5 Ways to Give Yourself a Hug
Weekly Photo Challenge–Reflection For those of you who don’t know, I’m a hugger. I hug my sons 20+ times a day; the Hugging Saint, Amma, is my guru; I hug trees, dogs, large fruit, unsuspecting...
View ArticleA Knock Upside the Head by Mindfulness
Mindfulness is moment by moment practice. Sometimes we forget to be mindful and something will knock us upside the head to remind us. The other day was Walk to School Wednesday and it was raining. My...
View ArticlePrison Awakening
I originally wrote this fictional epistolary piece for the DPChallenge: Shift Your Perspective, until I re-read the challenge and found out that you had to write about blogging. I decided to post this...
View ArticleSmile Bigger
Scott Graham Photography Smile Bigger, Hug Longer, Love Stronger The other day, I was passing a cute older couple crossing the street, so I smiled. The older woman smiled back like only older people...
View ArticleInterview with a Blogging Guru: Rarasaur
“I’d like them to say I was necessary for the moment of time I shared with them.”–Rarasaur Not since Jurassic Park have there been so many dino sightings thanks to the ubiquitous Rarasaur on the...
View ArticleCancer as a Guru: 5 Life Lessons from a Remarkable Guest
A few days ago, I received the best Christmas gift I have ever gotten. Tracy’s post “What makes Christmas exciting” on FEC-THis made me appreciate Christmas, fatherhood, and life in a way I’ve never...
View ArticleWe Can Make a Difference–Right Here, Right Now
“Peace is not something you wish for, it something you make, something you do, something you are, something you give away.”–Robert Fulghum In an effort to actively do something to create more peace...
View ArticleWeekly Photo Challenge: Resolved
“Meditation elevates the soul from the body, mind, and intellect to absolute peace and bliss.”–Amma This year I resolve to will sit in meditation for at least 30 minutes everyday for the entire year....
View ArticleSurrender to Peace
“The greatness of a man’s power is the measure of his surrender.”–William Booth As an American, surrendering is never an option. I was raised with mottos like “give me liberty or give me death”;...
View ArticleOld Souls and New Souls
I’ve started seeing people in a whole new light. Instead of focus on age, gender, race, and culture, I try to categorize myself and others as old souls and new souls. This helps me remember that we...
View ArticleGuest Post: RARASAUR!!!!!!
Got a letter from Rara today asking me to publish this post because Grayson has had trouble getting internet access. Feel free to re-blog or send to anyone who knows Rara and her plight. How I’ve...
View ArticleAloha Cancer 9/05/2015
Moon Phase ‘Ole Pau Màhoe Mua 5 I don’t meet any of the risk factors for rectal cancer. I eat healthy, do colon cleanses, don’t smoke, don’t drink, don’t eat meat. I have eaten oatmeal for breakfast...
View ArticleAloha Cancer 9/07/2015
Moon Cycle Kàloa Kû Lua Mâhoe Mua 7 Tomorrow I fly to Oahu for some healing and to give a workshop on September 12th. I called Hawaiian Airlines to request a vegetarian meal, and they said that they...
View ArticleAloha Cancer 9/16/2015
Kū Kolu Māhoe Mua 16 It has been a whirlwind the last few days. Haven’t been able to post, so I’m going to summarize here. September 12th, 2015 On the heels of the 14th anniversary of 9/11 attacks and...
View ArticleAloha Healing 9/22/2015
Huna Māhoe Hope 22 I appreciate all the love and comments I have been getting on this blog. I agree that I really need to delve into my relationship with my mother. I will write about this after I...
View ArticleAloha Healing 9/28/2015
Kulu Māhoe Hope 28 Spent the day on the East Bay today. So many intersections. Here are a few highlights: Motherly Love First, I met with Sandy, a friend from Hawaii. A month ago, when Sandy heard...
View ArticleCancer and Judgment
Kâloa Pau ‘Ikuwâ 6 To many patients, cancer feels like a death sentence. Receiving a death sentence implies that one has been judged. I experienced cancer as a judgment, especially considering I don’t...
View ArticleAloha Healing 12/2/2015
‘Ole Pau Welehu 2 Reading a book called Radical Remission. Kelly Turner, the author, found over one thousand documented cases of cancer patients healing from cancer without Western medicine or after...
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