Comments on: Stairway to Freedom (Vlog Ep. 1)

By: Nora

Nora — Sun, 09 Oct 2016 19:55:40 +0000

In reply to Ellen. Ha ha - indeed! I find I get different understandings of the same lessons regularly. Happy Stillness!

By: Ellen

Ellen — Sun, 09 Oct 2016 18:15:19 +0000

In reply to Nora.

Indeed. I’ve actually stumbled on a bunch of philosophical writing, a lot of it inspired by Book of Life website, and “discovered” that throughout history, all the way back to Plato, philosophers, artists, writers, and in general all the great thinkers over time valued stillness and quiet introspection if one wanted to get to the truth.

Quite remarkable how I’ve read a lot of these works before and totally missed the point. When the student is ready…

By: Nora

Nora — Sat, 08 Oct 2016 17:10:19 +0000

In reply to Leo.

Hey Leo,
I’m as curious as the next person as to what will happen for any of us next! I’m drawn back down to Australia and New Zealand as well, but not enough to buy a ticket…yet! I’m weighing out my options and not committing to anything for the moment.
Maybe you’re also being drawn there…to live….
Happy travels!

By: Leo

Leo — Sat, 08 Oct 2016 12:08:51 +0000

Haha.. have followed your blog for a while, will be interested to see what you do next as I can relate to your situation. I’m in a similar dilemma having spent 3 years abroad now, half living in London and half nomadic traveling across Europe. I’m now at a point where the money’s about to run out so am in a rut thinking ‘what do I do next’. My ‘spiritual advice’ said no to return to Australia but that my travels have also come to an end…lol But I’m off to Croatia next week so we’ll see…

By: John Lewis

John Lewis — Fri, 07 Oct 2016 21:38:46 +0000

In reply to Nora.

I already owned it. I’m putting a Blackberry Playbook to use for both video and still work, and I may also be doing the same with my Samsung Tablet. What I’ve done is obtain an adapter that allows me to place the unit on a tripod – a means to allow me to shoot one-handed and compensate for my stroke weakness on one side.

There’s some other gear that I may be able to repurpose as well as time goes on; it should work above as well as it did below the water. Looking forward to see what I come up with, since I’ve been fighting my way to this stage for almost two years now. Just watch me!

By: Nora

Nora — Fri, 07 Oct 2016 16:23:15 +0000

In reply to John Lewis. I look forward to it! What equipment did you end up getting?

By: John Lewis

John Lewis — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 21:37:23 +0000

In reply to Nora. Well, the extra equipment I needed arrived today. Everything assembled properly, and I'll be doing test shoots over the weekend. Things look promising! I'll let you know when my first effort goes live.

By: Nora

Nora — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 19:14:33 +0000

In reply to Shweta | Golden Triangle Tour 4 days. Thank you, Shweta! Happy travels....to wherever! ;-)

By: Shweta | Golden Triangle Tour 4 days

Shweta | Golden Triangle Tour 4 days — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 12:01:32 +0000

I love this. Please keep going. It is a brilliant first vlog! And how wonderful to get to a place where you seem so at peace with not knowing what comes next. It’s great inspiration for everyone—ESPECIALLY ME! Thanks!!!

By: Nora

Nora — Tue, 27 Sep 2016 22:44:04 +0000

In reply to ellen.

Hey Ellen,
You know what? It was so liberating for me to realize that there were no deadlines on how quickly I had to get my new plan together after Peru. I could spend the rest of my life faffing about and that’s okay! (I won’t, but just knowing I have permission to not have to do anything “big” again if I don’t want to, is very freeing).
So I encourage you to do the same! Don’t worry about trying to figure it all out right away…..I’m a big believer in action, and plans, and all that – but I’m also coming to be a big believer in being kind and forgiving to ourselves, and sometimes that means not trying to do too much too quickly.