Posts in Visionaries
Great-Full You By Shelley Stockwell-Nicholas, PhD - International Hypnosis Federation President, Author, Artist and More

Thank you! Thank me! Being grateful sets me free.

An attitude of gratitude celebrates your every experience as a precious lesson learned and becomes a stepping stone to higher ground. Especially when you navigate a rut or setback, your great-full-ness becomes a shock absorber that makes even the bumps smoother. 

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It's a Wild Ride - Come Fly With Me By Local Professional Skydiver and Adventurer Joe Jennings

Imagine yourself sitting on a couch with a heavy duty strap twisted across your lap like a seatbelt. You, the couch, and your entire living room are anchored to a 2,500 pound platform made of welded steel, and you’re in free fall over the desert. Five thousand feet above ground and approximately 20 seconds before impact, you release the strap, but it doesn’t move. You look down to see the twisted webbing in your lap and begin to untangle it. Five years ago, I put a good friend into this exact predicament.

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Surf's Up - Local Outdoorsman Joey Jennings and The Outdoor Initiative By Maileena Faaita Contributor

I believe that an individual's passion is contagious, and I was left inspired after getting to know Joey Jennings. He is a 26-year-old south bay native who grew up on the peninsula in Palos Verdes. Joey has led by example when thinking about what it means to give back to our community. Joey recalls being involved in sports at the age of three, specifically surfing and skateboarding.

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Moving through Cycles with the Moon By Lisa De La O Wyman

Moving through Cycles with the Moon By Lisa De La O Wyman

In the waning days of Cancer season, we feel the glow of summer enliven our days. In ancient Egypt, the summer solstice corresponded with the rise of the Nile River, symbolizing the returning fertility of those life-giving waters. The sign of Cancer, which arrives on the solstice, is similarly maternal, a watery vessel sustaining precious new growth. It is the safe, nurturing container that supports the creation within – be it a child, an artistic project, an invention, or a transformed version of ourselves.

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Lewis Carroll - Photographer By Contributor and Writer Jim Shneer

Charles Lutwidge Dodgson was a university lecturer in mathematics in the mid 19th century who published a number of papers and books on algebra, geometry and symbolic logic. The vast majority of people, though, know him by his pseudonym, Lewis Carroll, the name under which he published Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and many other stories and poems which have delighted readers worldwide since then. In fact Alice has now been translated into about 170 languages.

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LA’s Own Marineland Podcast Episode 3: “Hello Hollywood, Bye, Bye Bimbo” By Writer and Podcaster Tod Perry

Episode 3 of the podcast covering 1964 to 1968, discusses how Marineland became a popular location for film and TV shows in the ‘60s. It also covers how Bimbo the pilot whale’s troubles led Marineland staff to make a tough decision about his future. We also talk to Mike Drews, who recounts the dramatic night that Orky the killer whale was brought to the park from British Columbia.

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