Showing posts with label The Notebook. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Notebook. Show all posts

Thursday, June 24, 2021

The Notebook: Conclusion

 Welcome to the Notebook series.  These are stories from my time abroad, each connected to one main take-away that I learned during those years.

Read the preceding Notebook posts here: INTRO // 1 // 2 // 3 // 4 // 5 // 6 // 7 // 8 // 9 // 10 // 11 // 12

This post contains the conclusion to the Notebook series.

Reading time: 4 minutes

Monday, June 21, 2021

The Notebook 12: The Plan is No Plan

Welcome to the Notebook series.  These are stories from my time abroad, each connected to one main take-away that I learned during those years.

Read the preceding Notebook posts here: INTRO // 1 // 2 // 3 // 4 // 5 // 6 // 7 // 8 // 9 // 10 // 11

This post contains the story for the insight: "Enjoy the present.  It is all that we have," titled, "The Plan is No Plan."

Reading time: 3 minutes

Thursday, June 17, 2021

The Notebook 11: His Advice

  Welcome to the Notebook series.  These are stories from my time abroad, each connected to one main take-away that I learned during those years.

Read the preceding Notebook posts here: INTRO // 1 // 2 // 3 // 4 // 5 // 6 // 7 // 8 // 9 // 10

This post contains the story for the insight: "Whatever we go through is not personal, not permanent, and has good in it," titled, "His Advice."

Reading time: 3 minutes

Monday, June 14, 2021

The Notebook 10: Mandalas of the Path

 Welcome to the Notebook series.  These are stories from my time abroad, each connected to one main take-away that I learned during those years.

Read the preceding Notebook posts here: INTRO // 1 // 2 // 3 // 4 // 5 // 6 // 7 // 8 // 9

This post contains the story for the insight: "True joy comes from inner wisdom, not from following what you think others want you to do," titled, "Mandalas of the Path."

Reading time: 4 minutes

Thursday, June 10, 2021

The Notebook 9: Karma Rabrib

Welcome to the Notebook series.  These are stories from my time abroad, each connected to one main take-away that I learned during those years.

Read the preceding Notebook posts here: INTRO // 1 // 2 // 3 // 4 // 5 // 6 // 7 // 8

This post contains the story for the insight: "Everyone and everything are impermanent," titled, "Karma Rabrib."

Reading time: 4 minutes

Monday, June 7, 2021

The Notebook 8: Nui

Welcome to the Notebook series.  These are stories from my time abroad, each connected to one main take-away that I learned during those years.

Read the preceding Notebook posts here: INTRO // 1 // 2 // 3 // 4 // 5 // 6 // 7

This post contains the story for the insight: "If we were in other people's shoes, we would be doing exactly what they are doing, because then we would be them," titled, "Nui."

Reading time: 5 minutes

Thursday, June 3, 2021

The Notebook 7: Politics from Afar

Welcome to the Notebook series.  These are stories from my time abroad, each connected to one main take-away that I learned during those years.

Read the preceding Notebook posts here: INTRO // 1 // 2 // 3 // 4 // 5 // 6

This post contains the story for the insight: "Compassion is the key to happiness," titled, "Politics From Afar."

Reading time: 5 minutes

Monday, May 31, 2021

The Notebook 6: An Elephant Never Forgets

Welcome to the Notebook series.  These are stories from my time abroad, each connected to one main take-away that I learned during those years.

Read the preceding Notebook posts here: INTRO // 1 // 2 // 3 // 4 // 5

This post contains the story for the insight: "Everything and everyone are connected in more ways than we can possibly understand," titled, "An Elephant Never Forgets."

Reading time: 4 minutes

Thursday, May 27, 2021

The Notebook 5: Baby Bee

Welcome to the Notebook series.  These are stories from my time abroad, each connected to one main take-away that I learned during those years.

Read the preceding Notebook posts here: INTRO // 1 // 2 // 3 // 4

This post contains the story for the insight: "Our minds create our lives," titled, "Baby Bee."

Reading time: 3 minutes

Monday, May 24, 2021

The Notebook 4: It's All Here, Now

Welcome to the Notebook series.  These are stories from my time abroad, each connected to one main take-away that I learned during those years.

Read the preceding Notebook posts here: INTRO // 1 // 2 // 3

This post contains the story for the insight: "The present moment is the only reality," titled, "It's All Here, Now."

Reading time: 2 minutes

Thursday, May 20, 2021

The Notebook 3: Freedom from Plans

Welcome to the Notebook series.  These are stories from my time abroad, each connected to one main take-away that I learned during those years.

Read the preceding Notebook posts here: INTRO // 1 // 2 

This post contains the story for the insight: "Plans are illusory - and can cloud your vision," titled, "Freedom From Plans."

Reading time: 4 minutes

Monday, May 17, 2021

The Notebook 2: Enter: Pandemic

Welcome to the Notebook series.  These are stories from my time abroad, each connected to one main take-away that I learned during those years.

Read the preceding Notebook posts here: INTRO // 1

This post contains the story for the insight: "Nothing is in our control except for how we respond," titled, "Enter: Pandemic (First Lockdown in Nepal)."

Reading time: 4 minutes

Thursday, May 13, 2021

The Notebook 1: The End/The Beginning

Welcome to the Notebook series.  These are stories from my time abroad, each connected to one main take-away that I learned during those years.

Read the preceding Notebook posts here: INTRO 

This post contains the story for the insight: "J hunchha ramro ko lagi hunchha"/"All that will be will be for good," titled, "The End/The Beginning."

Reading time: 8 minutes

Monday, May 10, 2021

The Notebook: What I Have Learned in My Years Abroad

We have come full circle, my friend.

After 2 beautiful years, I am back in my home country, the United States of America.

Reading time: 2 minutes