Growing up in Seattle, I rarely noticed the rain. It was a part of who I was and I relied on its rhythm and patter as I went about my day. My husband was not a Seattle native and when we met, he had a …
Are You Ready to Livit? Appreciating Your Past
This week we are going to give you a gift as a way of showing our appreciation. Today, the exercise is about appreciating your past. Gratitude practices are a huge part of our study of living …
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The Land of The Long White Cloud – Aotearoa
Passed years seem safe ones, vanquished ones, while the future lives in a cloud, formidable from a distance. The cloud clears as you enter it … I have learned this.” ― Beryl Markham, West with the …
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Polynesian Cultural Center Partnership
We really wanted to take our kids to the Polynesian Cultural Center. We often skip major tourist attractions and spend our time instead at local markets, community events, and daily living activities. …
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The All-American Myth – An Aloha Halloween
It’s 82 degrees! It can't be Halloween. The familiar voice inside my head kept pointing out all the differences between the experience of this Halloween versus Halloween past. My memory was cloaked in …
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On Location Education: Hollywood Backlots in Hawaii
Around every corner, almost every day, we come face to face with a jaw-dropping landscape. At some level we know it is real but in other ways, it seems like the kind of Hawaiian tropical perfection …
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