what does it mean to be open?

i’m gonna take a little break in the berlin posts now that i’m halfway through them. i have something even…

standing in the the doorway of no regrets.

everything feels a little different now. i guess it’s because the secret is out. and everything is real. really real….

how to have an adventure every day.

  all of us seem to want more. at least i do. more adventure. more excitement. more meaning in our…

conversations about the open road of adventure.

there are a lot of really great & interesting people where i work. and they come in all shapes, sizes,…

a snowstorm got me thinking.

looky what’s going on here in sweden today. yep. it’s a snowstorm. the wind is blustery, the snow is coming…

when the universe conspires.

sometimes there’s just this flow in the universe. like things are unfolding & connecting in ways that send out messages,…

a sudden, surprising happening that changes everything completely.

tomorrow is epiphany. a day that most people probably don’t ever think about or know anything about. but, for us…

lucky number 13.

a clean slate. a fresh start. new adventures waiting in the wings. opportunities for travel. and a chance once again…

are there rocks on your road?

rocks. stones. pebbles. boulders. today, for me, they symbolize the things that stand in our way. for me, advent &…

gratitude 30: week 3. (the holiday edition)

happy thanksgiving!!! it just so happened that my weekly gratitude 30 photo challenge post fell on thursdays. and you know…

get out of the boat.

summer 2007 denmark: the plane touched down. five excited, never-been-to-europe-before university students, a fellow minister, and i found our way…

fly away, little bird. fly away.

may 2007 i knew change was coming. i knew that getting on a plane and heading to scandinavia would, once…

are you trying to tell me something?

i think the universe is speaking to me. something is happening in my little family. it’s crazy. i don’t know…

the holy man.

The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science….

can the unknown path be the right path?

the forest by ågelsjön. just outside norrköping, sweden. let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you…

there’s just something about a beautiful door.

i had good karma today. it began with this crazy urge to dance this morning, and continued with a whole…

my cup is overflowing.

i did it. i made it. i stood up, opened my mouth, and let the swedish flow. ok, perhaps it…