Many people, especially ignorant people, want to punish you for speaking the Truth, for being correct, for being you. Never apologize for being correct, or for being ahead of your time. If you're right and you know it, speak your mind. Even if you are a minority of one, the Truth is still the Truth.… Continue reading India’s Secret
A two year search for happiness that spanned 5 countries resulted in more than I could ever have imagined!
For what is it to die but to stand naked in the wind and to melt into the sun? And when the earth shall claim your limbs, then shall you truly dance. Kahlil Gibran. The decision was made. After almost two years of traveling, two years of constant movement, the comings and goings, the joy… Continue reading A Pot of Gold
Never did the world make a queen of a girl who hides in houses and dreams without traveling Roman Payne, The Wanderess As the plane hit the tarmac, I was excited to explore Hong Kong during a 13-hour transit between Nepal and New Zealand. Rather than spending all day in the airport, I had pre-booked… Continue reading Wanderlust in Hong Kong
Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away Author unknown Rubin knew how much I wanted to go trekking, and despite his concerns of not being able to find affordable transport, he woke up one morning and said let's go! After spending a… Continue reading A New Year at Sunrise in the Himalayas
Joy is sometimes a blessing, but it so often a conquest. Our magic moment help us to change and sends us off in search of our dreams. Yes, we are going to suffer, we will have difficult times, and we will experience many disappointments- but all of this is transitory, it leaves no permanent mark.… Continue reading Wedding Bells and Christmas Sweets
Throw your dreams into space like a kite, and you do not know what it will bring back, a new life, a new friend, a new love, a new country Anais Nin Nepal was in the grips of a humanitarian crisis. Blockades at the Indian border since the new constitution had restricted petrol, cooking gas,… Continue reading Nepalese Dreams
The only way to find true happiness is to risk being completely cut open. Chuck Palahniuk As the plane hit the tarmac I was relieved to be back on solid ground. It had been a bumpy ride through the mountain ranges and 26 hours of travelling, with an 11- hour transit in Hong Kong had… Continue reading Life in Nepal
Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened It's no surprise that the last blog I would write before I left New Zealand was about my dog. So here it is. This is a story about Kyra. It all began in July 2013 when I picked my daughter up from her… Continue reading Kyra
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God.… Continue reading Lessons from a Gypsy
