Family Archives - Maurice Leavitt

3 Oct 2024

Quest for Connection – The Nurturing “Mother” & Gender Imbalance

by Maurice | posted in: Adventure, Family, Love, Personal Growth, Psychology, Relationship, Retirement | 0

I keep learning every day. Thailand history, culture, ways of life, Thai relationship styles, Buddhism, family values, economics, traffic laws, etc. Mostly I am learning more about myself. How ingrained I was in my own culture in the USA… the capitalist leader in the world, hard core feminism, gun violence, … Read More

7 Apr 2024

The End Of An Era – My Father’s Passing – April 2024

by Maurice | posted in: Family | 0

Life’s Transition Point I sit here at one of the many transitions my life has offered to me. A time where a line is drawn in the sand, behind me is the life I can reflect upon and in front of me is a great mystery and the unknown life … Read More

2 Aug 2023

Wherever You Go… There You Are – The Practice is the Same

by Maurice | posted in: Adventure, Family, Personal Growth, Psychology, Spiritual, The Human Condition, Travel | 0

I have gotten used to traveling by the seat of my pants. With little itinerary and only a couple weeks planned out. It gives me a chance to settle into a place and go with the flow and follow anything that the universe might put in front of me. I … Read More

5 Jun 2023

Patriarchal Conflict & It’s Reconstruction

by Maurice | posted in: Family, Personal Growth, Psychology, Relationship, Spiritual, The Human Condition | 0

The Starting Point… Patriarchal Conflict & It’s Reconstruction… Making my way to Asia once again I have chosen to look through different eyes. In previous trips to Thailand, I wanted to experience all the famous areas, temples, and the food. What most tourists might do. My last experience in Asia … Read More

30 Dec 2022

Passivity & Passive Aggression

by Maurice | posted in: Family, Personal Growth, Psychology, Work/Career | 0

Passive Aggression = Avoidance of Conflict Why can’t we just say what we mean, ask for what we want and be honest when we don’t want something? Passive aggressiveness is the false outward appearance of cooperation designed to keep the peace while inwardly disagreeing and resisting. We resort to it … Read More

13 Jul 2022

The Price People Have Paid for OUR Freedom – Lima, Peru

by Maurice | posted in: Adventure, Family, Love, Personal Growth, The Human Condition, Travel | 0

If you are looking for some happy go lucky piece of writing from me here about my travels, then I would invite you to move along. This topic I am going to attempt to write about was a surprise and a harsh realization for me. This learning was accompanied by … Read More

12 Jun 2022

Family Values – Cartagena de Indias, Bolivar, Colombia

by Maurice | posted in: Adventure, Family, Personal Growth, Spiritual | 0

Family Values Traveling reveals many of the similarities and differences in the planets humanity and the way humans choose to live their lives… from religion to economics to academics and family values. I continue to be amazed by how people in emerging countries really look after each other. Whether they … Read More

21 Jun 2019

Protected: Fullness of Presence vs. Personal Agendas

by Maurice | posted in: Family | 0

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31 May 2019

Oh Daddy….

by Maurice | posted in: Family, Love, Relationship, Spiritual | 0

I’m not really sure about this piece of writing and putting it on my blog. There are people in my family who think this is a private family matter and information should never leave the mouths of family members to the ears of anyone outside the family like this. I … Read More