine, and there seems to be no real light at the end of the tunnel, it’s easy to [...] Read more »
Seven days have passed since we arrived in Myanmar(Burma), and our entry point of Yangon is already a distant memory. A 13-hour overnight bus ride on mostly well-paved roads(are you paying attention Laos?), brought us to Myanmar’s Shan State where we alighted in the small but far from sleepy little town of Nyaung Shwe…better known [...] Read more »