Po dokončení postgraduálního studia v oboru leteckého a kosmického inženýrství se John Higham přestěhoval do oblasti San Francisca, kde zahájil svou kariéru a získal deset amerických patentů týkajících se různých aspektů návrhu satelitů. Přestože dorazil do oblasti zálivu jako svobodný, netrvalo dlouho a potkal September a stali se nerozlučnými. John, September a jejich dvě děti, Katrina a Jordan, stále žijí v oblasti San Francisca, kde John pokračuje v navrhování satelitů, aby splácel hypotéku. Již ve třech letech John nadšeně poskakoval na lavici rodinného Fordu a zpíval si: „Jedeme na dlouhé sbohem!“, zatímco auto uhánělo po dálnici. Ačkoli dny poskakování v jedoucím autě jsou pryč, stále ho stejně vzrušuje vyhlídka na cestu někam novam.
"After more than a decade of planning, John Higham and his wife September bid their high-tech jobs and suburban lives adieu, packed up their home and set out with two children, ages eight and eleven, to travel around the world. In the course of the next 52 weeks they crossed 24 time zones, visited 28 countries and experienced a lifetime of adventures"--P. [4] of cover.
Focusing on the themes of nationalism and ethnic prejudice, this seminal study explores the rise of American nativism from 1860 to 1925. It provides a well-documented analysis of how these ideologies shaped societal power dynamics and led to acts of violence, offering a thorough examination of their impact on American identity and culture.
Though often dismissed as coincidence, chance, or 'hunches,' many people experience visions (realities beyond one's current space and/or time). Through meditation and unconditional love, Pebbles from the Path teaches readers to recognize and explore visions in daily life. Presenting insights gained through his own consciousness work, John details the simple techniques he has used to discover and explore visions. This book is designed to allow readers to journal their insights and own their discoveries as they explore their spiritual path. Among the topics and sustaining a meditative state -Understanding the limits of meditation -Dealing with disruptions during meditation -Identifying visions -Knowing and sharing unconditional love (agendaless love) -Journaling to honestly explore visions -Sharing visions -Sending in the Angels -Questioning visions and dealing with errors Also included is a collection of John's visions, how he dealt with the people involved, and the insights he gained.