Apathy & Passion

"I don't care," said Pierre, a favorite cartoon of mine growing up. Over the years it's been a struggle to balance apathy and passion appropriately

"Subtlety #1: Not giving a damn does not mean being indifferent; it means being comfortable with being different."

I liked this--

"Subtlety #2: To not give a **** about adversity, you must first give a **** about something more important than adversity."

So simple, so useful. Never heard it put that way.

There's nothing more infuriating than "why do you care so much?", partly because passion can come with a lot of shame, and it's so colorful and productive; why should it be repressed? The solution is not to stop caring, but simply to refocus or transcend.

I'm always looking for ways to care less and this mantra nails it. How to balance apathy with passion in a way that doesn't make you a total asshole.

Leonardo DiCaprio inner voice

This is the most classy mutherfucking place I have ever seen.

I guess while I was romping around riviera maya the past few years it was missing a certain polish.

But how am I going to meet the badasses and not just in passing in the lobbies of bars?

Finally, scar swagga.

Hot damn applesauce never tasted so good.

Feeling very broken today. May not leave this bed much. Bad bloating, nausea, & pain everywhere but especially in abdomen and back. Gas trapped in body parts painful.

Road through Dixie

Epic road trip through North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia & Florida with Mama & about 10 cases of craft beer for the sisters and cousins starts tomorrow.

Somehow we've become a big Southern family. Lookin through the skylight, wishing on stars.

Everything is going right, I made it to the other side of the storm, and I am different. Latin America is behind me, Dixie before me. The UK is not yet in view. Will be taking Italian and streaming my Stanford negotiation class between scratchy old gospel & mountain music on the radio... music and food is it, music, mountains & the moon.

If it feels like home, then follow its path.

Héroes

I found four new heroes today. If every day can be like this I can find happiness.

- a guy turning computers into brains
- a biz dev guy for a red-hot private chef startup
- a local handbag designer with plans to launch in berlin
- an old friend challenging a billionaire to match gift donations

Geez there is so much to do left in life.

6 Dec

Guanajuato

You have done it again with your magic, Guanajuato!

30 Nov

Cartagena

The city that ignites your mojo like none other.

27 Nov

On Fire

My heart is bursting and my skin is shimmering with belief and excitement for everything to come.

My heart is bursting, my breath heavy, my arms shivering with belief. love is a drug and it comes in the form of latín music towards the world.

27 Nov