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“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.” – Buddha

This image of the Tian Tan Buddha, rising above the lush mountains of Lantau Island, reminds us of the quiet strength of stillness. In a world saturated with noise, urgency, and distraction, it’s easy to forget that our greatest clarity often comes when we pause and look inward. Just as this statue invites reflection from a place of calm presence, we too can cultivate a practice of inner spaciousness, making room for wisdom, intention, a…

“Travel isn’t always about seeing new places. Sometimes it’s about seeing with new eyes.”

What if your next journey wasn’t just a destination, but a way of becoming?

Lately, my soul has been aching for adventure, not just a getaway or a break, but something expansive and soul-shifting.

While I love a relaxing beach now and then, travel has always been more than a vacation for me. It’s a creative disruption. A sacred interruption to the routine of being myself. It stretches how I see, feel, think, a…

"The Renaissance Team replaces the Renaissance Person." — Bruce Mau

Every once in a while, you read something that doesn’t just land; it echoes. Bruce Mau recently shared his idea of the Renaissance Team, which did exactly that for me. It distilled a belief I have carried for years but hadn’t yet articulated quite as powerfully: the myth of the lone genius is fading. In a world of exponential complexity and overlapping challenges, brilliance is no longer about having all the answers; it’s about k…

What if not knowing was your greatest strength? In a world that worships certainty and quick answers, award-winning author and journalist Maggie Jackson invites us to pause and consider the power of uncertainty. In this episode, we dive into her acclaimed book Uncertain: The Wisdom and Wonder of Being Unsure—a bold and timely exploration of how embracing ambiguity can lead to deeper insight, creativity, and resilience.

From leaping into life as a foreign correspondent in Tokyo without speakin…

Don’t count the coins,
count the sunsets.
Count the times you laughed so hard
You forgot what hurt.

Let your souvenirs be
the warmth of someone’s eyes
when you really listened.
The chill of ocean wind
as you stood
on a cliff that changed your breath.

Buy less. Be more.

Because the things,
they gather dust,
lose shape,
get packed in boxes
and passed along
without memory.

But the moments,
ah, the moments…
they live in your marrow.
They echo in your smile
when no one’s watching.
They sneak into your stories
and make them…

“All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make, the better.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

If you have ever found yourself at a crossroads - questioning your direction, searching for meaning, or simply wondering what’s next - you’re not alone. One of the most powerful tools I have encountered in navigating these questions is the Japanese concept of ikigai (pronounced ick-ee-guy). While often translated as “a reason for being,” it’s more than a career tool or a life hack - it’s about alignment.…

“You are the artist of your own life. Don’t hand the paintbrush to anyone else.” - Don Miguel Ruiz

I have been thinking a lot about creativity lately. Maybe you have, too. For me, it came in waves during the pandemic. With the world on pause, something dormant inside me began to stir. I started drawing and painting again, writing more freely, and exploring - not because I had to, but because something inside me needed to create. And I remembered something I had long tucked away: I was a creative …

“We’re all players in a game we didn’t design, navigating alliances, uncertainty, and the wild terrain of human behavior.”

I have been watching Survivor since the very first season. What began as a guilty pleasure quickly became something far more unexpected: a raw, unfiltered masterclass in human behavior, strategy, and the invisible dynamics that shape social dynamics.

Underneath the torches, blindside votes, and muddy challenges lies something profound. Survivor compresses life into a high-stak…

Intuition, that inner knowing that guides us beyond logic, is the key to navigating life's complexities and making impactful decisions. In this episode, we're honored to welcome Hrund Gunnsteinsdóttir, Icelandic thought leader, author of InnSaei: Icelandic Wisdom for Turbulent Times, and co-director of the documentary film "InnSaei: The Power of Intuition." Hrund, an award-winning entrepreneur, advisor, and public speaker, shares her incredible journey from working with the UN in post-conflict…

I am not one thing,
and I am not many things scattered.
I am a constellation,
each point a story,
each story a thread in the fabric of becoming.

The leader,
the artist,
the seeker,
the builder—
not separate rooms,
but one great hall,
where all of me gathers around the same fire.

There were times I tried to choose,
to sever parts of myself,
to fit into rooms too small for my wholeness.
But my soul kept whispering:
All of it is you. All of it belongs.

Now I see—
my strength is not in singularity,
but in symphony.

I w…