J Lein: Diary of a Vagabond

"It’s so hard to forget pain, but it’s even harder to remember sweetness. We have no scar to show for..."

Tue, 14 May 2013 00:07:07 -0500

“It’s so hard to forget pain, but it’s even harder to remember sweetness. We have no scar to show for happiness. We learn so little from peace.”

- Chuck Palahniuk, Diary

seasonally working here :)

Tue, 07 May 2013 04:19:50 -0500

seasonally working here :)

what should I do in August? I will have made some money by then but where to stay, where to go,...

Tue, 07 May 2013 04:18:36 -0500

what should I do in August? I will have made some money by then but where to stay, where to go, where to work, where to run, where to have some fun….any suggestions?

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Sun, 05 May 2013 00:11:02 -0500

"It’s easy to get lost in endless speculation. So today, release the need to know why things..."

Fri, 03 May 2013 00:37:33 -0500

““It’s easy to get lost in endless speculation. So today, release the need to know why things happen as they do. Instead, ask for the insight to recognize what you’re meant to learn.””

- Caroline Myss

Advice on love

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 01:26:00 -0500

To love another is a choice we make. We open ourselves up to the source of love (it can be a process necessary to repeat many times) and we choose the object(s) which we bestow it upon. Choose wisely, if you can, because no matter what comes that person’s happiness/ brokenness will be tied to yours.

Recognize the source of love, not the object of it, as infinite, healing, and unable to be truly lost because it lies within the depths of your soul, wherein lies All.

Do not let the pain of the loss of the object make you think you have lost love, as you will risk confusing it with the loss of yourself. If you close yourself to love (because you were hurt or are afraid), you close yourself to yourself. That is the greatest mistake anyone can make, for it is only within yourself where you can hear the answers to the questions resonate.

You can leave, be left, or stay together forever, either way, to love was a choice you made. Carry it’s consequences, burdens, and joys with honor for it and yourself, unashamed, unafraid, and empowered by the choice you made which means the source of All Love is within you, Beautiful.

random job #1: extra on the set of “Killer Women!!”....

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 16:56:29 -0500

random job #1: extra on the set of “Killer Women!!”. The giant lady I’m gawking at there is Tricia Helfer from Number 6 Battlestar Galactica fame. Apparently actors/actresses are giant people…weird.

yrethra: Austin is perfect walked into this place for the best...

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 09:45:39 -0500

yrethra:

Austin is perfect

walked into this place for the best vegan dinner last night! makes me so happy

mynewzealandtrip: Couchsurfing House in the middle of the...

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 09:40:40 -0500

mynewzealandtrip:

Couchsurfing House in the middle of the vineyards

um….maybe i should head to this spot in NZ

"48. When you need encouragement, think of the qualities the people around you have: this one’s..."

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:29:04 -0500

“48. When you need encouragement, think of the qualities the people around you have: this one’s energy, that one’s modesty, another’s generosity, and so on. Nothing is as encouraging as when virtues are visibly embodied in the people around us, when we’re practically showered with them.”

- - Marcus Aurelius

Day 7 in Austin and I'm...

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:15:10 -0500

…recovering from SXSW. Nice enough, but, eh, I like my friends more than music. Left my car in San Fransisco. One day I will get a return ticket to pick it up. Does this make me a REAL vagabond now? I don’t even have a car and I have just one big piece of luggage and I am sleeping on people’s couches! Maybe one day, as I get deeper into the world of the Traveler, I will just walk around with a bindle and dirty shoe-less feet.

On my way south I have taken a stop in Marin County to visit...

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 12:09:00 -0500

On my way south I have taken a stop in Marin County to visit some relatives I never met before. And I am sooo happy I did because they are delightful and gracious hosts. My second cousin took me hiking around a lake where I was taught by her 5 year old daughter about foraging for food along the trail (miners lettuce, bay leaves, sourgrass…) and the beauty of maidenhair ferns. I also assisted in building a dam, which we then put a Magical Fairy Protection spell over (btw, she said I was good at building dams and I took that as a great honor, coming from an expert and all).

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Mon, 11 Mar 2013 11:58:00 -0500

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my home away from home for these two weeks, up high in a canyon...

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 14:51:55 -0600

my home away from home for these two weeks, up high in a canyon with no one in sight. The outhouse is nearby and it doesn’t even have a door, but the view is great while I’m using it!

Took a drive on a curvy road through the redwood forests in...

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 14:46:09 -0600

Took a drive on a curvy road through the redwood forests in Mendocino County. I felt like I was playing one of those driving video games, except way prettier. :)

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