In Colombia, when there’s a holiday, life actually stops. Not just for government workers or people with paid leave—everyone stops. Offices go dark. Banks shut down. Schools go quiet. You won’t hear kids on the playground, and you won’t hear traffic. The country knows how to hit pause, not just individually, but collectively. And that’s…
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The book, This is How it Feels to Heal: A shamanic journey through cancer, life challenges, and recovery, is now available on Amazon.com in both e-book and paperback formats. You can get a copy here! Description: Is it possible to be prepared for the end of the world? What is it like to find out…
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Years ago, when I entered into drug and alcohol abuse and recovery coaching, I was in the midst of being five years removed from such behavior and dealing with terminal liver failure that ultimately led to liver cancer. Between 2011 when I was diagnosed and stopped using, and the summer of 2015, I had made…
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The new WindAndRaven.com is going back to its roots and branching out–it’s a total reset. The culmination of a rebuilding that began before the pandemic nearly became a casualty and has now been reborn. What a long strange year it’s been! Being an empowerment and life coach/counselor, the events of the last 12 months are…
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The Road Goes Ever On and On Over the past few months I have been posting videos to my YouTube page about the experience of not only being a digital nomad, but of some of the places I have visited and experiences I have had along the way. Thank you that follow me on social…
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Another day in the eternal springtime of Medellin, Colombia. This morning, I strolled out on Carerra 35 to the sound of workers and the Roling Stones. Check it out! Check it out!
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Oh no! My bank card no longer works, and I cannot call them because my phone does not work either! What do I do now? Yeah, that happened, and I will write a little about that and how I overcame these issues in the first two weeks after leaving the United States as a non-location-dependent…
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Watch on YouTube Even my favorite Celtic bracelet seems to have found a new home. In all, however, it is very much worth it as the collect total of all of these events has prepared me for what looks to be a continuing journey down a road I did not even know existed when I…
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Watch on YouTube Traveling to Colombia from Athens/Atlanta, Ga., last week was no problem despite the COVID considerations. The 96-hour window I had to arrive after receiving my negative virus test was enough, though I arrived nearer to a 100-hour mark. The actual check for my documentation was at the beginning of the trip, and…
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