I woke up the next day feeling so rejuvenated, free and excited. The lack of decision fatigue, distraction of digital devices and the fact we had some ripe avocados back in season certainly helped.  

However for most a phone-free morning is not the norm, 80% of smartphone users check their phones within 15 minutes of waking up. And most teenagers sleep with their phones in their room, next to them or under their pillows and they are losing serious sleep because of the blue light exposure and constant need to check their phone through the night…

On Tuesday Nov 16th I flew, in a plane, from NZ to LAX on American Average Airlines, although they usually shorten their abbreviation down to AA for marketing purposes.

Need to repair a torn Achilles or are ladies your Achilles and you want to tear some girls loco Lycra off with your teeth? Perhaps work or a gay friend dragged you along and secretly wants to “work” on you?

Momento Mori -  "remember that you can die"

I try to remind myself everyday that happiness is the way, I’m intolerant to dairy despite how appetising almond croissants look, and that I could die at anytime. 

It has been a few weeks now since I opened my third eye on a rock during my second day surfing on my first trip to India. Many things have come across my mind during this time, other than that fateful rock. 

When the credits rolled Ian and I didn’t make like a tree, we made like a rock – kind of stoned. We sat for sometime wondering what we trying to wonder.

I often get asked, “Doug, do I have any spinach in my teeth?” People also ask me, “Doug how do I win at yoga?”