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LIFE

The Magic of A Book

July 26, 2010

There is one book I have read over and over ever since its first publishing date in 1959, and that is The Magic of Thinking Big (Paperback) by Dr. David Swartz. No other book has had quite the impact on my life as this one. In the early months of 1973, when I was a [...]

Tagged as: Books, Goals, LIFE, Psychology, Reflection

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After the Rain

June 28, 2010

My family loved to backpack in the high Sierras. One year, after a refreshing afternoon rain, my youngest child, about seven at the time, looked down at his feet and picked up something shiny. It was a perfectly formed arrowhead of black obsidian. Evidently the rain had washed it out from an ancient hiding [...]

Tagged as: Backpacking, California, LIFE, Reflection

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It’s Time to Relax!

May 16, 2010

It’s been a long week! I needed to get grades completed and posted. Then yesterday was graduation, and you’ll hear more about that later this week. One spot where I love to sit with a cup of coffee or tea is this old ohia log my kids placed here a few years ago. It’s [...]

Tagged as: GARDENING, LIFE, Reflection

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Lothlorién

February 27, 2010

Two years ago, before I started this current blog, I created another blog that was designed to talk about my life as a sailboat live-aboard. That blog didn’t last long, because it was during those few weeks of its existence that I came up with the idea for “Lava to Lilikoi.” So from time [...]

Tagged as: California, LIFE, Sailing

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