If you want the full detailed, picture and adventure filled post, including the picture of me dancing in a jewelry store with a kind Israeli man, dive in for free here, otherwise, here’s a quick snapshot.
I was terrified of the Middle East.
Not nervous. Terrified. Years of headlines from people who'd never been there built a version of the region in my head that was 100% wrong. I almost let that version win.
Then my sister dragged me to Turkey.
Then I said yes to Israel.
Then I couldn't stop.
It was out of control.
Qatar, Dubai, UAE, Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Oman…Yup. I had to do them all.
This week I published my entire Israel series. Five pieces. Five different angles. One trip that rewired how I make decisions about everything.
Here's what's inside:
The full origin story — fear, food, and the domino effect that turned the Middle East into my favorite region on earth.
What Tel Aviv feels like at midnight on a Sunday when the whole city exhales and the breeze off the Mediterranean resets something in your chest.
The mindset piece — how I stood in the Garden of Gethsemane after years of studying it, and realized I almost traded that moment for fear.
The one travel tip I'll never stop giving after a protest erupted around me while I was eating ice cream in Tel Aviv.
And a letter to the version of me that almost didn't get on the plane.
I'll give you one thing from the series right now.
Most people think they have a bucket list problem.
They don't.
They have an urgency problem.
A bucket list is a graveyard of good intentions dressed up as ambition.
It gives you permission to delay.
It says "I'll get to it eventually."
And eventually is where dreams go to die quietly so you don't have to feel bad about killing them.
I almost did that with Israel.
I almost let the news — written by people who'd never stepped foot in the region — decide the boundaries of my life.
I had a place I'd been reading about for years, connected to ideas I study daily, and I nearly traded the whole experience for comfort.
The full series breaks down exactly how that trip unfolded, what it taught me, and the one travel mistake I made that I'll never repeat.
Next week I'm taking you to Egypt. Same format. Different country. Another place that changed how I see the world. And plenty of pictures for you to eat up.
Stay curious. Stay moving.
— Destiny
You read about how I almost let fear steal one of best weeks of my life. Now ask yourself what fear has been quietly stealing from yours…
This is one confrontation. The Chamber delivers one daily.