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About B Gourley

Bernie Gourley is a writer living in Bangalore, India. His poetry collection, Poems of the Introverted Yogi is now available on Amazon. He teaches yoga, with a specialization in pranayama, and holds a RYT500 certification. For most of his adult life, he practiced martial arts, including: Kobudo, Muay Thai, Kalaripayattu, and Taiji. He is a world traveler, having visited more than 40 countries around the globe.

DAILY PHOTO: Equestrian Statue in Vienna

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Photograph of an equestrian statue in Vienna, Austria.

PROMPT: Love Now

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What do you love now, that you hated when you were younger?
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Absurdity.

DAILY PHOTO: On the Road in North Vietnam

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Photograph taken on the QL4D outside Sa Pa, Vietnam.
Photograph taken on the QL4D outside Sa Pa, Vietnam.
Photograph taken on the QL4D outside Sa Pa, Vietnam.

PROMPT: Followed Your Gut

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What’s a time you followed your gut and it turned out to be exactly right?
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I was hungry, so I ate some food, and I wasn’t hungry afterwards. It actually happens with regularity.

DAILY PHOTO: Rainy Day in the North Vietnamese Countryside

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Photograph taken in Cao Bang district of Vietnam on the road to Ban Gioc Waterfall.

PROMPT: Nominate

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Emperor Palpatine has announced open elections for a new Emperor — and he’s nominated Darth Vader. You get to nominate one challenger.
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Let’s see. Someone fictional and from the future. I nominate Arthur Dent. #ArthurDentforEmperor

DAILY PHOTO: Scenes Atop Uttari Betta

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Photograph taken on top of Uttari Betta (Hutridurga) in Karnataka, India.
Photograph taken on top of Uttari Betta (Hutridurga) in Karnataka, India.
Photograph taken on top of Uttari Betta (Hutridurga) in Karnataka, India.

PROMPT: Ridiculous

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What’s something you used to believe as a kid that seems ridiculous now?
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That adults knew stuff and were free to do as they pleased.

DAILY PHOTO: Blossoms After the Harvest

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Photograph of a farm on the outskirts of Pai, Thailand -- post rice harvest but with blossoming trees.

PROMPT: Changed

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What’s a piece of media (book, movie, song) that changed how you see the world?
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Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman.

Also: Quiet by Susan Cain; Water Margin by Shī Nài’ān; and Self-Reliance and Other Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson