CAPI TACO'S FIELDNOTES

The Key to Thriving in the Apocalypse

Sailing through Guna Yala has hammered home a truth we struggle to practice: the good life is all about stripping down, not levelling up.

Feb 26 • Tomas Salem

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What does it mean to live in peace?

The first real sailing leg in seven months is bringing bad weather, beautiful Trump supporters, potential pirates, treacherous waters, and a reminder of…

Feb 1 • Tomas Salem

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January 2026

About The Lamb

A voyage across the Atlantic turns a lamb dinner into a mirror of pleasure, guilt, and anxiety, in open sea.

Published on eXis • Jan 17

A spiritual journey through Guatemaya

A photographic peak into what I've learned after five months in the land of the Maya.

Jan 8 • Tomas Salem

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The hidden cost of following your intuition

Examining the small print of spiritual awakening, and how one year of sailing is teaching me that aliveness—not comfort—should be the yardstick.

Jan 1 • Tomas Salem

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December 2025

Christmas letter from Falkor

Merry Christmas to the family, friends, and many people who have supported me during the first year of this journey.

Dec 21, 2025 • Tomas Salem

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The paradox of happiness

Quick take on why the things that feel difficult can be the key to your fulfilment—from a cruise through the rainforest in Guatemala.

Dec 6, 2025 • Tomas Salem

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November 2025

Reflections from the middle of the storm

This week its a year since I set sail for the Atlantic and a year until I should reach the other side of the Pacific. These are the good, the…

Nov 27, 2025 • Tomas Salem

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Three lessons about death that I learned from Dia de los Muertos

This is the story of how I manifested my way to Oaxaca for the day of the dead, what I learned there, and how the universe granted me a sign that there…

Nov 23, 2025 • Tomas Salem

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Make real growth great again!

Why pseudo-rituals are not enough if you’re seeking growth, and how facing challenges in community might be the antidote to stagnation the world needs.

Nov 17, 2025 • Tomas Salem

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Going on an unplanned biking adventure

Why pushing through the but's and if's is sometimes the biggest challenge to getting what you want, and what doing it anyways can teach us about the…

Nov 5, 2025 • Tomas Salem

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October 2025

Yes, we are one, despite everything you've been told

Lately, some intellectuals have argued that different people live in radically different worlds. The last month has showed me how connected we, the…

Oct 10, 2025 • Tomas Salem

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