Are “feet of clay” really just human flaws?

June 24, 2026
feet-of-clay
Surprise, surprise. Deepak Chopra was an Epstein buddy. Cesar Chavez raped women and minors. Many big names appear in the files in what seem to be incriminating ways. Powerful men and yes, women, too, overlooked, ignored or even took part in nefarious activities. Horrific things happened....
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3 Comments · Inspiration, Opinion

Moving West: remember party lines?

September 9, 2015
Chapter 6 Remember party lines? At the end of the last chapter, the boxes were piling up and I had begun to unpack, not knowing what I'd find because Bob got tired of...
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Oh boy! Poi!

September 8, 2015
Poi
We were lunching at the world's best restaurant on Maui the other day, Mama's Fish House in Paia. M pointed to a few small bowls of what looked like light chocolate...
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Are you an enabler?

September 7, 2015
enabler
It's always a surprise to me when people--parents, friends, anyone, really--fail to set limits for themselves or for their children -- or for anyone in their lives. They...
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Can goats actually surf?

September 6, 2015
surfing goats
Late one morning in Maui we decided to go upcountry, toward the crater of Haleakala, the well-known volcano. On our way, we encountered the Surfing Goat Dairy. Surfing...
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Teachers of life, teachers of love

September 5, 2015
I ran across this bag in Maui on the weekend that Oliver Sacks and Wayne Dyer began their next great adventure. It struck me that they were two men who made their work...
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13 Comments · Blog, Soul School

Enough about me

September 4, 2015
enough-about-me
These days, I find myself increasing critical of those with whom I spend my time. Critical, not in the fault-finding sense, but in the "assessment" sense. I'm not sure...
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Toughen up!

September 3, 2015
I was 16 when I had my first professional editor, on a weekly column about my high school in my town's weekly newspaper. I was paid $2 for each column, probably about...
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Easy poached pears in wine

September 2, 2015
If you're looking for an easy dessert that tastes delicious and looks beautiful, I've got one for you: Poached Pears in Wine. It couldn't be easier. A little...
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28 Comments · Recipes

Always be yourself

September 1, 2015
Not too long ago, a friend referred me to a book she'd read. This is what she said: The writer makes me think of you. It's a woman who decides to go for it, in a big...
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Moving West: we learn to develop creative solutions

August 31, 2015
Chapter 5 We learn to develop creative solutions. A day and a half after our arrival, I presented myself at the local GTE cellular outlet (long since bought by...
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