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The Cost of Peace and Happiness + Free Wallpaper
How much is peace worth? “La paz no tiene precio,” peace is priceless. A friend said this to me several years go. Today the phrase is swirling in my mind, assaulting me from every angle as I realize that I have sold my peace in exchange for security. A lot of us do this. Society…
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Autoanthropology and the Search for Belonging
I feel like an anthropologist wherever I go. I registered at the University of Texas an an anthropology major and one of the very first classes I took was Anthropology 101. What I remember most (other than that the TA was blind and had to use accessibility tools on his laptop) is one assignment in…
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I was in the Twin Flames Universe Cult
Well, maybe not a real cult. Just a teensy cult. A cult that despite being fully online extracts a lot of money from its followers and forces them to use the word “juicy” a lot. A twin flame cult. That cult was Twin Flames Universe. Although I wasn’t a great follower I bought into the…
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Embracing the Metamorphosis – On Authenticity and Change
I go back and forth on my blog name. I came up with Vida de Polilla on a bumpy dirt road one night after coming home from New Orelans just before the pandemic hit and everything was shut down. You already know that vida means life, but polilla means moth. I feel that my life…
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Shortcut to Mushrooms
This week I have been working with a lot of joy and letting ego slide away to allow my natural joy and happiness shine through. Some things that are coming up this week are: a friend of a friend contacted me about doing some photos of her son, I am working a lot on the…
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Ireland Trip Update – Highlights and Challenge of My Ireland Trip
I just got back from a twelve day trip to Ireland. My goals for the Ireland trip were to practice Portuguese (surprisingly effective in Ireland), meet a Brazilian friend that I met through studying Portuguese online and of course bask in the beauty of the Emerald Isle herself. Did I meet my objectives? Yep! Here…








