Tag Archive: "faith and hope"
Posted On: December 26, 2010
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Christmas has come and gone. Again.
Beautiful; we still take a few days to BreakAway from our jobs, routines, and rat race. With any luck, we even reflect, rest, and renew old ties.
But the…
Posted On: February 24, 2009
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On Day 69—the last day—as we prepare to fly away from Temporary Retirement and Approximate Paradise, some stories stand out. Some days still glow. Some moments feel like sprouting soul-seeds rather than mere memories. Like…
Posted On: February 20, 2009
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When your BreakAway takes you far from your native habitat, some remarkable things happen: Your senses re-awaken. You notice things. And you find grinspiration in the strangest of places.
Having worked as a namesmith, I…
Posted On: February 18, 2009
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On the last island (Bequia), it was called the “Dollar Bus.” Here, it costs about the same, and is sometimes called the “Reggae Bus.” They are privately owned vans that run established routes, all across…
Posted On: January 21, 2009
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Barack Obama became president of the USA, and the whole world, and Bequia today. There was a Big Party of Americans at a fancy new beach bar with a Big TV, but we missed it…
Posted On: January 1, 2009
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Spaghetti dinner with friends was fun, but nobody wanted to stay up to see the years collide. Except the kids, of course. But they need sleep. I don’t. So by 11, this modest house party…
