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Physical Commitments
Whenever you start a period of discipline, it helps to declare your intentions to the world, I've found. I'm going on a six week binge of health and cleansing. From now until August 1, I'm going to get up every morning at 5 am. After a quick shower, I'm going to go through a P90X routine - whether its ten minutes or an hour, the least I have to do is hit 'play,' and the rest takes care of itself. [...]
Pratyahara for an Active Mind
After a decade of practicing the physical aspects of yoga, I got bored. Little did I know, the Asana is only one of the eight limbs of Ashtanga Yoga. Building my body into peak physical condition relied on an intense Yoga practice, a love of Parkour, and an 18-month love affair with P90X. After having the body of an elite athlete, I grew restless; it wasn't enough. Thankfully, I found the other seven limbs of Ashtanga. One of them has [...]
Under Capitalization
I've been over-capitalized. For the past couple of years, I've been in the habit of capitalizing my name wherever it appears online. My Twitter handle is @CAELANHUNTRESS, my signature is always in capitals, and the 'from' field of all emails that people receive says 'CAELAN HUNTRESS' in big, loud letters. My purposes for doing this were twofold: First, people frequently misspell my name as 'Caelen' (or worse), partially because of the upper-terminal usage of the letter 'a.' One of [...]
48 hours to a Laptop Business
One of the questions I hear from people in the United States is, 'How on Earth did you put together a business that supports your family while you live in Costa Rica?' I'll be honest, it took a full week of really diligent setup. As I'm sure you've discovered, Business infrastructure is tough. Especially if you want to start your first business, it takes a bunch of research, know-how, and elbow grease to put everything together. Or, you can follow the [...]