How to Be at Home Anywhere (+ my favorite spots in Japan)

I haven’t had what most people would call a “home” for the past year.

Instead, I’ve had many.

From guesthouses in Laos to apartments in Tokyo, and even an Ashram in India, they've all felt like home,

Home isn’t a place.

It’s more about how you live in a place.

If I wake up and move my body, go for a walk, do some breathwork, write a little, and don’t doom scroll first thing in the morning, then I feel at home.

Even if I’m in a loud city. Even if I don’t speak the language.

But if I’m inside all day, overstimulated, distracted, disconnected, I could be living in a Balinese villa overlooking ricefields and still feel off.

It’s less about where you are and more about how you are.

You don’t need to have a permanent address for it to be “home.”

All you need are a few things that bring you back.

They’re not tied to a place.

They’re habits you can carry.

And when I follow them, I feel at home.

That’s how to be at home anywhere.

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Hello from Todos Santos!

We just arrived today, and it was an adventure getting here (I’ll write a post all about it very soon).

🗺️ Japan Google Maps

We just spent a month in Japan. Mainly in Tokyo and a couple days in Kyoto, Atami, and Norikura Kogen.

I’ve compiled a list of my favorite spots from Japan.

Click here see it.

🇯🇵 Valuable Resource

If you’re planning on going to Japan, check out this newsletter:

Once a month, they send advice on what and what not to do when visiting Japan. If you’re planning on going, then I recommend giving a few of the posts a read.

📚 Books I read and recommendations

Not only is Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara a useful book where you’ll learn a lot about hospitality, but it’s also very entertaining. Will Guidara’s stories from running and managing Eleven Madison Square Park are so fun to listen to. I found myself painting pictures in my head of what I imagined was happening. Everyone, even those who aren’t in the hospitality business, can get something out of this book

The Map of Consciousness Explained by David R. Hawkins is so good. It’s one of those books that I’ll constantly come back to in the future. It's written in language that is easy to understand, but that doesn't make it a fast or an easy read. Most of the stuff can completely go over your head the first time, but if you just take the time to re-read a paragraph or a sentence, it makes way more sense (or at least in my case lol). A lot of people in the reviews were complaining that it isn't scientifically backed, but I'd recommend forgetting about that for a second and reading this book with an open mind. It'll surprise you. And if you experiment with what the book says for yourself, then you'll notice that it doesn't need to be scientifically backed to be true.

I'd recommend reading this book before any of David Hawkins' other books. I wish I had read this before Letting Go.

Golden Son by Pierce Brown is the second book in the Red Rising series. It’s a novel about a fictional world where society is divided into a color-coded caste system, reds being the lowest and golds being the highest. The protagonist, Darrow, is a red. Throughout the books, he rises his way to the top with the hopes of creating a world where his children are born free. This is just the second book in the series, and I can’t believe it keeps getting better. I won’t spoil the book just in case you want to read it. But the cliff-hanger it ends on is crazy. Pierce Brown is a great writer and knows how to keep you engaged. The narration by Tim Gerard Reynolds is on another level.

💬 Thought-Provoking Quote

Here are a few quotes from Golden Son:

“Home isn't where you're from, it's where you find light when all grows dark.” ― Pierce Brown, Golden Son

“I will die. You will die. We will all die and the universe will carry on without care. All that we have is that shout into the wind - how we live. How we go. And how we stand before we fall.”
― Pierce Brown, Golden Son

“We are not our station in life. We are us - the sum of what we've done, what we want to do, and the people who we keep close.”
― Pierce Brown, Golden Son

💭 Journaling Prompt

Here are some great journaling prompts for business owners from Unreasonable Hopsitality:

How do you make the people that work for you and serve feel seen and valued? How do you make them feel welcome? How do you make them feel a sense of belonging? How do you make them feel a part of something bigger than themselves? What do we want to embody?

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see you next Sunday?