About us....

"Only two things stand between a person and what they want in life; the will to try and the faith to believe it is possible" - Rich Devos

"Synchronicity is defined as a non-causal but meaningful relationship between events.  More simply, we could call it a 'meaningful coincidence'

 

We have all had experiences that we intuitively recognize as meaningful, though we would be hard pressed to explain them in rational terms. 

 

In fact, these meaningful coincidences are not coincidences at all, but spontaneous realizations of the underlying interconnectedness of all things within the Universe." 

Laurence Boldt - Tao of Abundance

Mike Howard

Mike is a native and life-long resident of Florida's Space Coast (Cape Canaveral and Cocoa Beach).

He took his first photo at age 8 of the 1969 launch of Apollo 11 on its way to the moon.  That's young Mike in the yellow circle at the lower right. 

That photograph launched Mike's love affair with the camera that led to his career as a professional photographer. That same rocket was carrying Astronaut Buzz Aldrin and a copy of the Prayer for Protection which is featured in our video, just one example of the synchronicities at work in bringing this project together.  

Mike's stunning photos are the basis for the Prayer Video.  Mike also wrote the inspired verses for the "Sails of the Spirit Motivationals"  Mike supports the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, and the National Breast Cancer Foundation.

 For more about Mike and his work. visit www.CocoaBeachPhotography.com

Bob New

Bob is originally from North Carolina and moved to "The Center of the Universe"  - Florida's Space Coast in 1998.  Shortly afterwards, Bob met Mike through the local Parrothead Club, as they are both big fans of Jimmy Buffet's music. 

Bob is the co-author (with his wife Kathleen) of the book, Looking for the Good Stuff  which was the inspiration for this website.  He is also the author of an e-book on charter boat sailing in the Virgin Islands.  For more on that, visit www.HowToBareboat.com.  

Bob enlisted Mike as crew and photographer on the research trip for How to Bareboat and as providence would have it, their trip was during the offseason in the BVI and they were often the only boat in many of the anchorages they visited.  "It could not have been more perfect for photographs," said Mike.  "It was like being in Disney World when it is closed."  Coincidence?  We don't think so...we call them 'cosmic bread crumbs'... usually accompanied by the "Twilight Zone" music... 

Bob supports the National Heart Association, Nourish the Children Foundation,  the National Humane Society and Unity Church.

If you build it, they will come...Field of Dreams