Travel, Writing, Circus
I recently published this blog post as part of a three-part series, but the second part has taken a little longer to get to, so I decided to re-publish this first post to keep them closer together. If you missed it the first time, enjoy! In this post, I'm talking about one of the three loves of my life: Travel. Where I started, what these experiences meant to me and my life, the lessons they have offered, and how they have influenced my two other loves, writing and circus.
Friday the 13th is often associated with superstition and fear, but this day was once, and still is by many, regarded as a sacred day.
Hello February! Wherever you are in the world, you're surely feeling the warmer weather, whether it is incoming or outgoing. In the Northern Hemisphere, spring is on the horizon, while the Southern Hemisphere is in the heat of summer. Here in sunny Queensland, Australia, I'm certainly looking forward to the cooler months. As I swelter,… Continue reading Blessed Brigid
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I'm SO EXCITED to launch two new books, Grave Boy and Grave Bargain, just in time for Halloween! BUY Grave Boy tells the story of Jasem, a little boy growing up in Jordan. When tragedy strikes his nomadic family, Jasem’s inherited psychic abilities are revealed, and he sets out to use his gift for the… Continue reading NEW RELEASES! Happy Halloween!
One month into my working holiday in Ireland, I was coming face to face with my anxieties and uncertainties as I searched for a job while bouncing between temporary housing in Galway. I discovered the following passage while listening to the audiobook of Ask and It Is Given by Esther and Jerry Hicks. I found… Continue reading Allow It
In this post, I face my anxieties and uncertainties in Galway as I search for a job while bouncing between temporary housing.
In this post, I leave Dublin behind and head west to Galway, where I land in the middle of the International Arts Festival.
In this post, I explore how the vulnerability of moving to a new country helped me face my long-held fears around money.
Through volunteering, Shantel has helped others by building houses in Fiji, collecting rubbish and helping recycling efforts in the Galapagos Islands, and assisting with office work and planting trees and seedlings in Tanzania. Having given so much to others in her travels, Shantel shares about going inward in Nepal.
