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The big ideas on the small, the not-so-small, and the everyday.

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05/23/2012

You Can Take It with You

The spiritual journey of backpacking

by xkmbernard

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05/03/2012

Go to Hell

Discovering the meaning of ancient art

by xkmbernard

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04/12/2012

Fade to Black

Thomas Kinkade: the "Painter of Light"

by xkmbernard

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03/12/2012

The Man from New Jersey

Understanding Buddhism

by xkmbernard

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02/16/2012

Zoning Out

Abandoning the Samoan time zone

by xkmbernard

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01/18/2012

Greetings from Here

An isolated life without love letters

by xkmbernard

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12/23/2011

Always the Optimist

Havel's rise of the people

by xkmbernard

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12/14/2011

Immortal Combat

Isn’t it romantic?

by xkmbernard

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11/22/2011

If You Pick Us, Do We Not Bleed?

The beingness of plants

by xkmbernard

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11/04/2011

Waves of Memories

Post tsunami travels

by xkmbernard

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