This concept that writers, religions, and philosophers have riddled themselves with for thousands of years, and she somehow has it figured out: less is more.

Sure you are sitting amongst a feast which is a great feeling, but looking at the greatest meal in existence will never satisfy your appetite as much as eating a single raisin.

There is something magical about being in a touristic spot, shoulder to shoulder with strangers with selfie sticks. Neither of you know quite where you are going, both of you are experiencing something new for the first time. But it even goes deeper than that.

The next morning I woke up and went down for breakfast before work, and I see them sitting in the open air of the kitchen table bundled up in their jackets with only the faintest hints of sunlight. I sit down with knots in my stomach. He looks at me and says, “Joshua, are you excited to be here?”

This week I want to take a shift back to a running focus, but it can definitely be applied to other areas of your life. Also, I am going to have my first, of many more to come, runner highlights. This will be when I take a moment to highlight one of my running friend’s accomplishments and pick their brain for advice on an issue I think they are knowledgeable about.

 If you have read some of my firsts posts since I have been traveling you will understand the importance that the themes in the book The Alchemist have meant to me during my trip. One of the main themes is “omens”

So I took one day and for 9 hours straight I visit museum after museum after museum. I saw some of the most amazing works of art that have ever been done. Do I remember even half of these museums? No!

 So there is this room, I don’t know what to call it or exactly what it is going to be, but it was described to me as a mix between a library, dinning room, and conference space. Basically the best room of the house.

After we all gave each other a kind of side eye look we turned back to Loris, and asked, “Why do you say that.” His response was so elegant, so impactful, so wise that I felt like I was sitting at the feet of Socrates.