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Side Effects of Minimalism
"Does this bring me joy?" I hear that's what you're supposed to ask yourself about an object as you declutter your home. But becoming minimalists for us is just a side effect of sailing away. As we spend our weekends getting our house ready to list, donating items,...
The world needs more love
It has been over a year since I sent my "I have a secret" blog to my former best friend. She told me I was doing the devil's work and I was going to hell. We haven't spoken since. I have changed so much since then. I am a medium. I am a healer. Those who have felt...
Fear of living your dreams
Our blog is called Life off the deep end because we are embracing crazy. But I think we'd be a much different kind of crazy if we didn't have fears about our plans to sell everything and sail around the world with our kids.Fear sneaks up on me when I least...
10 Frequently Asked Questions about our dream of sailing around the world
Hi! Welcome to our new blog, Life off the Deep End! We hope that a little bit of our crazy rubs off on our readers and we inspire you to live your dreams too! Life is short. Jump in!F.A(Y)Q- Frequently asked (or yelled) questions we...
For my people in darkness
I took a class in college called "Playing the Other". It was a theatre class meant to experiment with playing a character that is the complete opposite of who you are. Can a white person play a black person? Can a straight woman play a gay man? Can a Jew play a...
Are you psychic?
I get asked that a lot lately. Psychic? Ugh. I hate that word. Hollywood has had the biggest hand in ruining it, but regular ol' mean-spirited people ruin it too. You see websites offering up "psychic services" all the time. Here's some examples from one I found...
Walking a gray line
"The world is not black and white." I have heard this so many times the past few weeks about completely unrelated circumstances. I have heard it so much lately that I think the universe must be trying to hit me over the head with some important lesson. Perhaps it's a...
I have a secret
I've always been an outcast in the spiritual sense. I was raised Mormon which put me in the "weird" category with my friends growing up. I haven't been to church since I was a kid, and the religion never really spoke to me personally. But most of my family still...
