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āThe only ship Iāve ever been on in my life has crashed on the shore of the Island of Sanityā
Iāve been reflecting on how the first 36yrs of my life feels like Book 1. Year 36 being one of major transitionsāBook 1 ending, Book 2 beginning. Also, hard to believe that six-months have passed since I announced my decision to leave Mailchimp. Hereās what Iāve learned since starting my new journey..
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Paudha (Plant) vs. A Small Tree
My secret to successāgoing from a plant to a small treeāhas simply been longevity; timeāand more importantly, doing something within that time! Staying committed and making continuous progressāyear after year, if not day after day.
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Februaries are for DEEPer self-lovinā šš„°š¤šā¤ļø
For all that I want To Do.. and All that I want to Be.. canāt become Done, withoutā my inner-personal peace army! š āøļøāļøšāØ
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Step 1 is Suffering
Someoneās genuine interest in learning more about meditation might mean that theyāre in a place of deep suffering; no one chooses to initiate to sit in silence for days at a time out of a sense of deep joyā¦ well, at least, I havenāt met anyone who does..
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Gaining awareness of āmiles to go before I sleep..ā
It didnāt take too many months of meditating [at least] 3 hours a day to realize thatāāI aināt getting out of this world in this life!ā
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Do Aktoober Gandhi Jayanti
After delaying my trip by a couple of days ā because the gut said so and because hurricane Ian was in my path ā tomorrow, I start my journey. Resting in Greensboro, NC tomorrow > DC on Tuesday > and driving from DC to Shelburne Falls, MassachusettsāVipassana Meditation Centerāon Wednesday, October 5th. The day my 7-day…
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āTell me more about Vipassana Center hoppingā
The only meditation Iāve ever known is – Vipassana Meditation (dhamma.org). It was absolutely life changing for meāIām writing a memoir which begins on the drive to my first 10-day silent retreat back in December 2010. Itās about how Vipassana changed my life! Since that first course in a wintery southeast Georgia, Iāve sat numerous…
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Today itās 1 month since my last day at Mailchimp.
Today is Sept 30. My last day was Aug 31. The first month of my sabbatical comes to an end. Itās been restful. And insightful. The month started off with a lot of writing pouring out of me. And then nothing for a while. Thatās when I switched to resting. Then reading a lot. Like…
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How Iām spending my days
Quitting a job with ānothing elseā lined up is an interesting experience. For the last 1.5-2 weeks I wake up every day and ask myself: so what do I feel like doing today? Throughout the day, as I notice my momentum with the thing at hand slowing down, I ask myself: so, what do I…
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Dharma Hopper is born
Mission 2.0 11 days ago was my last day at a job, I wrote about it here. I quit without a job lined up. I quit because I found my next mission. My next mission is to travel, write, try solopreneurship, learn new skills, meditate more often than not, write(!), and do all the things…
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Why I quit my 6 figure paying job with nothing else lined up
Because the jungle broke me open Because my job was no longer bringing me joy, perhaps because I felt complete with my work there (ātwas time for something new) Because all I wanna do is be happy in life (by experiencing new things and mastering new challenges) Because other dreams and adventures were calling, louder…
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What comes after Mailchimp? šš®š±
Itās been a week since I posted about my last day at Mailchimp, what next? What am I up to now? š My immediate next plans are to take a break from corporate to travel, write, and volunteer. I also want to meditate a lot. How long for? ā³š¢ š¤·š¾āāļø Letās say a minimum 4m…
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Today is my last day at Mailchimp š
Iāve been eagerly watching this day approach. Slowly. Steadily. Iāve been as eager about my last day as I was about my first day at MailChimp ā Feb 16, 2015. I was so SO excited about joining MailChimp and making one of my long-time (~2y long) dreams come true that I threw a get-together at…
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Why this blog?
I like to think that writing is my superpower. I have the gift of expressing complex feelings and thoughts simply yet beautifully. I enjoy the process of writing and its reflective & solitudinal nature. And I also like the idea of having an artifact in time, a snapshot of myself when I was. I first started…
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Serial whooWhatttAmajig?!
Vipassanator, derived from the words Vipassana & Meditator put together. Vipassana Meditation is one of the many forms of meditation that exist in this new age of mindfulness revival. It is the only form of meditation I’ve come across that’s taught free-of-charge & over a 10-day period. Nine of the ten days are spent in…