“Zenfully Quool Quotes” Currently featuring “The Art of Living” By Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh YOU ARE ENOUGH The renowned ninth-century Chinese Zen master Lin-Chi taught that “humans and buddhas are not two,” and declared, “There is no difference between you and the Buddha!” He was saying that you are already enough. We don’t need […]
Met is High School, 1975, walked into the school with my Mom. He was walking down the hall with the principle Mr. Peterson, he introduced us, he smiled shyly, his smile was amazing, I couldn’t have a boyfriend until I was 16 so, I was 15 and when I turned 16 we were ‘the IT’
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In today’s chaotic ‘modern’ life… We have abundant ways to get information… But in most cases… The information is biased. Misinformation and dis-information is the bedrock of most politics, Particularly the demagogue conservative movement. There is no longer any moral or academic ‘common ground’… It’s all a matter of brainwashing the mentally vulnerable. No longer
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“Zenfully Quool Quotes” Currently featuring “The Art of Living” By Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh We may be able to see the wonders around us and yet still doubt that we ourselves are a wonder too. We feel inadequate. We’re yearning for something else, something more. We are like a saucepan wandering around looking for
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Luv Stories of Maui Marital Bliss with the Maui Marrying Man My parents, Jean and Helmy are celebrating their 50th Anniversary They have had quite a life together. You see, my dad was an international exchange student from Egypt who was studying for his Masters and PhD at the University of Wisconsin in the 1960s.
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~ Luv Stories of Maui Marital Bliss Sweetheart, I can’t believe I get to become your bride, just days away. As I think back to our beginning and to where we are today, one thing is just an overwhelming truth. Our love story was knit together by God, from the moment our lives met. As
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The Buddha speaks of “crippling” compassion… Maintain equanimity and your usefulness will not be harshed by being so ‘empathic’. Being super smart is fine… It’s what one should strive for, However, In Spiritual philosophy, Know there is time to “think” and the rest of the time… Not to keep the random bio-computer thought generator running.
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“Zenfully Quool Quotes” Currently featuring “The Art of Living” By Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh HEAVEN ON EARTHFor some of us, our highest dream is to go to a heaven or,if we are Buddhist, to a “Pure Land” after we die.We believe this life is somehow insufficient and unsatisfactoryand that we can touch only the
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Background of Shawn Sivly: Shawn Sivly was born and raised in the small town of Rochester, Minnesota. She is an identical twin and was born 3 days before Julian in September 1971 (Shawn was born September 4th and Julian was born September 7th). Two Virgos being born 72 hours apart is pretty cool! Shawn’s parents
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“Zenfully Quool Quotes” “The Art of Living” By Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh Mindfulness helps us arrive in the present moment to see and hear the wonders of life— to see and hear God. If there is a spiritual crisis in the twenty-first century, it is that we have not put God in the right
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Maui Marrying Man – Making Dreams Come True on Maui’s Romantic Beaches.
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Our business was doing great, but we still couldn’t afford to buy a house or a condo. Renting in Maui for another 30 years was not an option we wanted to take. Then, Bobbie Jo suggested we buy a sailboat that is comfortable to cruise and live in. By the end of January, we started looking for our new home.
After a long search, we found our dream boat in Mazatlan, Mexico. COVID-19 was not yet a concern when our boat hunt began, but masks were starting to appear at airports by the time we flew to Mazatlan. Originally, we had planned to get the boat ready as fast as possible to cover a full calendar for the busy wedding season. However, it was apparent our business was going to tank amid the pandemic, and the struggle went on until the end of the year.
Luckily, we scored an awesome condo for only $19 a day at Mazatlan. On the 10th day of our stay, we received the news that all harbors will be closed the next Monday morning. We thought we’d be stuck in Mexico longer, but another sailor advised us to leave before sunrise.
We felt the adrenalin of escaping the Mexican harbor master just before the sun rose that faithful day. The seas were rough as waves were building up in the tight channel that led us to the open ocean. We ended up anchored off an adorable little isle just a mile offshore. We enjoyed cruising to many spectacular anchorages and cute villages on our way to Puerto Vallarta, where we would depart for Maui on May 7. On May 30, 2020, we completed our 24-day passage from Mexico to Maui.
