A hermit! A person who has withdrawn from society and lives a solitary existence; a recluse.
The thing about being a complete hermit you don’t have any foot-traffic, demographics, marketing, emails, phones, mailboxes, traffic jams, long commutes, etc. So much in life depends upon you being flexible and acting like Shakespeare— as we are [...]
Entries from January 2008
January 30, 2008
Zentraveler considers Hermitary as his profession!
January 28, 2008
Zentraveler drinks hot chocolate like Montezuma!
If you want to emulate Montezuma you need to start hitting the hot chocolate. It has been reported that Montezuma drank 32 cups of hot chocolate per day from a large gold vessel.
No-wonder he was a great warrior—– his veins were full of hot chocolate.
“Back in the days of the Aztecs, cocoa beans were [...]
January 25, 2008
Zentraveler climbs a mountain!
According to William James (Psychologist and philosopher— William James is often referred to as the father of American psychology) no matter what your station in life ——every seven years you must climb a mountain. I know how it sounds.”Oh I couldn’t possibly take a year off and just climb a mountain.”
I am [...]
January 21, 2008
Zentraveler on poems and koans and such!
Zen can be broken down to just two words! Not necessarily so!
“Here’s an English translation of a haiku by the master poet Basho:
Old pond,
leap-splash—
a frog.
Another Basho haiku in translation:
The butterfly,
resting upon the temple bell,
asleep. ——– Yosa Buson
As you can see there is plenty to ponder— so lest I be guilty [...]
January 18, 2008
Zentraveler tunes up with Chinese acupuncture!
Acupuncture is a very ancient form of healing which pre-dates recorded history. The philosophy is rooted in the Taoist tradition which goes back over 8000 years. The people of this time period would meditate and observe the flow of energy within and without.They also were keen to observe man’s relations with nature and the universe.There [...]
January 15, 2008
Zentraveler thinks Belize’s Cay Corker is the balm!
If you ever thought of palm trees waving at the turquoise blue waters and wanted to be located near one of the richest reefs in the world—try Cay Corker (pronounced Key Corker) in the country of Belize in Central America. Belize used to be under British rule and they now have there independence, but [...]
January 8, 2008
Zentraveler takes on the personna of Chinese Monkey-King!
Chinese legend has it you could gain entry into the heavens and live forever if you found your way through a stone cavern maze. Whilst the other monkeys sat around and chattered one known as “Stone Monkey” said to the other monkeys: “He was going to go through the stone cavern maze”— and [...]
January 7, 2008
Zentraveler adds probiotics to his lifeline!
Scientists predict that PRO-biotics will be as important in this century as ANTI-biotics were in the last. Healthy by Nature believes that they are correct.
What are probiotics? Probiotics (“pro” meaning “for” and “biotic” meaning “life”) are basically beneficial bacteria. Along with a few other benign organisms they are known as “friendly flora”. These good [...]
January 4, 2008
Zentraveler explores The Solomon Islands in the South Pacific!
It all started when I enquired about a necklace that a very pretty lady was wearing in the mountains of Colorado. She told me she was a teacher and spent her summers traveling in the South Pacific. Now if you have ever been bitten with the wanderlust or the travel bug what more would you [...]
January 3, 2008
Zentraveler treatise on the Journey!
We come into this life kicking and screaming and some go out that way. It’s up to you how you steer yourself through the journey and what you want to achieve. The good news is no matter what you have been though or did in the past— you can always start anew simply [...]
