Chasing The Blue Beyond

Sea Change / The Accidental Sailor / Funemployment Putting the He in Hero An armchair sea dog leaves land, raises the sails, and discovers that the real voyage is becoming the person who can live the story. See Full Image Show Text Ordinary World The Call Answer the Call Foreign Land Trials The Elixir Raise the Sails “The winds of grace always blow for us, but you have to raise your sails and just go.” Putting the he in hero, every action-adventure story carries the same moral: perseverance pays. Of all the things I am not very content doing, living on land is the most outstanding. I was an armchair sea dog growing up on LAWNGUYLAND—Long Island, New York—dreaming of going places. But I never started, and therefore I never failed. Those who do not move do not notice their ch...

South Pacific Field Notes Foreign Land Fiji Paradise The Law of Diminishing Returns: what happens when paradise stops feeling rare, the wow factor begins to fade, and Fiji becomes a field test of attention. Enter the Story Companion Story Fiji South Pacific Diminishing Returns Attention Foreign Land Ordinary World The Call Answer the Call Foreign Land Trials The Elixir Coming home to a place I've never been before. It's Fee-Gee - Fiji. How did I end up in a place like this? Favoritism. John Denver visited this island today - Sunshine on My Shoulders. You can't get any further away before you start coming back. Imagine sailing across the blue waters of the South Pacific, passing i...

Hawaii Years · Maui · Oahu · Kauai · The Open Pacific Hero’s Journey · The Elixir Go East, Young Man Horace Greeley said go west. I kept going—past the west, into the middle of the Pacific, where the story actually started. Aloha Time Huna Hidden Hands LOST One Taste See Full Image Go to the Elixir Show Story Ordinary World The Call Answer the Call Foreign Land Trials The Elixir Prologue · Hawaii Years The place changed. Then the place changed me. Hawaii did not simply rearrange my address. It rearranged the furniture in my head. It slowed the clock, sharpened attention, and turned experience into the first deposit in what would later become the Time Bank. 01 · The Call From Maui to Hollywood After making my way from Maui to Oahu, I bought a car, turned it into my makeshift home, and sent my headshot to Hawaii Film Studios. They called me in. I did not get the role because I looked too much like the lead actor, but they offered me wo...

I showed up In Hawaii and magical things began to happen.  It all started with the simple decision-to go.   I lived what  Campbell calls, "The Soul's High Adventure" I've been riding  (on) a/the wave ever since. I wrote on 8/27/2007 ... Being T/here in Hawaii has put me in a unique space ..  ... that supports personal exploration, oneness and the mystical experiences of Huna, the Shamans about manifesting and tapping into "mana" "Chi" also known as the life force. One of the most important aspects of this entire approach is getting in touch with the Higher Self. According to the Huna knowledge, once this connection is made, amazing coincidences will start occurring in your life--and I can affirm, They Did! The Aloha Spirit is a well known reference to the attitude of friendly acceptance.Bless everyone and everything that represents what you want! That's all there is to it. An Ancient secret for modern living. It vitalizes. It starts with sacrif...