Crashing big waves. The ocean carries them.So does the land. ______ I’m living on the ocean for thirty days. I spent today in Antigua, Guatemala, before again boarding the Bliss (the name of my ship) and setting sail up the Pacific. In Antigua… My sneakers took me up...

I’m in Cartagena, Columbia.I thought I just met a new friend. BUT… He didn’t think the same of me.He peed on my computer. ______ I won’t keep you in suspense. He’s a TINY red squirrel. I was sitting outdoors in a very lush, plant and tree-rich café-like area. I had...

I’m in the ocean off Costa Rica. I can’t see land.But I see dolphins. Hours of them. ______ Yesterday... The dolphins kept coming. And as they did… TIME stopped moving. My initial goal had been to walk laps on the ship’s track. The walking never happened. My feet...

For the next four weeks…I’ll be sharing stories from the ocean. For 30 nights…That’s where I’m sleeping. ______ Cabo San Lucas. It’s a beautifully visual port town. So many towns are along Mexico’s coast. I was sitting in a main walkway…watching locals drum up...

Ever feel as if your lifeis tied to a string... And you're the Yo-Yo? Up.Down. RisingFalling. ______ Been there? It happens. Especially... When we allow what happens outside us... to "up-and-down" the happiness level inside us. Feel happy. Feel sad. Think positive....

Numbed. Sometimes life pushes us there. We decide how long we stay. ______ It was about 25 years ago... I'd be standing in my front yard watering the lawn, and a young, happy neighbor girl down the street would see me...and run to talk with me. Always... She wore a...