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Post image for Expressing Gratitude, Embracing Uncertainty & Seizing the Day: Reflections on My Birthday

(Photo Copyright Terrah Lozano, ‘Sand Dune’ Jericoacoara, Brazil) Expressing Gratitude I am grateful for everything that has come into my life during these 27 years on this earth. Everything that has happened to me has shaped me into the person I have become and am becoming. I am grateful to my wife, family, friends, and [...]

Post image for 13 Life Lessons Learned from My i-to-i Travel Experience

(Photo: Brazilian Favela Recife, Brazil) In this article, I provide some insights in the form of life lessons I learned from my travel experiences. Travel to me is a vital component of living a fulfilling life experiencing the world. You probably know someone who has spoken about having a travel experience. It might be you, [...]

Post image for A Love Story and Philosophy on Balancing Love and Friendship

(Photo Copyright Terrah Lozano – New Mexico, USA) “Indeed, love is only truly manifest when expressed through the medium of friendship.”- Andrew Sullivan in Love Undetectable This quote is something I actually wrote in one of my first emails to Terrah after we first met. I’ll come back to it later. Here’s the story… I [...]

Maroma Sunrise by Elliot Lozano

(Photo Copyright Elliot Lozano – Riviera Maya, Mexico) “Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.” – John Lennon When it all boils down to it, we are all trying to attract or intend something (or many things) into our lives, whether it is a job, more money, a better relationship, [...]

Post image for What Will Your Last Words Be?

(Photo Copyright Terrah Lozano – Jericoacoara, Brazil ) After living a miserable life, Ivan Ilyich’s, the main character from Leo Tolstoy’s The Death of Ivan Ilyich, last words on his deathbed were, “What if my whole life has been wrong?” (Ours will be, “That was a hell of a ride!”) No one wants to think [...]