Blog – Page 3 – Peter Mellen

Footprints in the Sand

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November 2, 2015
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Footprints in the Sand There’s a well-worn expression amongst those who live on the islands, and those that dream about living on them. It’s the idea that “Life’s a Beach,” a life of sun, sand, ocean, warm ...

Gutsy Girls

peter2020
October 19, 2015
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We probably shouldn’t have gone out in the ocean that day; it was pretty rough. But, as Jeff Bridges says in the movie Crazy Heart, “We had fun. Nobody died.” When I wrote a blog about “Guys in Gratitude,” I shared how my swim friends ...

Oh Buoy, Oh Buoy, Oh Buoy

peter2020
September 25, 2015
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I love living on Maui. Where else in the world can you walk down a pristine sandy beach and hear the delighted shrieks of young kids as they boogie board on the waves? Where else do you see happy tourists everyday playing paddleball ...

Guys with Gratitude

peter2020
September 1, 2015
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I’m a guy, but I really don’t know much about guys. I’m not a high testosterone type like George Clooney, Brad Pitt or Matt Damon, who, at least in my active imagination, love to hang out with each other, get drunk, and play ...

Shot Out of a Cannon

I look to the horizon and see a huge set of waves rolling in. This is it, I think. This is my wave! I turn my standup paddleboard towards shore and start paddling furiously to gain momentum. Paddle, paddle, paddle. My heart leaps up to ...

Six Men Swimming

peter2020
May 20, 2015
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I arrive at Baby Beach, on Maui’s North Shore, at 10:30, expecting to meet my swim buddies, but no one is there. I must have the time wrong. To my dismay, the weather is windy, overcast and cold. There are only a few hardy souls on the ...

Lemons to Melons

peter2020
May 1, 2015
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Lemons to Melons Something very beautiful happens to people when their world has fallen apart: a humility, a nobility, a higher intelligence emerges at just the point when our knees hit the floor. Marianne Williamson I’m just not good ...

Tossed by the Sea of Life

peter2020
April 19, 2015
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Tossed by the Sea of Life Your life may be an imperfect mess,but it is an imperfect mess that is perfectly divine – a work of sacred art. All your imperfections are perfectly placed for awakening. Your life story is your ...