Dustin C. Kinard4 minThe India Journal: SakshamIndia Journal Entry #3: "Saksham" Means "Capable" During my month in India, while I visited the city of Jaipur, I had the privileged oppo...
Dustin C. Kinard4 minRebuilding Your Spirituality When LGBTIs the love of God and the pursuit of Him only available for certain people? When I was 5, I wanted to be a Country-Gospel singer (no jud...
Dustin C. Kinard2 minWhen Christianity No Longer Means JesusThere is a global misunderstanding. And that misunderstanding is this... "Christianity means Jesus." Now, there was a time-- I like to th...
Dustin C. Kinard3 minDivorcing TraditionHow to Deal with Changing Mindsets- and why that is OK. Often we feel like our traditions and the ways in which we were raised are as muc...
Dustin C. Kinard4 minThe Gay ChristianI must start this off with a question, and that question being this... "When did humanity become so holy, that we can point fingers at an...
Dustin C. Kinard3 minYour Cowardly LionIt all starts small... like this tiny kitten I met in Bali, who is too freakin' cute! We've all seen The Wizard of Oz, right? Dorothy goe...
Dustin C. Kinard4 minWhat it Means to be SpiritualBeing Spiritual can mean many different things, and I totally get that. However, I want to discuss what being spiritual means to me, and ...
Dustin C. Kinard2 minThrive in YOUR Unique IdentityDoes the idea of not fulfilling your calling keep you up at night? Ever since I was a young boy, I felt called to do something. Now, I di...
Dustin C. Kinard3 minA Gift to Yourself: Immersion"It does the mind good to get away" Truth: It is not just a good idea to escape and detox at times, it's actually very important to the o...
Dustin C. Kinard4 minIn Sight, In Mind: Travel Tuesday 1"Travel board on the wall, where's the best destination of them all?" Pictured above is an actual shelf in my apartment. Come to think of...
Dustin C. Kinard5 minWarning: This Blog Post is Personal.Sitting here looking at this blank screen, there are so many things I want to say. So many ways I want to express my thoughts. The follow...
Dustin C. Kinard3 minOde to the PeopleFriends from around the world. (Photo with the beautiful Silvia, both inside and out) Rural Tamesis is a place that pushed me. As the onl...
Dustin C. Kinard3 minMeddling in MedellinHabla Ingles? I’ve taken a month off from my life in NYC to travel down south, further south in the Americas than I’ve ever been. (Which ...
Dustin C. Kinard3 minUnder the Umbrella's Spell... Well, that will come in handy during a rainstorm. There are those moments... those moments that you never want to end. They come so i...
Dustin C. Kinard4 minA Clumsy Cow at the Yoga Barn... and now I'm comparing myself to farm animals. During my stay in Bali, more specifically Ubud, I made a point to visit the famed Yoga ...
Dustin C. Kinard2 minReflections: A Morning in GianyarPersonal Unedited Journal Entry 05.04.16 “The sun has just began to peek, still low and glowing from the earth’s horizon. I sit on the ba...
Dustin C. Kinard6 minGo Explore (A How-to Guide)I CAN’T remember the exact moment that I decided I WANTED TO travel. But, I CAN remember the exact moment that I decided TO travel. So, w...
Dustin C. Kinard3 minUntamed Joy.I love to laugh until I cry. There are many different types of people that I love in this world. I love people who can pour insight and t...
Dustin C. Kinard3 minA Stuffed Moose.Picture of a stuffed moose at L.L.Bean flagship store. Freeport, Maine. Last October I took a trip, a much needed escape from the concret...
Dustin C. Kinard3 minLoosen Your Grip.I was once told, "It's not about the shoes you wear, it's about how you wear them." Christmas has always been, and continues to be, my fa...