I continue to be struck with the contrast between my life in Cottonwood and the way things happen in this region of Spain. Many buildings are old. In the old cities the streets are narrow and parking is mostly underground. All the plazas are lit at night. The colors...
My summer stay is in Guayrapa Spain. On arrival, Ananda took me to a beach cafe. Then we visited Park Guell. My housemates went to the local bakery "Forn de Pa" and gave us gold temporary tattoos. As you can tell, we love to go out to eat as well as barbeque at...
I tasted authentic Spanish Paella today. My friend Ananda and I shopped for the ingredients and his friend Diamas cooked Paella for a whole group of us. It is important to cook everything in a big Paella pan over a gas stove, in this case it was butane. Spreading...
After the writing retreat, Rachael Jayne and Datta treated us to a dolphin adventure with our host, Hawaii Experiences. We rode a bus halfway across the island to the west side of Oahu where dolphins are known to hang out. Our group took up two boats! On the Island...
Stars from 13,000 feet - Mauna Kea, Hawaii This inactive volcano, the sister of Mauna Loa, is a spectacular place to see the stars. Telescopes care there because the air is not turbulent, which disrupts their images. Even from the Visitor Center at 6500 feet, the...
One side of the islands get lots of rain, the other side not so much. Add that to the fact that Hawaii is near the equator, and you get lots of growth. A rain forest covers parts of the islands. In it we see exotic flowers and magnificent trees. The Oheo tree is the...
Mauna Loa, a volcano, is known as the long mountain. It and its neighbors have spawned a lot of the other Hawaiian islands. Its lava runs to the sea, spilling in constantly and creating new land. Volcano National Park contains a lot of the volcano. However, sometimes...
A rainbow greets us to open our retreat Turtle Bay Resort on the north shore The beach at Turtle Bay Surfers at the famous north shore With Tom Bird after writing my book Mahalo means much more than thanks Sunset view from the hotel room Conjunction of the moon and...
An hour and 50 minutes of inspiring short films of people from all walks of life sharing how they have achieved the most important thing: self-discovery. UPDATE: the MORE series is available for free on YouTube! The MORE Series (A Mindful Choice production) from A...
In every lifetime, there comes a time when you realize there's got to be more . . . https://vimeo.com/192363253 A Mindful Choice - the movie is about people like you and me: stressed business people, a cancer patient, ballet dancers and writers, foster children and...
