"god has made everything beautiful in its time. he set eternity on the hearts of men but we cannot fathom what he has done from beginning to end. there is nothing better than to be happy and to do good while we live- to find satisfaction in our toil, that is the gift of god" -ecclesiastes 3.10

thailand. san diego. colorado. dirty smiling faces. pretty business places. new people, new ideas. ancient disciplines and modern technologies. organic communal creativity. working through emotions, ascending personal mountains, confronting social and economical crises. questions of faith and science, of love and of duty. of god and of bacteria. but having an understanding and an ability to see good in things, to practice peace, to overflow with joy in the midst of clouded horizons....that is living life to the full, is it not? that is the gift of life and the definition of this journey we're all on, is it not?