Jake's Weekly Flow #5

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Weekly Flow #5 - February, 2023

Greetings, fellow seeker

Welcome to my weekly flow of news, events, insightful perspectives, and impactful stories aimed at creating positive change in your life and the lives you touch, at home and on the road

My curious mind, intuitive soul, and big heart, along with some personal connections and crushes on extraordinary humans have put me in a position to receive an abundance of practical information, exciting innovation, and deep wisdom, usually travel-related, that has flowed to me, and now, on to you. 

Before you scan, take a breath, tune in, open up to the flow, and find your glow.

• Video: The Art of Transforming Aggression by Pamela Ayo Yetunde - In this talk at the Upaya Zen Center, teacher and author of "Black and Buddhist: What Buddhism Can Teach Us About Race, Resilience, Transformation, and Freedom", Pamela Ayo Yetunde reflects on the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh and working with aggression.

• Favorite article of the week! What Is Metamodern Spirituality? A new vision for science, subjectivity, and religion is emerging. - Gregg Henriques Ph.D. Theory of Knowledge

• Entering the Transformation Economy: four key reminders for attractions from Joe Pine - I’m so proud to be working with Joe in the Transformation Economy Collaborative, leading, defining, and measuring the future of our global economy. I’m giving a closing keynote on this topic at the Educational Travel Conference in just a few hours!

• Because I LOVE dogs and kitties - This Crew of Street Veterinarians Treat the Pets of L.A.’s Homeless Residents of Skid Row, and my sister-law, Liz Triebold is providing similar help in Seattle. Bravo!

• WTTC: Consumers shift toward sustainable travel! Let’s keep shifting, the TTC is helping travelers build relationships with nature and become guardians of mother earth!

• Climate change gets a funny new streaming show "Getting Warmer With Kal Penn"

• Check out A Wellbeing Economy is Possible for a compact yet comprehensive overview of how the well-being economy is reframing economic policy to deliver quality of life for all people in harmony with the environment.

• Overtourism, pandemics, climate change: It’s time for ‘We Tourism” by Dr. Pauline J. Sheldon is Professor Emerita at University of Hawaiʻi

• Looking for a daily meditation practice and community, join this series led by Awake in the Wild (AitW) founder Mark Coleman.

Since we’re on the topic of economies, I want to leave you with this beautiful and compelling quote: 



“Money is congealed energy and releasing it releases life possibilities ... Money experienced as life energy is indeed a meditation, and letting it flow out instead of hoarding it is a mode of participation in the life of others.” 

- Joseph Campbell

Perhaps TMI, but did you know that my good friend, work husband, and partner at the TTC and Explorer X has a tattoo of Joseph Campbell’s face on his arm! Shhh, maybe he won’t read this! You can see we’re BIG fans of JC.



As I mentioned in this email, I am speaking today and while speaking on stage is getting more comfortable for me, I am working hard to fine-tune my style, and my message, in a way that is stirring, yet practical and playful. And yes, like many of us, I too suffer from imposter syndrome. But today, I’ll try to set that aside and flow.

Wishing you all a purposeful and powerful week, in whatever way that might look for you.

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