thegentletravelerNov 10, 20181 min readInto the Heart of Man November 10,2018 I drink you in Through the mouth of my heart Like a sweet elixir A nectar of healing You are not one man You are the...
thegentletravelerNov 9, 20182 min readBabies November 9, 2018 I felt your bliss For a day or so Protected inside the womb Of a family That existed Only in my mind And now I pine for...
thegentletravelerNov 8, 20183 min readThe Power of the Notecard November 8, 2018 After four days of not meditating in the AM for an hour and a half (I have been doing Dr Joe Dispenza's Blessing of the...
thegentletravelerNov 7, 20181 min readFlirtology 101Do you know how to flirt? Check out these YouTube videos. Turns out, there is a LOT more to flirting than how to make eye contact at a...
thegentletravelerNov 6, 20181 min readForgivenessForgive me for loving Forgive me for forgetting Forgive me for my big heart Forgive me for being human. Forgive me for my loneliness...
thegentletravelerNov 5, 20183 min readPattern November 4, 2018 It seems so “unfair” that to love you I have to completely forget myself. Then again, the notion that it is “unfair”...
thegentletravelerNov 3, 20182 min readWhere Do I Belong? November 3, 2018 “I can’t escape the beating question. Where do I belong?” -singer/songwriter Lizz Wright The things that have the most...
thegentletravelerNov 2, 20181 min readTo Be True November 2, 2018 I open my mouth wide To let the moths out The dust and dirt and grit The layers and layers of pain The remnants of clay...
thegentletravelerNov 1, 20181 min readMindful Sex November 1, 2018 Sometimes you come across a gem on the internet, amidst the crowded quagmire of questionable material that can often be...
thegentletravelerOct 31, 20181 min readAuthentic Voice October 1, 2018 (inspired by a talk by The Class founder Taryn Toomey) What is the thing I need to let go of? What is it that I need to...
thegentletravelerOct 30, 20182 min readThe Right Answer at the Right Time October 30, 2018 “Don’t stress that you won’t get the answer. The answer will be there at the right time.” -Energy Medicine auther and...
thegentletravelerOct 29, 20181 min readCould it be you?October 29, 2018 We are told Not to listen to the voice That calls out In fits of passion When the heart is open The root is secure The...
thegentletravelerOct 28, 20182 min readHeartacheOctober 28, 2018 I chase a white rabbit that is forever illusive and maybe doesn’t even really exist at all. That gentle holding. An...
thegentletravelerOct 27, 20181 min readWhy Cant We Just Be Ourselves?October 27, 2018 (inspired by A Star is Born and some personal experience) Why do we need the booze The pills The strawberry cheese cake...
thegentletravelerOct 26, 20183 min readWhy a Thousand Little Things? Why Love? October 26, 2018 Hi I'm Nikki Lyn Pugh, aka The Gentle Traveler. I am a writer and a transformational health coach (see...