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50 Shades of Blue

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 How inappropriate to call this place Planet Earth because it is surely all ocean,  When you sail on a cruise ship   around the world , you start to borrow happiness from tomorrow; not because there is anything wrong with it, but because you will never have had such experiences like this, and the nostalgia-the suffering of remembering the past-will always be part of your future thoughts. Today is a reminder of why I do it: That Blue Stuff   Getting ready to join the Disney Magic on February 8th. I have managed to sail  since 2011  (Disney Wonder)  2012 (Disney Magic) ; 2013 ( Disney Magic) ; 2014 ( Disney Dream)  and now 2015--The Magic Again

An I For An Island Makes The Whole World Kind

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Fiji I had an expression  "I haven't been everywhere, but it is on my list." Living Well Is Not The Best Revenge, Moving On Is!  I used to think working on cruise ships was bad, but I stopped thinking. I am looking BACK  at some of my adventures, which were nothing more than bad planning! And looking FORWARD to the unexpected which is nothing lesss than letting  go of the past and creating  a more AMAZING future. There is no doubt about it, the exhilarating state of mind that travel can evoke, when everything seems suddenly fresh, vivid, intensely interesting, and memorable. Stockholm, Sweden-The Power of New Living well, then, isn't anything other the best way to try to live.  As I connect the dots, I am reminded:  Seven Cruises I Had to Go on Before I Died These next three links, however,  are before my LEFT brain got good at telling my RIGHT brain what to do: An I For An Island- Living Well Is The Best Revenge I think of my job as Art Dire...

The Experience Project-Gonzo Blogging From Cozumel

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The Have And The Have Yachts-Dubai If you love your job you’ll never work a day in your life. I decided to play it safe and just never work another day in my life, that is to say, earn a living. I'm more concerned with how to live with the space between and making the invisible real It's the space between the bars that holds the tiger Write? Right! Proust decided he’d done enough living by age 30 and decided to spend the rest of his life processing the life he’d lived in a book called Remembrance Of   Things Past. A Zentrepeneur   I found the loophole in The System too - If  I started my own blog- Hotel @nyware ,  then I automatically had a job. Yet I continue(d) to travel because I needed more “content” and continue to do freelance work  whenever  I run out of cash. Every day is a journey," wrote Basho, "and the journey itself is home. I am Basho on a frequent flyer pass, with complimentary mojo on take-off. What am I on...

The Georgraphy of Bliss

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When you revisit the past, make sure you come back in time   “You should  write a book”  I rather  shoot a movie, with Sequels.  A  Show rather than Tell-All. How can I compose a story big enough, deep enough and broad enough to encompass the reality of my l if e? When I’m at sea, immersed in action, I am the protagonist, You can't create experiences like this, you undergo them. The power of narrative comes forth  when I am engaged in the telling.(or selling) of these accounts. Jumeriah Beach Don't Stop Believin'  There are 3 versions, First, the edited “inside version”,  Secondly, The story I tell the world, and Thirdly, my created self- or RL Real Life (story). Depending on my audience, my motive, or my mood at any given time. . . The countless possible versions of (my story) can vary widely. Bucket Listed “Whoever authors your story authorizes your actions.”  Enter Sand Man (Dubai) When we tell our own story—and write our own aut...