dream stream (limited edition print) · Kuang Si / Laos · 2023

This print is part of my collection "life, love, and that whole humanity shebang" which celebrates my 13th rebirthday and travel anniversary with 13 previously unpublished prints in limited editions of 13, signed and numbered, in a 13”x13” (33x33 cm) square format.
 
13 years ago, I traded home for the world. A great deal, if not without sacrifice. What started out as a one-year baby-trip is now a teenager. Just enough time to learn 13 little lessons about life, love, and that whole humanity shebang. I shared these half-baked brain muffins here, and each one is accompanied by a print to drive that lesson home.
 
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Here’s lesson #1: routine shrinks memory
 
Our memory is a river. To interrupt the daily flow, you need to drop anchors—distinct moments that the mind can hold on and return to. It’s easy to remember the day you swam with a shiver of sharks. It’s impossible to remember the office Wednesday before last. Routine shrinks entire years down to days because they are all the same in retrospect. For my take on how to pack some extra into the ordinary to create lasting memories, read on here.