Beach Walk 685 – In Support of Changemakers

September 11, 2008 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

One of the profound yet not often acknowledged (by me) benefits of living in community with other people is that some choose to be the ones who go forward into the unknown, and those adventures ultimately inform and inspire the rest of us. I often think of myself as one of those explorers. Sometimes though, I feel pressure to have to always be on the front line. Today’s episode honors those others who have shown me the way, especially my parents, Blanche and Bill.

Hawaiian Word:
Loli: change, transformation

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Beach Walk 636 – Turn Off the Pressure

May 14, 2008 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

One of my Twitter friends, @Akelatal, pointed me to a funny video the musician John Mayer did – a parody of himself. That led me to discovering that John had planned a tour this summer, expecting to have a new album. Well, no new album, but he is still doing the tour (see May 4th video), and seeing the one door closed is going to explore what might be behind another one.

He didn’t freak out and succumb to the pressure to create for some arbitrary reason. I just love that.

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Hawaiian word:
Hoʻokaomi: pressure

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Beach Walk 633 – Reception or Deflection

May 12, 2008 | Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Monday seems like a good time to discuss one of the ways energy gets moved around between/among people, since Monday’s tend to have a lot of “incomings” – messages, requests, complaints, etc.

I use a little phrase (when I remember!), to slow things down and help me regain my footings.

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Hawaiian word:
Loaʻa mai: receive

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Beach Walk 584 – The Science of Pressure

February 8, 2008 | Tags: , , , , , , , |

So I have been inwardly cranky about a lot of things the past few weeks – the winter weather, my cold, the fatigue…it just felt like a lot of things in life were not cooperating with me!

I finally realized this morning, that most of that pressure was originating with me. It is so easy to get on a track of thinking what should happen, what must happen! Beach Walks continues to be this great feedback mechanism about what matters, and what doesn’t. Watch this episode to learn about Rox the canary.

Hawaiian Word:
Akeakamai: science

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Beach Walk 541 – Myth of Passion

November 30, 2007 | Tags: , , , , , , , , |

I can’t remember what triggered this episode, but I do get tired of the same “find your passion” message.

It’s often issued by people who (a) have a lot of passion and think that everyone else should too or (b) people looking for their own passion, hoping it holds out some form of happiness.

If we are to really let it be true that people exist along infinite points on any topic or spectrum, then surely there are many who are most at home at every point between passion and lethargy. My sweet spots varies by day, by task, by all kinds of things – many of which are unpredictable. To find happiness that doesn’t require passion or the pressure to be passionate, that is my goal.

Hawaiian Word:
Kauna: passion

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