Gutsy Girls

We probably shouldn’t have gone out in the ocean that day; it was pretty rough. But, as Jeff Bridges says in the movie Crazy Heart, “We had fun. Nobody died.” When I wrote a blog about “Guys in Gratitude,” I shared how my swim friends ...

Oh Buoy, Oh Buoy, Oh Buoy

I love living on Maui. Where else in the world can you walk down a pristine sandy beach and hear the delighted shrieks of young kids as they boogie board on the waves? Where else do you see happy tourists everyday playing paddleball ...

Shot Out of a Cannon

I look to the horizon and see a huge set of waves rolling in. This is it, I think. This is my wave! I turn my standup paddleboard towards shore and start paddling furiously to gain momentum. Paddle, paddle, paddle. My heart leaps up to ...

Six Men Swimming

I arrive at Baby Beach, on Maui’s North Shore, at 10:30, expecting to meet my swim buddies, but no one is there. I must have the time wrong. To my dismay, the weather is windy, overcast and cold. There are only a few hardy souls on the ...

Lemons to Melons

Lemons to Melons Something very beautiful happens to people when their world has fallen apart: a humility, a nobility, a higher intelligence emerges at just the point when our knees hit the floor. Marianne Williamson I’m just not good ...

Tossed by the Sea of Life

Tossed by the Sea of Life   Your life may be an imperfect mess,but it is an imperfect mess that is perfectly divine – a work of sacred art. All your imperfections are perfectly placed for awakening. Your life story is your ...

Barefoot Wisdom #1, Introduction to Ultimate Happiness Video Series

I’ve been having fun playing with my waterproof videocam out on the ocean on the South shore of Maui.

My Worst Fear

Sooner or later it happens to all of us. I’m in my very first “home health care” store. You know, the ones with the crutches and bedpans in the window. I’m waiting for my appointment with James, who is going to set me up with a ...

A Visit from the Other Side

Dragonflies were Linda’s totem animal. They would often fly up to her and hover in front of her, or land on her hand and remain still while she spoke softly to them. Linda could sit by the pond for hours watching a new dragonfly hatch ...

Linda’s Gift

They say that I am dying but I am not going away. Where could I go? I am here. ...