Beach Walk 255 OTR – Vloggies Come in Three’s

November 4, 2006 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Our show won three vloggie awards tonight. Mahalo to all who supported us!

What a surprise! This is a beginning – of what, no one yet knows! It’s late in San Francisco. We’ll be back at the water tomorrow.

Thank you to Podtech for hosting this event, and love and hugs to all the videobloggers who are finding their voices and the techies who support us.

Wish you were here Secret Cameraman and Lexi!

Mahalo to all the lovely people who shared their love of Beach Walks with me. I really do believe we are starting a wonderful conversation. And mahalo to Zennie for helping me film the closing vloggie shot!

If you are new here and are looking for other Hawaii podcasts (audio and video) please visit the Hawaii Association of Podcasters.

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
Kolu: three

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Beach Walk 249 – Happy Birthday to Lexi!

October 29, 2006 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

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

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: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

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

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: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

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

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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Beach Walk 246 – Passionate and not Invested

October 26, 2006 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I really want you to vote for us in the Vloggies (I feel that passionately!) but it doesn’t matter if I win or not.

Being passionate about something yet detached from the results is a real “zen” thing to accomplish, yet I tackle these sorts of goals every day! I try to see how much I can tap into my true preferences, and then, “drop it” and let the universe take over for me. After all, there’s much more going on than I can see from behind my own eyes.

Hawaiian words
Konikoni: passion
Lilikoi: passion flower
Hoʻokaʻawale: detach

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