The more often he feels without acting, the less he will be able ever to act, and, in the long run, the less he will be able to feel. ― C.S. Lewis The Ananda Kurjana Ashram and Children’s Home in …
Bali, Chapter 2 : Where’s The Teacher?
Distracted by the uncertainty of what landscapes and experiences lay before us, we wound up crisp mountain roads, lake vistas, and seemingly endless and distant rice terraces. When we pulled into the …
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Unplug to Connect: Recommitting to Looking Up
I wrote the following blog just before this journey began in the fall of 2013. I re-read it this past week, after landing in Indonesia, and it inspired me. The longer we have been away, the more we …
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Paradise Is Complicated: Navigating Bali
There are hundreds of paths up the mountain, all leading to the same place, so it doesn’t matter which path you take. The only one wasting time is the one who runs around the mountain telling everyone …
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The Rotary Commitment to Service Before Self
This past week, after almost 30 years, I returned to the place my wanderlust took hold. When I was sixteen, I applied for the Rotary Youth Exchange Program. I thought it would look good on my college …
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Why Montessori Matters
The Montessori methodology transcends curriculum requirements, grade levels, school walls, and government mandates. My mother achieved her Montessori certification so she could afford to send all four …
