Posted On: January 29, 2010
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Getting Away From It All satiates the human need for discovery—of self, relationships, and a larger world. The problem—as with all pursuits of pleasure—is ephemerality. No matter how hard you try to seize and freeze…
Posted On: January 5, 2010
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Away, stress recedes.
Struggles, stuff, lists: washed to sea.
Just for now, all’s cool.…
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 20, 2009
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photo by Kirk Horsted
Does your mood go down when your floor gets piled up with stuff? Does your mind close when opening your closets reveals overabundance? Have you found that paper and possessions grow…
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: 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: 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: December 14, 2008
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No doubt: Word is getting out. Sabbaticals are not a secret anymore. From bad times, sometimes, comes great innovations. Maybe that’s what’s happening as some GM plants try to keep skilled workers, give them a…
Posted On: November 29, 2008
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Okay, let’s be frank. Does anybody want to read rants about a guy who’s trying to get 555 things done before running away for the winter? Probably not. That kind of ‘journal’ writing best be…
