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Flipping the coin of Adventure
Flipping the coin of adventure. In saying yes to adventure, you don’t just get the fun bits. This year, I’ve decided to be … Read More
Posted in Hawaii, Life, Local, Photography, The Writing Life
Tagged adventure, airplanes, travel
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#Kaua`i: an island of extremes.
I grew up on Kaua`i. You probably don’t appreciate what a statement that is, but Kauai is a place of extremes. Extreme beauty. Extreme isolation. … Read More
In praise of the Stay-cation.
Renaissance Man and I decided to grab a week of vacation before the summer ends, and after freaking out over the interisland fares (we miss … Read More
The road ahead post-kids
Father’s Day 2011 was a big one for Renaissance Man and I, the first ever where we had no children on island to share it … Read More
Posted in Hawaii, Life, Personal
Tagged adventure, Hawaii, nature, parenting, photography
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Rites of passage: across all cultures and throughout time.
Rite of passage –noun 1. Anthropology . a ceremony performed to facilitate or mark a person’s change of status upon any of several highly important … Read More
Posted in Hawaii, Life, Parenting, The Writing Life, Therapy
Tagged adventure, narrative therapy, parenting, rites of passage
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A- is for Adventure on April Fool’s Day.
In my blog trolling I came across this fun challenge on Karen Gowen’s blog, Coming Down the Mountain. The challenge is this- every day in … Read More
Sometimes happiness just gives you a wallop.
Remember I was sharing The Secret to Happiness a few weeks ago? I said that most unhappiness is the result of disappointed expectations, and I … Read More
no Florence Nightingale
Growing up, being sick was seen as a sort of moral failing—something you probably brought on yourself through poor hygiene, eating junk food, associating with … Read More
