Fellow
Current Country
Thailand 🇹🇭
Current City
Phuket
Intuition
Cultivating inner knowing
A question currently animating me about the inner life/spirit is:
How can I tune in to unconditional joy more often?
September 28, 2025
A question currently animating me about the outer world/universe/multiverse is:
What are the different forms and shapes that happiness can take?
September 28, 2025
The practices I’m finding most helpful at the moment are:
Meditation,Journaling
September 28, 2025
A moment I noticed my inner light kindled this month was:
When I had lunch with my parents before leaving home for the airport. That last time together meant so much to me and for my journey, how they support and embrace me but also they let go because they created me (+my sisters) with wings for a reason. My essence love was radiating.
September 28, 2025
A moment I noticed my inner light dwindled this month was:
When I woke up for the first time in Thailand, I realized I was on my own. The ammount of freedom and agency I had felt scary at first. I spent the morning thinking of how my should be/look like until I stopped for some meditation. After tunning in, life started to surprise me.
September 28, 2025
Courage
Aligning action
Assumptions I'm examining right now are:
Other,Time/Attention
September 28, 2025
I originally assumed:
I used to think spirituality was a very connected to religion, and that pushed me away from tunning into that realm because I felt religion to be restricting rather than expansive.
September 28, 2025
These assumptions are changing:
Now I sense that I am building my own relationship with spirituality that is far from being labelled as any religion yet, but it has been a great exploration into the shape happiness can take within me. It's been helping me slow down and tune into myself and my clarity often.
September 28, 2025
A moment I stepped out of my comfort zone this month was:
When I went to grocery shops in Phuket and I had to adapt to Thai. Instead of trying to look for the things I needed myself first, I decided to ask for help, and even with the language barrier, the little adventure turned into a beautiful learning about support and communication.
September 28, 2025
Compassion
Engaged Empathy
Something that is helping me build trusting relationships here is:
Building (new) relationships is something I realized really kindles that inner light, and being myself has been the way I've been finding the most effective to connect with other people in this new environment. As Rick Rubin says "There is no wrong way, there is only your way".
September 28, 2025
Digital Detox Retreat
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Gratitude
Peers I'm grateful for:
Naomi Løvstad Wettstein
I simply loved that we could finally connect this month, and our talks have been the best debriefs ever! Thank you for sharing you with me, I feel honored and happy. Can't wait for what is to come in this friendship!
September 28, 2025
Tristan Herrero Picard
Our calls are always highlights of my week. Thank you for making me laugh and helping me debrief my thoughts about the session or just about life in general. I always appreciate your honesty in the contributions you give the session as well. All the best buddy!
August 31, 2025
Aissata N'Diade
I am so glad we got to be buddies now, our calls and texts were full of inspiration and laughter. I am thankful to share TFS with you, and I can't wait to see where you'll go. All the best, sha!
July 31, 2025
Peers who have expressed gratitude for me:
Lauren Nietschke
Doug! It has been absolutely wonderful being able to get to know you more. Our conversations throughout the past couple of weeks have been so enriching and have really made me think more introspectively about my life, the world, and travel in general <3
September 3, 2025
Jacey Hilburn
Thank you so much for supporting me and being an amazing outlet to talk travel plans, balancing Morehead-Cain requirements with those of the Flight School, and being an overall amazing human!
September 1, 2025
Kashimani Simasiku
Thank you, Doug, for always being present during our conversations and offering such insightful questions and thoughts, as well as sharing your experiences. You have been an example of a grounded mind for me in our group discussions. Thank you for being vulnerable with me.
August 31, 2025
Aissata N'Diade
Douglas was my very first buddy, and it never stopped. I spoke to him a few days ago and it made me truly happy. He is such a gem and he listens deeply and is always kind. I hope we continue to keep in touch.
August 27, 2025
Tristan Herrero Picard
Our conversation was so fun!!! I connected immediately with you and I can't wait to have more and keep learning from you.
July 30, 2025
Magical Moments
Waving
Phuket
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Sep 22, 2025
When I arrived in Phuket, the first thing I did was walk to the beach, step in the wet sand and listen to the sound of the waves breaking. As if welcoming me to this new place, the water was warm, the small waves by the shore felt like gentle ripples of joy. The sun was hitting my skin and I could feel my body absorbing its energy, its rays finding me now in another direction. The blue sky by the horizon showed me immense possibilties of becoming. I wanted to stay there forever.
It's been long since I've been to the beach. This first moment in Phuket, before even settling in, was as letting my inner voice guided me to that point of contact with the ocean, and I was so glad it did.