The Final Countdown    There are times when my body and soul can feel a date coming before I even look at a calendar.    This has been going on…

 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…