Beach Walk #251 – It’s Raining, It’s Pouring, or Not

October 31, 2006 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

20 plus hours of rain and it’s pouring clichés!

Beach Walk #251 - It's Raining, It's Pouring, or Not

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So we’ve had a lot of rain in the past 24 hours. This web site for Beach Walks had a database crash of sorts, causing us a whole bunch of extra work. Lexi has been pacing the house wanting to get out and exercise. Clichés are running through my brain, so what better time to bring on a little consciousness?

Yes it’s been raining, and pouring, literally and metaphorically. But it did stop raining between 1600 and 41645 and then again at 1730 – 1800. Hence, the new, “Beach Walkian” slogan:
“When it rains, it pours. Except when it doesn’t.”

And that pretty much sums up life for me today.

Mahalo to Christina for Lexi’s birthday song!

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Hawaiian words
Ua: rain
Ua lani pili: downpour
“Read more about rain in the Hawaiian language.”:http://wehewehe.org/gsdl2.5/cgi-bin/hdict?e=q-0hdict–00-0-0–010—4—-den–0-000lpm–1haw-Zz-1—Zz-1-home-rain–00031-0000escapewin-00&a=q&d=D30065

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Beach Walk #250 – Witch’s Brew

October 30, 2006 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

The witches were out on the water reminding me to cackle away my worries about the shadow side of life.

Beach Walk #250 - Witch's Brew

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Our paddling group is a playful bunch. Today we wore our black hats, paddled the shoreline, and wished our fellow beach goers a Happy Halloween and Trick or Treat. Turns out Halloween is celebrated in a number of countries.

It got me to thinking about the darkness, and of our “shadow self” – the parts we like to ignore or that go unclaimed until they rear themselves loud and proud! But surrounded by aloha and cackling witches, I am reminded not to take mistakes and public goofs too seriously. After all, if I live through it, it will make a great laugh!

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Hawaiian words
Poʻeleʻele: darkness
ʻeleau: period of darkness
Laʻa uli: sacred darkness
Lele uli: to dispel darkness

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Beach Walk #249 – Happy Birthday to Lexi!

October 29, 2006 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Lexi turns 6 years old on 30 October 2006. This day’s for her!

Beach Walk #249 - Happy Birthday to Lexi!

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Mahalo nui loa to all of you who sent her greetings and pictures and sand dollars. We love you! (And I’m just a little sad I didn’t give more advance notice…)
* Dorothy Y.
* Peter & Miguel
* Dan B.
* Barbara B.
* Grandmother Blanche

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30 October is Lexi’s Birthday! Please send her your pics, “skype” or call (+1-949-544-1456) the conch line, donate some sand dollars to buy treats for her, or drop her an email. Or visit her web page at Dogster!

We’re on Akimbo! That is a service that lets you download selected programs from the internet and watch it on your TV. Beach Walks is one of only 8 video podcasts to be accepted!

Hawaiian words
Makana: gift
Hauʻoli lā hānau: Happy Birthday

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Beach Walk #248 – Give without Guilt

October 28, 2006 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Are you guilty of giving out of guilt? Do you guilt others into giving? I’ve done both, but am giving up those habits!

Beach Walk #248 - Give without Guilt

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I was listening to the Gilmore Gang podcast yesterday, as Jason Calacanis talked about a new video podcast he is starting with Podtech. He has negotiated with his sponsors (and plans to do the same with his guests) to donate money from every episode to a private school in NY, to pay the way for foster kids in Brooklyn to attend.

Straight away people are stirring the guilt pot:
* accusing him of trying to destroy the public school system
* accusing him of elitism
* thinking he should be doing more (he is talking a minimum of $50 – 100,000/yr)
* accusing him of treating a few at the expense of the many.

Jeez! I so agree with Jason in this case. A gift is just that. A GIFT. That means the giver gets to determine the who, what, when, where, and why. I find some people who are genuinely caring get paralyzed from giving because they see such huge problems and think only grand sweeping (dare I say grandiose) gestures are worth doing. And they also try to guilt others into “doing something” to fix things. But I think that misses two points.

Point 1 – I already stated above. Point 2 – I think problems are more effectively solved on the local, personal level.

Margaret Mead: Never doubt that a small, group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.

Other people give because they feel guilty. I’ve done that a lot in my life. But I am trying to break myself of both habits so my giving is free of strings, free of guilt, free of investment. I think that is the most powerful type of gift.

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Monday is Lexi’s Birthday! Please send her your pics, “skype” or call (+1-949-544-1456) the conch line, donate some sand dollars to buy treats for her, or drop her an email.

We’re on Akimbo! That is a service that lets you download selected programs from the internet and watch it on your TV. Beach Walks is one of only 8 video podcasts to be accepted!

Hawaiian words
Makana: gift
Hewa: guilt

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Beach Walk #247 – Zero to Tahiti

October 27, 2006 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Kris Krengel started paddling in April this year, and tomorrow she leaves for Tahiti to paddle at the birthplace of outrigger canoeing.

Beach Walk #247 - Zero to Tahiti

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Kris is a great example of someone over 40 discovering something new she loves and pouring herself into it wholeheartedly and wholebodily. I can’t begin to tell you the many hurdles a new paddler faces– physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual challenges. Being able to tap into your love of the activity to get through all of these is clearly one of Kris’s secrets.

Mahalo to Kris and Hillary for being on the show today. You can also see Kris on Show #64 – Lost? No just wandering.

Annnnd, the ability to sit around and do nothing is also worthy to us on Beach Walks. Which camp do you fall into more often?

Hawaiian words
ʻaʻa: to accept a challenge

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