Amara in Training

My stories of training & racing around the world

  • The Day I Cheated Death

    Let me preface this entry by saying that as a child, my death was foretold by a Buddhist monk. It was predicted that I would die in some sort of vehicular accident. I’ve carried that premonition with… Read more

  • Feeling Rather Tiny Today

    I woke up from one of my infamous 10-minute-dream-flash naps and per my usual routine I scrolled through my timeline to find a (somewhat) ironically poetic mini-meme started my one of my favorite music artists, @ladysov. From… Read more

  • Surrounding Yourself With The Right People

    I had this great blog entry planned out, but then I decided I was too tired to write a post and edit it. Instead I decided to vlog and it took just as long…but at least it… Read more

  • Unleashing The Humble Artist Inside

    For the most part I don’t really consider myself an artist. I think it’s because I’m jealous that real artists have talent. (Designers have talent too, I suppose. Just a different type of talent, a combinative talent… Read more

  • My Theory on Reincarnation

    On a cold afternoon one day, I sat down in my car with my mother and had a heart-to-heart with her on the concept of reincarnation. In the traditional Buddhist teachings, reincarnation was explained as the afterlife.… Read more

  • The Creative Process for Creatives Can Get Pretty Creative

    Whoever says being creative is a natural process is pretty much lying. Creativity takes lots of energy, guts, emotions, and work. I’m one of the lucky few. I’m paid to be creative. When that happens and I don’t… Read more

  • Empty Pursuits of Happiness?

    A mutual friend, with whom I went to design school with, posted a great article on the endeavor to reconnect with his creativity by way of strategic unplugging. The thing about design is that the pursuit of… Read more

  • A Design & Marketing Manifesto: Integrity in Practice

    Design and marketing are very powerful at influencing public opinion and consumption patterns. When combined, they are a force to be reckoned with. To much of my chagrin, the world runs on emotion and money. Unfortunately there… Read more

  • Hacktivism: When The Mouse > (Pen + Sword)

    Long before I began practicing my craft, information technology was positioned to greatly serve our global community. With such a powerful tool free and open to the world, you’d figure that we would have found a way… Read more