I am home in B.C for the holidays and I received a call from Hawaii on Wednesday that made my day. Uncle ‘Santa’ Sam called to tell me my article about him in Makai Ocean Lifestyle Magazine was published. He was getting calls from people seeing his face on the cover and telling him how much they liked it. Most importantly, I am happy that Sam loves it. I could hear him smiling through the phone…
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Sometimes life smacks you upside the head. Literally. I awoke this morning and pulled back the shade, breathing in the scent of another sweet Hawaiian day. I am trying to incorporate more yoga and meditation rituals into my daily life, so I ignored my laptop and phone and turned on a yoga DVD. The instructor’s soothing voice immediately calmed me and I focused on my breath, pushing all thoughts and worries out of my mind.…
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My mountain girl Michelle and I met in university in a horrendous statistics class. The ultimate post college question – “What Should I Do With My Life?” and a book of the same name by Po Bronson was the topic of many of our conversations. One thing became clear to both of us in the years that followed graduation: WHERE we were in the world was important to us. The rest we’d figure out when…
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4.5.2011 I was born to write stories. This is perhaps the one true thing I know in life. I have known this since I was a little girl. In the past few years however, I have done a lot more talking about writing than actual writing. I took a creative writing class at UBC before I moved to Hawaii and it stirred me out of the artistic doldrums I had fallen into following college. Amidst…
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