Holiday Update 12.25.20

My hard drive failed and I’m currently in Quintana Roo, Mexico, so I am not able to publish two of my recent ACP episodes. Hopefully the data recovery folks can help me out but I am not optimistic. It’s likely I lost almost all the footage from three months in Mexico and a handful of Symphony Podcasts… Brutal, but things could be worse.

My mom always says, “bad things happen so worse things don’t happen.” I don’t see how that applies to this situation but at this point it’s out of my control and not worth fretting about. Three years ago I had just been traveling around Europe for three months and had my backpack stolen with my camera, laptop, drone and worst of all my external hard drive. I think the sting of that one allowed me to compartmentalize this situation and remain in the present moment and have a positive mind state.

Here’s a photo of me three years ago in the Barcelona Police station after crying my eyes out.

Unable to publish anything this week I wanted to share a brief podcast update so I walked outside from the Airbnb and recorded for 9 minutes- 1 take, just my raw thoughts on this Christmas day, 2020.

Two main messages came to mind:

1. What gifts did you give yourself this year? Gratitude breeds happiness and reflecting on the positives from 2020 is key to being in the right state of mind as the year comes to an end.
2. What are you working on? Even if you are content with your place in life or your mindset, there is always something to learn, or some way to grow. After attending a men’s retreat a few weeks ago I discovered a possible area of growth I had been ignoring- learning to be present even when I feel like I’m wasting time or I’m doing something I’m not all that thrilled about.

Thank YOU for being a part of my community and providing the fuel I need to keep creating. I appreciate everyone who has been a part of my journey and especially the folks who reach out to engage with the content I put out. It means the world to me to hear from you.

Video here: Adventure Creator Podcast Holiday Update

Anyways, cheers to 2020 and Merry Christmas 🙂