Addiction I took a pill in Ibiza… and it almost killed me. (Part 2) Rik, March 23, 2016July 10, 2016 La-da-da-da-dahh, it’s the next episode! Continuing from Part 1. So finally, I’m going to tell you about that near-death experience I alluded to on my previous post! (Or more like explicitly mentioned) Circa fall 2003- spring 2004, I’m living in downtown Miami with three roommates. One was an “unofficial one”, you know, someone always… Share this:FacebookTwitterEmail Continue Reading
Addiction I took a pill in Ibiza… and it almost killed me. (Part 1) Rik, March 15, 2016July 10, 2016 Ok fine, it was more than one. And it wasn’t in Ibiza. (Sounds more glamorous though doesn’t it?) It was in Miami. (I did have the good fortune to travel to Spain once and go clubbing in a couple of cities; but I didn’t make it all the way to Ibiza. Timing wasn’t quite right,… Share this:FacebookTwitterEmail Continue Reading
Awakening Encountering the Divine – Part II (The Promises) Rik, January 13, 2016October 13, 2017 So I feel like my blog is turning into the Chronicles of Narnia, which I would read on and off as a kid. I recall coming to the end of the chapter; then you had to choose which path the character would take and then jump to that section of… Share this:FacebookTwitterEmail Continue Reading
Awakening Encountering the Divine – Part I (The Anvil Drop) Rik, October 14, 2015October 13, 2017 8 years ago to this day my life changed forever. That’s the day I would begin the journey of realizing that I had a purpose in this world. That the insufferable existence of my first 25 years on earth was not in vain. That I truly wasn’t an outcast, an… Share this:FacebookTwitterEmail Continue Reading
You can’t always get what you want (part 2)…but if you try sometimes, well, you just might find, you get what you need Rik, June 11, 2015March 25, 2016 If you’re reading this, it’s too late, (At least that’s what Drake said. Don’t ask me how I know that reference; I’m not even a fan. Better yet, ask me, I found his album title because I heard one of the song titles from it happens to be an artist… Share this:FacebookTwitterEmail Continue Reading
Life You can’t always get what you want ..(Part 1) Rik, May 28, 2015September 28, 2016 Last weekend was a crazy one, filled with laughter, joy, dancing; at times cabin fever coupled with depression, thunder storms , tragic central Texas flooding, an ill-fated Purity Ring concert(twice cancelled, at least I have the memory of doing a crab pose next to their poster weeks earlier), cousin’s visit,… Share this:FacebookTwitterEmail Continue Reading
A light even in the darkness of death Rik, April 23, 2015April 23, 2015 Unfortunately, death is an inevitable sad reality of life we must all face at one point. Today, my facebook status should read feeling sad; although it’s a plethora of emotions really. Dang it facebook, why won’t you allow me more than one emotion at a time? Alas social media… Share this:FacebookTwitterEmail Continue Reading