Adventures in Scardinia

This is how I feel about being in California on Wednesdays while my @secretsocietyto fam is having maximum fun on the other side of the continent. #secretsocietyTO #secretsociety #toronto #betteronwednesdays (at Gatsby's Speakeasy) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtjQTE7AGw4/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=u2proxaeb7k7

This weekend I visited my friend @jvprakash and we randomly drove around the SF bay hiking in natural parks, chasing sunsets, and dancing at burner parties. I have many great photos, but this one stands out, as the most beautiful conclusion of this random adventure. Thanks for being the best navigator I can ask for homie! 👊🏼 #california #sunset #adventure (at Coyote Hills Regional Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtMn5y3AlLR/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=16he7rmlsesqs

When your client really means when he says “I live under the Hollywood sign” Also - bad hair day #hollywood #hollyweed #justsmokedajoint (at Hollywood) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bsiv0ecHN1k/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=5somqjl62myr

Throwback to when my bestie visited me last year so I can take photos of him taking photos of mountains (the only things taller than him) #tbt #throwbackthursday #mountains (at Runyon Canyon) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsLjR30H4c1/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=afmjhbuvqg2u

Reminder for everyone who wants to start the New Year with a diet that serves their bodies, not their traditions. #govegan #veganuary #veganuary2019 #eatrealfood https://www.instagram.com/p/BsG3DmTnWg_/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=xk4uycjefbb3

Happy Birthday to my literal partner in crime, the godfather of @secretsocietyto and the devil with a (welding) rod behind @heavymetadragon We were on the same page from the moment we met, and what we have accomplished together has elevated the lives of many, created a place for people to belong, and has given artists opportunities they might have never had. I’ll never forget your first invention, the pulley system made out of rope, that you and I used to haul a 200lb generator up on a vertical, 20ft wall in soaking rain. Anything for a beach party, right? I’m excited for what the future will bring you as more and more people are recognizing your unique talent of making shit happen. Never stop being Wilde! #headhoncho #secretsociety #toronto #secretsocietyto #betterwatchout he is a #wilde #man (at Piknic Électronik Montréal) https://www.instagram.com/p/Br715U6HdSd/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=sx7ac3v8i4j1

It feels like being back at school with you. Always learning, ever growing, not ceasing to be a rebel. 15 years ago we were trying to sneak out of classrooms, now we’re sneaking in. What other surprises has life in stock for us? 🤓 I’m grateful for your taunting openness and unwavering honesty. Thanks for studying love with me @elenalaios #ucla #math #sciences #love #study #couple (at UCLA) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqojXlFnMH8/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1qaq111cq7o8x

Dreams are made of thoughts, The fabric of consciousness. You are the the tailor, The weaver of reality. In every moment you are Present and still in movement, And wherever you lean Will become your destination. (at Dumbo House) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpmaAcCnQ2t/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=gu38e7875x7i

Can you call yourself spiritual? Can you call yourself enlightened? Can you call yourself awakened? Can you claim that you are compassionate and still eat animals? I don’t think so. What do you think? #compassionate #spiritual #peaceful #vegan https://www.instagram.com/p/Bos2-IDHWpn/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1i0eeovr93zeh

I find gold every day. Living in California made me rich. Not because my bank account is balanced well, but because I am in Nature every day, and that is what we should all aim for. Being surrounded by plant and animal life is our ideal way to exist. And if you’re not lucky enough to live on the West Coast, don’t worry. Go to a park, walk a dog, take care of plants, watch the sunrise, look at the stars. Nature is everywhere and she is everything that was not created by mankind. Embrace her. Love her. Pray to her. Give her thanks. Because she keeps you alive. #dailyquotes #sunset #nofilter #goldenhour #westcoast #california #venicebeach #losangeles (at Los Angeles, Venice Beach) https://www.instagram.com/p/BogDHNhnwEq/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1n8kxbm4jpbbu

Don’t let nobody bring you down. Your fate is in your own hands and no other person has the power to change that unless you let them affect your vibration. Choose who you’re sharing your energy with wisely. But keep in mind that giving love doesn’t cost you anything. Happiness is inside you at all times and to radiate that is your natural state. So let a smile be your resting bitch face. #quoteoftheday #wordsofencouragement #loveyourself #sharethelove #gethigh #livelaughlove (at Santa Monica, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoQiAFgnOUv/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=16kzze2ikv5cv

I approached this year’s burn with one intention: to practice the principle I found the most challenging personally - Immediacy. I did not make plans, I did not have expectations, I committed to say yes, to whatever is being offered to me by the indescribable magic of Burning Man. Amongst all the gifts I received via this openness, the greatest one was the reflection of my inner light presented to me in the form of an extraterrestrial being, also non-expecting to be entangled in this magnetism. We danced, we laughed, we played, we loved, we were free, and we realized that our preconceptions of a relationship were true, and wrong at the same time. While nothing about us changed, nothing will be the same again, and I’m looking forward to discovering what that means and what Universe will our journey take us! I love you unexplainably little alien! (at Black Rock City, Nevada) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnrXhoFncmH/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=t9ys581iepl5

This photo was snapped as we were just finishing the build of the front end for @lovecowburningman . To participate in creating a camp dedicated to gifting an immersive healing and daytime sound programming to the playa is something very special, and I am beyond honored to have been the leader of this effort alongside the instigator and designer @michaelkerschbaumer . I’m super grateful for our connection, brother! This task took me out of my comfort zone for the entirety of the burn, and I found my true self in that void. I learned so much about participation, community effort, motivation, and selfless work, that it will take me many weeks to integrate all of that into my default life. Every year @burningman changes my life, it feels like a serious level-up of my consciousness, my ideals, and how I manifest my higher self in the material world. This event is a spiritual pilgrimage for me, I actually only attended one party, slept in every night, and didn’t do any drugs contrary to what people usually think about Burning Man. If you practice the study of the metaphysical, there’s no question - you have to experience the magic that happens at this place. It’s beyond what words can describe. Picture courtesy of @penelopefromparis our real MVP (at Black Rock Desert) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnbuB55Hs2r/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1g9p0bzbh3i8e

Everyone posting BM photos and here I am with nothing but this meme to share. For those, who were curious: I made it back to the default world. My heart is blasted open, my mind got a firmware update, my body is sore from all the hard work, playa bike rides, and lack of sleep, and my spirit is soaring high uplifted by the infinite, unconditional love received from my @lovecowburningman family. We co-created something really special and I’m beyond grateful for the lessons, the altered state dance-portals, the divine meals, cosmic laughter, and the consciousness-elevating conversations we had. I will post some pictures when I receive them from those, who donated their professional moment-capturing talent to ones like me living in the desert for two weeks without looking at screens. Thank you #lovecows #burningman #neverforget (at Black Rock Desert) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnZCPkXn7SR/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ksvxhqsofxmo

Just posting for the sake of posting. Ignore me while I look basic. #selfie #discover #losangeles

Los Angeles - the city where dreams come to die. Because what really needs to happen to you, what will help you evolve and elevate your consciousness, is not what you have been dreaming about in your Hollywood-fueled visions. The only way to grow is to fail and try again. To reach an obstacle and overcome it. To find challenges and conquer them. And the dream life you will be living is the a result of your success in the face of adversity. If the perfect life was handed to you on a silver plate, you couldn’t appreciate it. You wouldn’t know what it feels like to earn it. You would end up giving it away because you wouldn’t be attached to it. And the idea of the dream is usually not coming from personal experience, it’s driven by the cravings we develop watching other people’s success, hearing idolized stories, and watching fiction portrayed as reality in movies, shows, and social media. Your dreams are not real, but when you embrace life with its challenges, you’ll find that you can be happy every day, even if it doesn’t look awesome on pictures. #foodforthought #dailymotivation #reallife (at Elysian Park Trail)

Taking a moment is one of the most powerful tools of self-development. Whether it is to rest, to think, or to meditate, stepping away from a situation can give you the perspective you need to make the right decision, or to help you to keep going. I used to act impulsively and that comes naturally to us, Scorpios, but not always did that help me treat my fellow humans with the respect they deserve. Practicing this conscious act of self-reflection changed my life. #dailythoughts #transformation #nature #healing (at Franklin Canyon Park)