Do you want to live forever?
I recently viewed a news article about an amazing advancement in technology that could quite possibly keep a heart beating indefinitely. It got me thinking. Would I want to live forever?
The myths we create and live
Sometimes we can get easily suckered into living someone else’s life rather than the one we wish to live. It can be from societal and parental brainwashing as we grow up as well as from other sources. Quite often, though, the myths we live were created by ourselves.
Being Grateful
I am sitting on my comfy couch in our warm apartment while it’s good and cold outside at –1°C. I am listening to one of my favorite singers, Josh Groban, sing Christmas songs while fighting off a food coma after a splendid meal. Tigger is on Skype with one of his good friends, a fellow nomad who is currently in Egypt, while they play games online. And suddenly I’m overcome with such an immense feeling of gratitude and joy that I just...
Another dose of reality
I’ve made it no secret that I sometimes wrestle with being gay. I accept that it’s part of who I am, but I can’t say that I always celebrate it. Kind of like how I accept that I will never look like this guy. Accepting, however, doesn’t mean I have to like it. Recently, I had the opportunity of having yet another dose of reality handed to me. Not liking that very much either. Before deciding to come to Romania as a possible long-term...
Out with the old and in with the new
Today is the last day of 2012. I can’t believe this past year has gone by so fast! Last year I talked about how for 2012 I was not going to set expectations like I had for 2011, which I called the Year of Adventure. Well, I held true to that. I don’t believe in making new year resolutions. Instead, I reassess things throughout the year and try to make changes as I identify areas I’d like to improve upon. After...
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