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Solidarity and the Sisterhood: United we rise
âSeriously???â Was the only word out of the police officerâs mouth as she leaned in to the driver side window of Annaâs 91′ Nissan truck âCharlieâ. I cringed and sunk low in the passenger seat. It was my fault. Rules had slipped my mind… In the height of our sunny day joyride to […]
Eating for Earth!
Mother Earth fills our bellies everyday, so in her honor Iâve decided to write about âfoodâ for Earth Day. We eat three times a day, everyday⊠so our food choices have a huge impact on our health and, simultaneously, the health of the planet. This topic is especially exciting for me, as I have tried […]
Live your Dreams, Heal the world: Why doing what you love makes the world betterâŠ
âPassion is the love of turning being into action. It fuels the engine of creation. It changes concepts to experience…. Never deny passion, for that is to deny Who You Are, and Who You Truly Want To Be.â –Neale Donald Walsch Wishing you all a peaceful, love-filled, and joyful holidays!! …I’ve been thinking about writing […]
Lesson in Love: fear and expectations kill the cupid
Weâve all found ourselves in a situation that we know isnât right for us, but for one reason or another, we resist change. Our innate knowing of what is best taps patiently at the door of our stubborn minds, but sometimes we are so intent on a certain desired outcome, that we refuse to hear […]
Forgiveness is Freedom
Early last May around 2pm, Swell sat at anchor over my favorite sand bank in Tahiti after arriving the following evening from a year-long, 2,600 mile loop through the outer islands of French Polynesia. I was tucked in at my little desk in Swellâs cabin talking to my father on the phone⊠âIâm so proud […]
Bring on the ‘feeling’: boatyards and expanding compassion
Our human compassion binds us to one another–not in pity or patronizingly, but as human beings who have learnt how to turn our common suffering into hope for the future.” –Nelson Mandela Iâm sitting on the bow of Swell in the yard. Itâs 3pm and the sunâs heat is irritatingly persistent. Since my return from […]