Living in Hawaii – Moving to Oahu, Maui, Kauai, Big Island

Hawaii is the most awesome place I’ve ever lived. I stayed for five years on Oahu and just over a year on the island of Maui, Hawaii. Hawaii is still part of the United States of America, yet you might question it as your plane touches down and you step out into the airport.  Caucasians [...]

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A person, you for instance, goes through life knowing there are certain things that are essential for happiness. One of those things is freedom. When I was sixteen I was sent to my uncle John’s home in Virginia to see if some sense could be talked into my head. I’d been binge drinking with friends [...]

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At the end of 2004 I hit Ctrl+Alt+Del a few times and I rebooted my life. I ordered my passport, packed up my stuff, used up my accumulated frequent flyer miles to buy a ticket halfway around the globe to a place I had never been and never even known anyone to vacation at. Thailand. [...]

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I have this thing about me – call it a personality flaw or whatever you wish. I have a serious problem with something I experience in life. Those that know me might never know what it is. A few know. I’d go so far as saying it’s a dysfunction I think. Yes, it’s fair to [...]

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This post is about addiction recovery approaches that are realistic and make a lot of common sense. This is a guest post by Patrick of the Spiritual River, a website about overcoming drug and alcohol addiction. When I said “yes” to Patrick’s idea for a guest post I had no idea it would be such [...]

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“Eventually, there comes a point in every life where you can no longer ignore the enormous and expanding gap between the life you could be living and the life you’ve settled for…. Every day of your life that you’re not actively engaged in staying fit, eating well, and strengthening your body the gap grows.” – [...]

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