Posted On: March 12, 2011
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Spiritual seekers keep an open mind—and enter open doors. On Ash Wednesday, my car parked itself and my legs followed hundreds of others who were quietly striding over the ice to commemorate the first day…
Posted On: March 5, 2011
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Career break travel isn’t always postcards and peak moments. Last week, for example, one couple’s sabbatical got rocked by a deadly earthquake. Ouch! Imagine enjoying the legendary beauty of Christchurch, New Zealand, only to see…
Posted On: February 18, 2011
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The news about 3D becoming commonplace is making the world all agog—and a-goggle. Soon, even mobile digitalia images will jump off the screen.
Nintendo’s handheld 3D game arrives next month. Sharp’s 3D smart phone shows…
Posted On: February 8, 2011
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Like this tractor, most of us will keep running and working for a long, long time. Like this tractor, we need to take a break (brake?) now and then.
Yes, just about everyone will have…
Posted On: January 28, 2011
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Sometimes, a week far away seems hardly worth the toil, though most Americans rarely do that any more. Other times, like this time, a week away feels like a mini-Sabbatical. Mazatlan served up a healthy…
Posted On: January 14, 2011
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Scholars and slackers worldwide continue to debate what, exactly, constitutes a BreakAway. So some of us fervently continue the research. Does one measly week in Mazatlan qualify? Possibly. After all, a guy has broken away…
Posted On: January 1, 2011
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Folks have been making self-improvement promises since, well, Babylonia. The Romans did it too—while worshipping the two-faced god Janus (no relation to the mutual fund, but closely related to the month). Nowadays, resolutions make for…
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: December 15, 2010
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Why do politicians thrust themselves into worlds that work just fine without them? Why do Republicans—who claim to favor unintrusive, small government—keep interfering without invitation? The latest instance is taking place in my home state,…
Posted On: December 6, 2010
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Finally! Career breaks and sabbaticals are getting their moment in the sun. Doers and dreamers are coming out of the woodwork–sharing their passion and stories. Into this mix, another savvy trekker has stepped forward…
Meet…
