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Racism lol
by Mike “Do you think that Barack Obama is as smart as George Bush, even though Obama’s black?” The Thai homestay-owner, Sam, surprised me with the question, and without even thinking I blurted out,...
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Peace in the sun, strength in the roots
by Mike I don’t pay enough attention to a place’s ‘placeness,’ even though we travel so much, and quieting my monologue was powerful in letting me be present on the olive farm in Coaraze. Here’s...
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The back-to-the-land family sings a prayer before eating cassoulet on a Sunday afternoon. The guy with the shaved head is Johann, the son who had just fallen from the rafters. This is near...
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Learning About Abundance From Eagles
Pictures from Alaska, monks from Thailand, client from Bellevue, words from my heart. by Mike The monks told us not to enjoy our food, so I tried, but it wasn’t so fun. (Click to Expand) Before meals...
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Buddhist Nuns in Yangon, Myanmar
by Mike While Azure and I sat at a tea shop in Yangon we were approached by a young monk with his collection bucket. He held it out to us. I was happy to offer some food, so we held up a pastry, “Do...
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A Waste of Gold
by Mike Can I be honest with you? (Who am I kidding, we’re all the imagination of ourselves, we hardly exist enough that you can object. So I’ll be honest.) We didn’t like Shwedegon Paya very much....
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