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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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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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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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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…