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“Restin' in the Harbor” by ccwood at ViewBug

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“Riding through the desert...” by ccwood at ViewBug

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“Badlands” by ccwood at ViewBug

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“Sunset Beach” by ccwood at ViewBug

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The miracle of hearing...

The miracle of hearing…

I have experienced a lifetime of hearing related issues and for most of that time I suffered in silence. It’s only been over the last ten years that I have found doctors that have been able to identify and albeit temporarily at times resolved my hearing loss. The fall of 2015 after a long battle with ear infections and a cholesteotoma in my left ear I had surgery for the first time and my…

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“Sunset on the Pier” by ccwood at ViewBug

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Which side will you stand on? "We The People" or "The Corporation"? When the Trump Administration officially identifies the Native American People and those Protestors who "Stand" with them, as Terrorists for their interference with pipeline construction, which side will you stand on? "We The People" or "The Corporation"? ~Chris Wood

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When we first moved to SoCal, I was at the beach for sunset atleast five days a week; that’s when we lived a mile away. A year later we were living four miles away and I made it at least three days a week if not for sunset for a walk on the beach. By year three we were seven miles from the beach and sunsets had become a monthly thing. I didn’t notice at first that sunsets had slowly slipped away and to be honest it wasn’t until last night that it truly hit me. See sunsets had become a big part of my photography and although I have been shooting quite a bit the beach and sunsets had had become a rarity.

Earlier this winter we moved yet again and specifically sought out a place closer to the beach. We found a place that although like many rentals was not exactly perfect, it put us in a position that meant the beach was back within walking and biking distance. Last night was the first time since we moved, a little over two months ago, we took the short jaunt to the beach. Our mission was to clear our gems and jewelry in the ocean with little thought about sunset. So, there I was standing at the waters edge, freezing “SoCal acclimated” since it was only 55 degrees, watching my wife wade into the ocean talking about life cleansing water, when I suddenly noticed a change in the color of everything.  We had accidentally ended up at the beach during the golden hour and forgetting the cold and the wet, along with my extreme displeasure of sand, I soon found myself shoes off, toes sinking into the cold wet sand while laying on the dune, immersed in the color of sunset, taking beach photos for the first time in over a year. What a rush. There is nothing like capturing those last few minutes of the world in the glow of a setting sun on the pacific ocean.

I’ve set a new goal to help rejuvenate my soul and keep me grounded. I will go to the beach for sunset at least twice a week, force myself onto the wet sand to capture as many moments radiant beauty as possible. while there I will use that time in nature to also meditate and allow Gaia and Merlin to talk to me and keep me on my path. I know it’s my duty to shine light into the darkness as the moon reflects the sun into the night sky but if I never take the time to bask in her energy I will not be a brilliant as I need to be in these dark times. Sunsets are back…in my life…let them into yours! Take a few moments out of your week to just take in a setting sun and bask in her glow. I promise, even on your darkest days, she will warm your heart, and lighten your soul.

Below are a few Sunset photos I have taken over the years. I hope you like them.

Pigeon on Huntington Beach Pier – 2013

Morro Bay – 2013

Huntington Beach Pier – 2013

Huntington Beach Pier – 2013

Redondo Beach Marina – 2015

Sunset Beach – 2015

Sunset Beach Dune – 2015

Sunsets are back...in my life...let them into yours! When we first moved to SoCal, I was at the beach for sunset atleast five days a week; that's when we lived a mile away.

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Who's the Star of Your Life?

Who’s the Star of Your Life?

So many of us go through our lives with the feeling that there must be more to life than this. As a result, we periodically have times when we are in search of who we are or what our purpose is in life. I prefer to refer to this as a search for My Path. Throughout my life, I have found myself off of My Path more often than I care to admit. These periodic diversions often leave me feeling…

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I'm Our Yogic Journey Across America - A Wild Goose Adventure following the Light of Inspiration

I’m Our Yogic Journey Across America – A Wild Goose Adventure following the Light of Inspiration

Sat Nam Yogis! Welcome back to the next episode and Day 8 in our #YogicJourneyandWildGooseAdventure. The day started strange. We got off to a late start and went into Cabella for the Heat Gear and sleeping bag we have put off purchasing specifically at this location. Cabella’s camping section looked like a scene from a bad apocalypse movie the day after the main characters have gone through, or…

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Our Yogic Journey Across America - A Wild Goose Adventure a Cruising Day...

Our Yogic Journey Across America – A Wild Goose Adventure a Cruising Day…

Sat Nam Yogis! Welcome back to the next episode and Day 7 in our #YogicJourneyandWildGooseAdventure. The initial days of the ride I struggled getting accustomed to “Lady” as she’s come to be called, she most definitely has a personality of her own and it’s going to take a while to fully understand her. In the meantime, I am simply respecting her power and listening to her as she takes us through…

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Our Yogic Journey Across America - A Wild Goose Adventure Travel Trials...

Our Yogic Journey Across America – A Wild Goose Adventure Travel Trials…

Sat Nam Yogis! Welcome back to the next episode and Day 6 in our #YogicJourneyandWildGooseAdventure. We have discovered on the trip, which impart was about resetting our diet and Sadhana to our previously managed yogic structure, that living on the motorcycle is not attuned to eating and drinking healthy. The plan was to once again drop the sugar from our diet, continue on our new…

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Our Yogic Journey Across America - A Wild Goose Adventure Back on the Road

Our Yogic Journey Across America – A Wild Goose Adventure Back on the Road

Sat Nam Yogis! Welcome back to the next episode and Day 5 in our #YogicJourneyandWildGooseAdventure. After a morning of repackage, loading the camelback with Yogi Tea and a long goodbye to Grandpa we were back on the road. Still being on California time has its ups and downs. Downside: morning is too damn early on EST, the sun comes up too soon and well, we don’t like mornings, but I don’t guess…

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Our Yogic Journey Across America - A Wild Goose Adventure a Day of Rest

Our Yogic Journey Across America – A Wild Goose Adventure a Day of Rest

Sat Nam Yogis! Welcome back to the next episode and Day 4 in our #YogicJourneyandWildGooseAdventure. Since Day 3 bled into Day 4 and we were at my Grandpa’s we decided to take it as a much needed day of rest. To be honest we had not decided what we were doing when we passed out in the early morning hours of the forth day but having slept through all six of our alarms to finally arise a little…

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Our Yogic Journey Across America - A Wild Goose Adventure the Ride

Our Yogic Journey Across America – A Wild Goose Adventure the Ride

Sat Nam Yogis!Welcome back to the next episode and Day 3 in our #YogicJourneyandWildGooseAdventure. This turned out to be our first real day of riding. After spending the day in the sun and prepping the bike yesterday we needed a good sleep and sleep we did. Waking at 9:45 am realizing we had missed our first two alarms. We quickly jumped into action, completing both our 40 Day Stretch Pose…

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Our Yogic Journey Across America - A Wild Goose Adventure the bike

Our Yogic Journey Across America – A Wild Goose Adventure the bike

Sat Nam Yogis, Sat Nam Yogis! Welcome back to the next episode in our #YogicJourneyandWildGooseAdventure. Day 2 had a few challenges but all in all it was a great day. We found in Dallas that the shoulder and elbow padding in Amy’s jacket had disintegrated. So in addition to picking up the bike, installing the luggage rack, and lashing the bags on her, we now had to look for fix for her jacket.…

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Our Yogic Journey Across America - A Wild Goose Adventure Begins 

Our Yogic Journey Across America – A Wild Goose Adventure Begins 

Sat Nam Yogis! Welcome back to the next episode in our #YogicJourneyandWildGooseAdventure. We left off yesterday having just come to the sobering reality of the enormity of this adventure and began listing out the high points we needed to grapple with in preparation. After the high points we began with the list of items we could lay our hands on and we know from experience are necessities and…

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