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Creativeguy Live in Colorado and love to travel. Traveling has enriched my life, introduced me to great friends around the world, and reminded me there are quieter and more gentle ways to live than we do here in the US. It's such a nice balancing act traveling and bringing that experience back home to my life and work.
Here in Colorado, I'm a facilitator/trainer/consultant and speaker. I help companies and organizations with the people skills part of business: communication, team building, conflict resolution, listening, being creative/innovative, working together effectively, being accountable and aware, and that sort of thing. I speak to groups about "The Spirit of Leadership" which is really about helping people remember they are always having an impact on the world around them and being more aware of the type of influence or impact they want to have.

I've been an athlete my entire life. After having run a marathon, participated in several half-marathons, five or six triathlons, numerous mountain trail runs, etc, I've settled into a mode of being happy being active and doing some sort of physical exercise regularly. Being in Colorado, I love mountain biking and do a lot of road bike riding in the summer for conditioning.

I'm also a barista, love to cook and bake, am skilled as using a hammock, love to read and write, enjoy people immensely, feed the birds when I'm home, garden....I have a full life. Perhaps we'll meet on the road somewhere in the world?

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Woke up in Colorado this morning after a long trip home. Slept well and woke to a gorgeous golden and orange glow coming through the blinds as the sun rose. It was 6:36 am here (11:36 pm in Bali). My body was a little confused. After traveling for over 40 hours to get home, I was home. I woke in the middle of the night from a deep sleep and was a bit disoriented. So many hotel rooms over the past month left me wondering which direction the bathroom was in? Oriented, it felt like a long walk compared to the [View Full Entry]

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Published: March 7th 2009 | 87 Views | [diary=379490]

Airport Photo's
Airport: free internet and movie theater in background
Airport Photo's

While sitting in Ubud and enjoying it thoroughly, I considered staying there until I needed to leave. It would have been so simple to relax, eat good food, experience some healing or yoga and take a taxi to the airport for my departure. As nice as that thought was, it never felt right. Thus, I set out on a shuttle for Sanur and my friend Mary's. My friends who I had crossed paths with several times, Steve and Elizabeth from Canada who were to leave a day or so before, showed up moments after I arrived at the Perama bus spot. [View Full Entry]

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Published: March 4th 2009 | 113 Views | [diary=378612]

Lunch
Margarita's with Rori
WIth Rori

Yesterday, I went for the tour of Butterfly Globe. First, I thought there was a coffee plantation that we would go see. Then, I realized it would be the coffee facility. I was to meet Mr. Agung at 10:00 or 11:00. When we first talked, I understood him to say he would take me. Yesterday, I waited for about 45 minutes before anyone let him know I was there and then he assumed I was ready to drive over. Just a little bit of a reminder about the language barrier here and making assumptions, that sort of thing. He drew me [View Full Entry]

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Published: March 3rd 2009 | 154 Views | [diary=378359]

Roaster
Smaller batch roaster
Hand sorting coffee beans

Lots of rain yesterday, lots of humidity today. Sitting inside a cool internet cafe sweating. Those of you freezing your butt off might envy that. I'm grateful for the warmth and still not used to the humidity. Yesterday, we were able to coordinate a trip to the "holy knife" with Wayan and her driver Ketut. What an amazing experience that was for me. I watched him work on Wayan and then it was my turn. The sparkly eyes and chuckle when he found stuck energy was still there. So was the pain when he touched it to part of the body. [View Full Entry]

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Published: March 1st 2009 | 136 Views | [diary=377595]

Ketut, our driver
The priest
Rori with her healing

By creativeguy
February 27th 2009
Ubud healing wrap up... Asia » Indonesia » Bali » Ubud
Yesterday was my session with Ketut Arsana. If I have ever had a better massage, I have no idea when it would have been. WOW! What a delightful man. Compared to the other healers, he was very quiet. His hands knew exactly where to go and how to work! He used technique I have never experienced. When he finished, he told me my ear challenge wasn't from swimming but from the energy not moving. So, he worked with that a lot! Tomorrow morning, I'll go back to the forest to see the priest with the "holy knife". After several attempts to [View Full Entry]

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Published: February 27th 2009 | 133 Views | [diary=377231]

Mr. Ketut Arsana and Larry

By creativeguy
February 27th 2009
Captured in Ubud Asia » Indonesia » Bali » Ubud
I just met a friend here who has lived in Bali for 20 years. My friend Tara introduced me to her via email while I was still in the states. After many attempts to connect, we were finally able to make contact and visit. What a wonderful visit I had with Mary. She teaches a form of Chi Kung that sounds perfect for me. As she described it, I could feel the energy of it. I've been curious about Yoga and have experimented with many forms of it. Nothing has stuck. It doesn't seem to fit me. While she described what [View Full Entry]

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Published: February 27th 2009 | 124 Views | [diary=377216]

Art everywhere
Great coffee

By creativeguy
February 23rd 2009
Virus in Padangbai.... Asia » Indonesia » Bali » Padangbai
I arrived here yesterday by motor bike. The one hour trip took over 2 hours. Time is very relative here. From Ubud to here, they said it was very close, only maybe one hour. From here to Ubud they say, "OH! Very far!" Go figure. Two ladies next to me are from Belgium. Evelyn was the first I met. She stopped through here for one day on her way to Lombok, came back and has been here for over 2 weeks enjoying the place and getting certified in diving. Later, I met her mate Fanny. They told me there is a [View Full Entry]

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Published: February 23rd 2009 | 242 Views | [diary=375988]

Gorgeous bathroom
My room
Beach in front of my hotel

I'm once again realizing the relativity of expense in adventure traveling. What is a budget for one is an impossible expense for others. When I took my first trip nearly 20 years ago, I had a very tight budget. I was between jobs, didn't know what I was going to do when I returned so assumed I had to manage every dollar carefully. So, I did. I counted every little expense. Seldom did I have a beer with dinner because that would double the cost. When I met friends on the road, we shared rooms to cut expenses. When saw things [View Full Entry]

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Published: February 23rd 2009 | 254 Views | [diary=376124]

Deluxe room other view
Outdoor bathroom
Outdoor barhroom

By creativeguy
February 22nd 2009
A day in the life of... Asia » Indonesia » Bali » Ubud
I'm packing and leaving by motor bike for Padangbai for a few days. My morning begins by the people at Dewa's taking my breakfast order and then I relax while they cook it and serve it on balcony. I watch the pool, listen to the fountains, hear the singing birds, listen to the sounds of the family compound next door and enjoy the fragrance of blooming flowers while having breakfast. It's included inthe cost of the room. Some places have minimal breakfast so it's not much. Mine is an omlete with toast, coffee and a fruit plate. It's early and shops [View Full Entry]

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Published: February 23rd 2009 | 125 Views | [diary=375706]

Shane enjoying a beer
Aarnes at dinner
Marti from my hotel

By creativeguy
February 21st 2009
Healing in Bali and the US Asia » Indonesia » Bali » Ubud
I met a woman last night from Minnesota who is dealing with radiation poisoning from computer monitors. I told her about the healers I had met here and how much they had helped me. She replied, "there are healers like that in the US." Healers, yes and some of them excellent. I have only come across one like this and that was Brother Gregorio. Today, walking around the market in Sukawati I ran into one of only a couple tourist there. He has a business in Virginia and comes here once a year on a buying trip. I told him I [View Full Entry]

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Published: February 21st 2009 | 128 Views | [diary=375483]

Dewa Grandmother
Dewa's Painting
Dewa and Larry



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