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Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor

 

While waiting to cross US-MX border line in Tecate

While waiting to cross US-MX border line in Tecate

"My whole body went numb, and I felt paralyzed with fear as the words vibrated off my eardrum. As horrific as these words were to me, the most terrifying thing I have ever heard in my life was not words at all. It was the scream that came out of my mother’s mouth when she realized that she had lost her son"

Truth can be painful, but it is a million times better than a long term lie

True Love

“…moved from the dopamine-drenched state of romantic love to the relative quiet of an oxytocin-induced attachment…”

Mexico’s Missing Consensus on Fighting Crime: Enrique Krauze

Mexico’s Missing Consensus on Fighting Crime: Enrique Krauze

Seven big problems for 7 billion people

Leaf In The Wind

That Firday I didn’t have plans aside from going to my evening class, but thirty minutes before leaving work I received an unexpected invitation to go to a beer garden, so I said yes for an after class thing. On my way to the garden, I got a text saying that the meeting place changed, so I altered my route to the new location. I got there first, parked my car, and texted saying that I will meet them inside…..

It was a shocking surprise to read a new message when I just ordered a beer, saying that my friend was not showing up. I was not angry or sad. I was disappointed. I could not believe that it was happening to me, so I savored the moment. Is that crazy? As I was digesting my moment of disappointment, a couple of guys sat next to me and started a conversation. They made my night! It was charming how they took me out of my insightful thoughts into a clever conversation.

When driving back home after one drink and several emotional layers surpassed, I realized how amazing life is. How it gives you all these unexpected presents that you need to have the courage to take by becoming a leaf in wind!

Letting things go and moving on sounds easy, but it can be a struggle specially when not closing at all. When wondering about the should have, could have, and/or would have, it is impossible not to feel regret, so the only thing left to do is to follow our instincts until we reach the end of the bridge where we are absolutely and totally sure that all in our power was done, and that nothing can alter that fact.

Letting things go and moving on sounds easy, but it can be a struggle specially when not closing at all. When wondering about the should have, could have, and/or would have, it is impossible not to feel regret, so the only thing left to do is to follow our instincts until we reach the end of the bridge where we are absolutely and totally sure that all in our power was done, and that nothing can alter that fact.

Inside the Cartel

I’m loving this series from the LA Times. It is not an exaggerated version of reality. It is frank and objective. It shows the different faces of drug trafficking and it’s written in such a way that it is impossible to stop reading showing that real life is more interesting than fiction….

Eight Mile Hike If someone were to ask if it is worth three to four hours of sleep and getting up at five in the morning to go uphill on a rocky trail, my answer would be a rotund yes. The sense of accomplishment once the goal is reached, the physical effort that awakes all the senses, and the balance that being in nature provides are all well worth the price, but in this particular instance it was the view…

Eight Mile Hike

If someone were to ask if it is worth three to four hours of sleep and getting up at five in the morning to go uphill on a rocky trail, my answer would be a rotund yes. The sense of accomplishment once the goal is reached, the physical effort that awakes all the senses, and the balance that being in nature provides are all well worth the price, but in this particular instance it was the view…