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The Saltwater Cure.

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Breaking waves at Paia, Maui.  New York Times best-selling author Laura Munson (This Is Not The Story You Think It Is...A Season of Unlikely Happiness) has opened up her page to guest bloggers this month for her Haven Writing Series. I am honored that she kicked off the series, whose theme is Long Ago: Community, with my piece The Salwater Cure. You may read it here or click on the link below. I hope you enjoy it! --Mary “Long Ago: Community” Entry #1 | THESE HERE HILLS The Saltwater Cure by  Mary Novaria “The sea does not reward those who are too anxious, too greedy, or too impatient.  One should lie empty, open, choiceless as a beach—waiting for a gift from the sea.”  – Anne Morrow Lindbergh My mother grew up in a town by the sea. Her mother did as well. The women who came before them were mostly born and buried in Ireland, surrounded by the sea—except for a few who managed to escape the poor and inhospitable place in the 1880s. Born in Ballyvour...