Weekly Flow #19 - May 12th, 2023

Dear, wanderer

Welcome to my weekly flow of news, events, insightful perspectives, and impactful stories aimed at creating positive change in your life and the lives you touch, at home and on the road.

My curious mind, intuitive soul, and big heart, along with some personal connections and crushes on extraordinary humans have put me in a position to receive an abundance of practical information, exciting innovation, and profound wisdom, usually travel-related, that has flowed to me, and now, on to you. Before you scan, take a breath, tune in, open up to the flow, and find your glow.

“Yesterday was a big day for the Meaningful Tourism Center. The MEANINGFUL TOURISM INDEX 2023 was published and is available for free download now, with the option of getting detailed results and rankings for all indicators per country on request.”
B-Corp and B-Tourism are Ying to the TTC Yang and I am super proud to announce that we have yet another Ally member that has achieved their B-Corp status. Learn more about how Karen Simmonds, Founder of Travel Matters, and their meaningful campaign, Make Travel Matter!
Creating a positive impact on the world has never been more important. But it's also never been easier. With the Global Citizen App, It takes you less than 10 minutes a day to make a difference – for yourself and the world.
In honor of Mental Health month, I’m happy to share this great post on LinkedIn: “The view of emotional skills as peripheral and intangible has come at an enormous cost to organizations and their people. When we turn away from our emotions, we perpetuate a dehumanized view of people as “resources,” undermine the effectiveness of change strategies, shelter poor leaders based on their ability to “deliver results” (regardless of their impact on culture and psychological safety), and fail to recognize that employee wellbeing is integral to overall organizational success. Emotional skills aren’t “soft''; they are essential, learnable, practical human skills that are at the core of healthy organizations.” Click for a compelling graphic that shows the difference between what we’re taught and what actually matters. - Susan David
Yay, TTC In the news! Transformative Travel: Wellness Travel and Medical Tourism “The Transformational Travel Council’s mission helps to empower people to make positive changes in their lives. Their mission states that transformational travel is “travel that raises the collective consciousness of humankind to regenerate and thrive.” They suggest that travel can be a way to improve ourselves, the climate, and one’s longevity. They propose that transformative travel is more than passively traveling from place to place. It requires connecting with others, being pro-environmental, improving conservation efforts, and providing time for self-reflection and inner meaning. Travel can be engaging and provide pleasure but also be outcome-based. Still, they caution people from setting unattainable expectations.”
At our family cabin there is an old Ponderosa Pine overlooking the river named Plato that I love to spend time with, confide in, and learn from. Are you in a relationship with a tree? Thanks Lisa Symonds, for sharing this soul stirring article, “Giving a Voice to Trees,” “There’s something about being with trees – a walk in the forest, the experience of planting a tree or leaning back against a tree with a book in hand. Are trees sentient beings? Can they sense how humans feel about them? Are they affected by our emotions? And, what is it about trees that has an uplifting effect on people?"

Ready to answer the call of a Pilgrimage? Join me and the Founder of Walking Mentorship, Joao Perre Viana, as we walk a section of the Camino de Santiago together this September!

This is open to anyone at a crossroads in life looking to walk with two experts on transformational travel and use this sacred path and intentional practices and prompts to renew and reinvigorate from within for a brighter future for you and the lives you touch!

Learn more in this playful and purposeful interview with Jake and Joao, facilitated by Sallie Fraenkel. Sign up here!

Details on the walk!

“To feel the pull, the draw, the interior attraction, and to want to follow it, even if it has no name still, that is the “pilgrim spirit. The ‘why’ only becomes clear as time passes, only long after the walking is over.”
― Kevin A. Codd, Beyond Even the Stars: A Compostela Pilgrim in France