Posted On: February 28, 2010
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Well, it’s been a pretty quiet week on Lake O’begone…Whoa! Hold that thought: It’s been craaaazy around here. As everybody knows, the ice shacks must be off the lakes by March 1. Time is running…
Posted On: January 3, 2010
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When you gather up your gumption and step off the Reality Train, expect impressions and mindshifts to happen–especially if you’re returning to an idyllic place that’s been home before. Comparisons of “here vs there” are…
Posted On: November 11, 2009
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photo by Kirk Horsted
A BreakAway is a spiritual thing. A BreakAway brings on introspection—whether the pause is 10 minutes of meditation or 10 months in the Mediterranean. It’s an opportunity to come face to…
Posted On: September 29, 2009
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photo by Kirk Horsted
In our last BreakAway BreakThrough post, we went back to school. Awwww!?! Now that THAT routine is running as smoothly as a champion football team, here are some ways to escape…
Posted On: August 10, 2009
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Summer camp is likely the first real BreakAway that many kids experience—and also a full immersion for parents in setting their children free. In this touching essay, Michael Gerson ponders all that and more, only…
Posted On: July 31, 2009
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Do you love working out? If so, good for you. If not, join the club. Still, whether it becomes a healthy habit or just an occasional endeavor, taking a break to release some angst (and…
Posted On: July 17, 2009
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We all love weekends, with or without a getaway. But too often, the weekend can become a frantic flurry of errands, social commitments, and housework hell. For this week’s BreakAway BreakThrough, I’m prescribing that once…
Posted On: July 10, 2009
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Do you like music? Noise? Convivial gatherings and raucous laughter? Me too. But on the other hand, I’m finding that silence and solitude make my playlist more and more as the years go by. For…
Posted On: June 26, 2009
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If you’re looking for ways to slow down and savor your free time, check in every Friday (or so) for the forthcoming series: 55 BreakAway BreakThroughs (BABT). We’ll offer one simple, symbolic suggestion that might…
Posted On: June 12, 2009
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This thoughtful commentary puts a nice philosophical spin on the rough time college grads are having finding good work. It’s a bummer, I know: Unemployment was around 10% when I graduated in 1983. But now…
