living in maine blog posts Archives - MeInMaine Blog https://meinmaine.com/tag/living-in-maine-blog-posts/ Maine Local Community Blog Sun, 10 Jan 2016 16:35:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://meinmaine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cropped-moose-Maine-32x32.png living in maine blog posts Archives - MeInMaine Blog https://meinmaine.com/tag/living-in-maine-blog-posts/ 32 32 What To Do With A Day Off In Maine? https://meinmaine.com/2016/01/10/what-to-do-with-a-day-off-in-maine/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-to-do-with-a-day-off-in-maine Sun, 10 Jan 2016 16:17:03 +0000 http://meinmaine.com/?p=11786 How people spend their leisure time in Maine, anywhere. I have read there are two kinds of people in the world. Vacation and vocation flavors. Small town Maine people are industrious and work hard for everything they have. Like to maintain their properties and to respect what nature provides us. To keep it unspoiled and […]

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]]> The Maine Way For Pay Back, Settling The Score, Not Carrying A Tab. https://meinmaine.com/2014/05/14/the-maine-way-for-pay-back-settling-the-score-not-carrying-a-tab/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-maine-way-for-pay-back-settling-the-score-not-carrying-a-tab Wed, 14 May 2014 22:45:43 +0000 http://meinmaine.com/?p=9740 Maine is a state where folks are pretty cross trained. Not narrow and super duper at one or two things only. Jack of all trades and pretty masterful in many. Or they have a family member that is skilled. A country neighbor down the road who knows how to braze, weld, fix and repair. Lots […]

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]]> Living In Maine, The Outdoor Recreation Cranks Up Your Awareness Levels. https://meinmaine.com/2013/01/06/living-in-maine-the-outdoor-recreation-cranks-up-your-awareness-levels/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=living-in-maine-the-outdoor-recreation-cranks-up-your-awareness-levels https://meinmaine.com/2013/01/06/living-in-maine-the-outdoor-recreation-cranks-up-your-awareness-levels/#respond Sun, 06 Jan 2013 14:19:09 +0000 http://meinmaine.com/?p=5440 My Dad used to remark that some people seem to get through life easier. No, not because they don’t have storms. Or took the Uncle Sam, go helpless, take care of me route. Because most Mainers are independent, hard working if they are able, healthy mentally, physically, spiritually. And practice living, adopting a gentile poverty […]

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]]> https://meinmaine.com/2013/01/06/living-in-maine-the-outdoor-recreation-cranks-up-your-awareness-levels/feed/ 0 Sit A Spell On An Open Porch, In Front Of A Maine Home Fireplace. https://meinmaine.com/2012/12/27/sit-a-spell-on-an-open-porch-in-front-of-a-maine-home-fireplace/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sit-a-spell-on-an-open-porch-in-front-of-a-maine-home-fireplace https://meinmaine.com/2012/12/27/sit-a-spell-on-an-open-porch-in-front-of-a-maine-home-fireplace/#respond Thu, 27 Dec 2012 18:23:15 +0000 http://meinmaine.com/?p=5390 Ever been in a public place where lots of people but not much chatter? Everyone face down but not praying. Eyes opened but lowered. Nose glowing as the bright spot in the eerie screen reflection of a smart phone. Maybe nursing a lap top, iPad to engage the back and forth. To ping pong a […]

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]]> https://meinmaine.com/2012/12/27/sit-a-spell-on-an-open-porch-in-front-of-a-maine-home-fireplace/feed/ 0 Not Just Happy Round The Clock But Euphoria Sustained. https://meinmaine.com/2012/11/16/not-just-happy-round-the-clock-but-euphoria-sustained/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=not-just-happy-round-the-clock-but-euphoria-sustained https://meinmaine.com/2012/11/16/not-just-happy-round-the-clock-but-euphoria-sustained/#respond Fri, 16 Nov 2012 15:56:59 +0000 http://meinmaine.com/?p=5261 If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands. Stomp your feet. Smile big, wide and handsome. But expecting to have full time joy, contentment, a state of intense happiness and self-confidence takes lots of work. And others are not the key to taking you to this “happy place”. It starts, ends with what […]

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]]> https://meinmaine.com/2012/11/16/not-just-happy-round-the-clock-but-euphoria-sustained/feed/ 0 Learning More About Your Parents After They Are Dead And Gone. https://meinmaine.com/2012/04/25/learning-more-about-your-parents-after-they-are-dead-and-gone/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=learning-more-about-your-parents-after-they-are-dead-and-gone https://meinmaine.com/2012/04/25/learning-more-about-your-parents-after-they-are-dead-and-gone/#respond Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:05:35 +0000 http://meinmaine.com/?p=4266 Are your parents still alive and how well did you get to know them? Your Mom and Dad are your role models and the source of how other relationships form in your life. Pretty important and you are lucky if you spent a lot of time with them. They made you, love and nurtured you. […]

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]]> https://meinmaine.com/2012/04/25/learning-more-about-your-parents-after-they-are-dead-and-gone/feed/ 0 The Walk To The Maine Lake Dam At 5AM. https://meinmaine.com/2012/04/23/the-walk-to-the-maine-lake-dam-at-5am/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-walk-to-the-maine-lake-dam-at-5am https://meinmaine.com/2012/04/23/the-walk-to-the-maine-lake-dam-at-5am/#respond Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:31:48 +0000 http://meinmaine.com/?p=4236 Today a dusting of crunchy snow squashed under foot as rain mixed with ice added to the early morning walk experience. Creating a new dimension as like the mailman, who does not only deliver on warm, sunshine rich days, I hoofed it to where the Meduxnekeag River starts from its headwaters at Drews Lake. The […]

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]]> https://meinmaine.com/2012/04/23/the-walk-to-the-maine-lake-dam-at-5am/feed/ 0 Maine Living | Find Your Personal Growth Stepping Stones https://meinmaine.com/2012/04/12/maine-living-find-your-personal-growth-stepping-stones/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=maine-living-find-your-personal-growth-stepping-stones https://meinmaine.com/2012/04/12/maine-living-find-your-personal-growth-stepping-stones/#respond Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:32:38 +0000 http://meinmaine.com/?p=4068 Do you live in a crowded, busy, noisy, crime riddled area? Where wall to wall angry people are elbow to elbow, bumper to bumper day in, day out? How’s that setting, surroundings working for you on gaining a greater inner peace? Is that the ideal setting to empty your mind of negative thoughts, worries? Can […]

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