A Chair That Swivels   There was a new layer of snow on the grass this morning.  It came after winter rain and wind before it calmed down during the…

Focus on What You Love    Here it is. I am going into a mode of complete focus.    Let’s focus on what you love.    On what I love…

Train Your Mind and Your Muscles    I have been thinking about training, both for my muscles and my mind.  This is not about resolutions.   I stopped doing that…

Time For a Golden Slumber     I started writing this on Christmas. With the good and the hard.  It’s how I know it’s time for a golden slumber as the…

Scaffolding to Build Up Strength   Think back to a time when you needed a bit of extra strength to get over, under, around or through a moment.    Perhaps…

Collateral Beauty   I am not a morning person. Others in my family are and they love being this way.    They pop up like a daisy almost every day. …

Are You Mindful or Mind Full?   It’s that time of year.  There are many things to get done.    To-do lists grow out of thin air and suddenly it…

Patience is a Virtue   We interrupt your regularly scheduled program to bring you the following.    Perhaps you are like me and have heard that patience is a virtue…

A Gathering of Leaves   Imagine, if you will, a time when there was a gathering of leaves every year.   Three very different types of gatherings pop into my…

Everything is hard before it is easy Who here likes to make goals?  They might be big goals that feel audacious and mighty. Perhaps something that makes you feel like…