Portugal Posts
Using Art To Delve In Deeper – How Paint Can Be a Path In the Journey
I haven't picked up a paintbrush in a long time. More than 10 years ago, I took a water painting class at my local YMJA in New York. I liked it and simultaneously pursued jewelry design and sewing. At some point I was making a lot of art, and hoarding...
How a Pack of Dogs Helped Me Find Lunch
Pena Castle in Sintra, Portugal. I've written a few posts now about sensing "signs." The irony is I feel that most of my life I’ve had trouble seeing/hearing signs and, even when I did, listening to them was an entirely different challenge. I'm now trying...
First Impressions of Portugal
I still have a terrible habit of comparing everywhere I am to Costa Rica, I guess I really liked it! So, upon arrival in Lisbon, I was immediately disappointed to see so many cement buildings, and so much less nature than I grew accustomed to. No howler...
The Next Big Message – Detail
A Roman theater in Lisbon. While in Costa Rica, I got a message from the universe to go a little further. That theme clobbered me over the head several times till I got it and listened. It was like someone giving me continuous opportunities to go further,...








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