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About Me

Resort Management and Development 25 years, Private Estate Management 24 years. Visual arts and various studies in culture, food, and ceremonial lifestyles. Lifetime practice in alternative lifestyle and health. Currently exploreing planet earth and its many wonders and magic.

Location:
United States, Lake Toxaway, NC
Gender:
Male
Areas of expertise:
Cultural anthropology Visual Arts Estate Management
I am:
Artist, Brainstormer, Care taker, Environmentalist, Explorer, Foodie, Global soul, Single, Writer/Editor
Languages:
English, Spanish
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I'm passionate about

Working with the planet and its diverse cultures to stabilize and restore ancient wisdoms'

An idea worth spreading

We are the solutions to the planets discontent.

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Where I can help.

People don't know that I'm good at

Compassion, listening, dreaming and brainstorming, working to bring a vision into reality.

My TED Story

My mission is to show and tell seniors "do not retire." Those words suggest that our mission is over. In fact it sends a message to our entire system to shut down and turn off. Instead we need to dream big and dedicate the wisdom of life's lessons to projects we believe in. We can make a difference but not by watching the news on TV. Retirement is an obsolete program and we as a society need to click the delete button.

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    A reply on Talk: Janna Levin: The sound the universe makes

    Mar 16 2011: I have such a better understanding of black holes. It's so important to think beyond our capacity to understand; thats magic. Thank you Janna.
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    A comment on Conversation: Does this mean that your "total language proficiency" is a zero sum game?

    Feb 26 2011: My understanding is that after puberty (or near that) a seperate section of the brain does the learning of a new language and will have to go thru "translation" in the portion of the brain that learned the base language. I was not exposed to a second language until my teens and still have difficulty "hearing" foreign languages. My grandaughter, however has spoken 3 languages since age 2. She is now 8 and responds easily to other languages.

  • A reply on Theme: A Taste of TEDIndia

    Feb 21 2011: TEDIndia has been great for many of us here in the west. The better to get to know you. I look forward to my first visit.

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