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Behind Every Harsh Word: The Wounds That Make People Mean
Behind Every Harsh Word: The Wounds That Make People Mean
Rumi’s Tomb & Whirling Dervishes in Konya, Türkiye (2024)
Rumi’s Tomb & Whirling Dervishes in Konya, Türkiye (2024)
Free Daily Habit Tracker Spreadsheet for 2025
Free Daily Habit Tracker Spreadsheet for 2025
Escaping the Hungry Ghost Realm: Celebrating 20 Years of Freedom from Drug Addiction
Escaping the Hungry Ghost Realm: Celebrating 20 Years of Freedom from Drug Addiction
Skipping grief work causes this kind of harm to our bodies
Skipping grief work causes this kind of harm to our bodies
Around the World in 80 Dates
Around the World in 80 Dates
Nothing Will Work Until You Do: Ideas that Inspire Me to Get To It!
Nothing Will Work Until You Do: Ideas that Inspire Me to Get To It!
My Therapist Said to Look for Only One Quality in a Partner
My Therapist Said to Look for Only One Quality in a Partner
The Beauty Wander in Budapest: My Method for City Exploration
The Beauty Wander in Budapest: My Method for City Exploration
Cleansing the Heart: A Symbolic Purge for a Fresh Start in Love
Cleansing the Heart: A Symbolic Purge for a Fresh Start in Love
La Vie Romantique (The Romantic Life)
La Vie Romantique (The Romantic Life)
I Took Myself on a Romantic Trip to Venice, Italy
I Took Myself on a Romantic Trip to Venice, Italy

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Behind Every Harsh Word: The Wounds That Make People Mean
Behind Every Harsh Word: The Wounds That Make People Mean
Rumi’s Tomb & Whirling Dervishes in Konya, Türkiye (2024)
Rumi’s Tomb & Whirling Dervishes in Konya, Türkiye (2024)
Spotify Playlist: Power Run
Spotify Playlist: Power Run
Free Daily Habit Tracker Spreadsheet for 2025
Free Daily Habit Tracker Spreadsheet for 2025

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Romance by Rail

In 2024 I traveled to 9 countries: in Europe + Türkiye. I dated while looking for love and wrote about the dates, starting and ending 1 relationship.

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How to Make Vegetable Stock From Scratch
Food, Dinner, Lunch, Recipes
How to Make Vegetable Stock From Scratch
Food, Dinner, Lunch, Recipes
Food, Dinner, Lunch, Recipes
Cinnamon Butter Coffee (sugar-free)
Food, Recipes, Breakfast, Drinks
Cinnamon Butter Coffee (sugar-free)
Food, Recipes, Breakfast, Drinks
Food, Recipes, Breakfast, Drinks
5 Ways to Eat Vegetables for Breakfast
Food, Breakfast
5 Ways to Eat Vegetables for Breakfast
Food, Breakfast
Food, Breakfast
Recipe: Blueberry Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins (sugar-free)
Baked goods, Breakfast, Dessert, Food, Recipes, Snack, Sweet
Recipe: Blueberry Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins (sugar-free)
Baked goods, Breakfast, Dessert, Food, Recipes, Snack, Sweet
Baked goods, Breakfast, Dessert, Food, Recipes, Snack, Sweet
Recipe: Tomato Goat Cheese Quiche
Baked goods, Breakfast, Dinner, Food, Lunch, Recipes, Savory
Recipe: Tomato Goat Cheese Quiche
Baked goods, Breakfast, Dinner, Food, Lunch, Recipes, Savory
Baked goods, Breakfast, Dinner, Food, Lunch, Recipes, Savory
Recipe: Mason Jar Chia And Chocolate Protein Pudding (sugar-free)
Dessert, Food, Recipes, Snack, Sweet
Recipe: Mason Jar Chia And Chocolate Protein Pudding (sugar-free)
Dessert, Food, Recipes, Snack, Sweet
Dessert, Food, Recipes, Snack, Sweet
Recipe: Peach Blueberry Pie (sugar-free)
Baked goods, Breakfast, Dessert, Food, Recipes, Sweet
Recipe: Peach Blueberry Pie (sugar-free)
Baked goods, Breakfast, Dessert, Food, Recipes, Sweet
Baked goods, Breakfast, Dessert, Food, Recipes, Sweet
Recipe: Apricot Nutmeg Cake (sugar-free)
Baked goods, Dessert, Food, Recipes, Sweet
Recipe: Apricot Nutmeg Cake (sugar-free)
Baked goods, Dessert, Food, Recipes, Sweet
Baked goods, Dessert, Food, Recipes, Sweet

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Rumi’s Tomb & Whirling Dervishes in Konya, Türkiye (2024)
Travel, Middle East, Asia, Türkiye, Poetry, Spirit
Rumi’s Tomb & Whirling Dervishes in Konya, Türkiye (2024)
Travel, Middle East, Asia, Türkiye, Poetry, Spirit
Travel, Middle East, Asia, Türkiye, Poetry, Spirit
The Travel Dating Semi-Finals | Romance x Rail Part 3
Romance by Rail, Europe Travel, Travel, France, Norway, United Kingdom, Dating, RxR Dates
The Travel Dating Semi-Finals | Romance x Rail Part 3
Romance by Rail, Europe Travel, Travel, France, Norway, United Kingdom, Dating, RxR Dates
Romance by Rail, Europe Travel, Travel, France, Norway, United Kingdom, Dating, RxR Dates
My Best Tips for Dating Abroad, On and Off the Apps
Dating, Travel, Europe Travel, Romance by Rail
My Best Tips for Dating Abroad, On and Off the Apps
Dating, Travel, Europe Travel, Romance by Rail
Dating, Travel, Europe Travel, Romance by Rail
Trails of Isle of Skye, Scotland
Travel, Europe Travel, Trail Running & Hiking
Trails of Isle of Skye, Scotland
Travel, Europe Travel, Trail Running & Hiking
Travel, Europe Travel, Trail Running & Hiking
5 More First Dates & a Second Date - Summer in Turkey | Romance x Rail Part 2
Romance by Rail, Dating, Travel, RxR Dates, Türkiye
5 More First Dates & a Second Date - Summer in Turkey | Romance x Rail Part 2
Romance by Rail, Dating, Travel, RxR Dates, Türkiye
Romance by Rail, Dating, Travel, RxR Dates, Türkiye
3 Days in Northern Finland: Trail Running, Hiking, Bear Watching, & Reindeer Farm
Europe Travel, Travel, Trail Running & Hiking
3 Days in Northern Finland: Trail Running, Hiking, Bear Watching, & Reindeer Farm
Europe Travel, Travel, Trail Running & Hiking
Europe Travel, Travel, Trail Running & Hiking
8 weeks, 7 countries, 5 dates. Dating from Paris to Istanbul: here’s what went down
Dating, Europe Travel, Travel, Romance by Rail, RxR Dates
8 weeks, 7 countries, 5 dates. Dating from Paris to Istanbul: here’s what went down
Dating, Europe Travel, Travel, Romance by Rail, RxR Dates
Dating, Europe Travel, Travel, Romance by Rail, RxR Dates
Vitosha Nature Park, Sofia, Bulgaria - Trail Running
Trail Running & Hiking, Europe Travel, Travel
Vitosha Nature Park, Sofia, Bulgaria - Trail Running
Trail Running & Hiking, Europe Travel, Travel
Trail Running & Hiking, Europe Travel, Travel

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“So even if the hot loneliness is there, and for 1.6 seconds we sit with that restlessness when yesterday we couldn't sit for even one, that's the journey of the warrior.”

― Pema Chödrön, When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times

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