The Healer

Be still—not as the world teaches stillness,but the stillness that silences time,that wraps you like a shawl of peace,that knows there is no distancebetween you and the Divine. Before the seed,before the word,before thought itself—there is a clearing, a letting go—like soil made ready for planting,a holy ground of silencewhere life...

The Winner Takes it All

Recap: Good Morning, From Here, August 30 - September 05 Monday Not only the start of a new week, but the first day of September, Labor Day up north in Canada and the US, and therefore, a long weekend. Mexico celebrates Labor Day by not working on May 1, like...

Marlin Takes Over at El Banco

The fishing lately has not been worth writing about. Tourism is down, so very few boats are heading out. But the private boats have been rocking at El Banco. The simple fact is that we’ve just gone through the seasonal change, where the warm-water species are continuing to move in...

Alligator Juniper (Juniperus deppeana)

Also known as: Checker-barked Juniper, Oak-barked Juniper, Thickbark Juniper, Western Juniper or (H’mm, somewhat interesting aliases!) Oakbark Cedar or Mountain CedarFamily: CupressaceaeOrigin: From the southwestern US through west Texas into Mexico Traditional, purported, and contemporary uses: Nifty Nugget of Knowledge: According to mythology, Juniper boughs have been used to ward...

You Can Have it All

''You have been given fairly simple and straightforward instructions on how to realize who you really are and live as who you are on the earth. You may wonder why so few people avail themselves of what is right in front of them in the moment. Part of it has...

More Power to You

Another great morning and perfect weather; today I jumped in a Mototaxi and had the driver drop me off at Ave La Audencia, the road that goes up the hill toward the Hotel Las Hadas. This is the peninsula that ‘double scoops’ Manzanillo Bay, and where a few rich...

Banderas Bay Real Estate Sales in 2025

This Flex MLS report for Viewpoint covers January 1 to August 25, 2025. Condominiums have led all other products in sales volume, with Central-South taking the top spot at $58,221,600, averaging $529,000 per unit—an increase of $100,000 from last year. Sayulita is performing exceptionally well, with over $7,000,000 in sales...

Brothers Grim

Sometimes the loudest voices in the room are the quiet ones inside your head. I wrote this as a reminder to myself—a way to evict the company I’ve kept too long. E.Z. “Fear is the cheapest room in the house. I would like to see you living in better conditions.”...

Hit the Ground Running!

Recap: Good Morning, From Here, August 23 - August 29 Monday And, I am back; did you miss me? I have been home for about 36 hours, unpacking, doing laundry, snuggling with my darling Bogie, and easing back into my former fabulous life in the tropics. It is wonderful to...

Packing Peace, Leaving Love  

by Zhander P'ng My very last morning in this city arrives wrapped in a quiet peace I didn’t realize I’d crave so deeply. Last night, after handing Naomi those final bags—my real goodbye, tucked in bubble wrap and gratitude—my body let go. Fever crept in like a soft warning: Rest,...

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