We probably shouldn’t have gone out in the ocean that day; it was pretty rough. But, as Jeff Bridges says in the movie Crazy Heart, “We had fun. Nobody died.” When I wrote a blog about “Guys in Gratitude,” I shared how my swim friends ...
I’m a guy, but I really don’t know much about guys. I’m not a high testosterone type like George Clooney, Brad Pitt or Matt Damon, who, at least in my active imagination, love to hang out with each other, get drunk, and play ...
I look to the horizon and see a huge set of waves rolling in. This is it, I think. This is my wave! I turn my standup paddleboard towards shore and start paddling furiously to gain momentum. Paddle, paddle, paddle. My heart leaps up to ...
I arrive at Baby Beach, on Maui’s North Shore, at 10:30, expecting to meet my swim buddies, but no one is there. I must have the time wrong. To my dismay, the weather is windy, overcast and cold. There are only a few hardy souls on the ...
Lemons to Melons Something very beautiful happens to people when their world has fallen apart: a humility, a nobility, a higher intelligence emerges at just the point when our knees hit the floor. Marianne Williamson I’m just not good ...
Tossed by the Sea of Life Your life may be an imperfect mess,but it is an imperfect mess that is perfectly divine – a work of sacred art. All your imperfections are perfectly placed for awakening. Your life story is your ...
Sooner or later it happens to all of us. I’m in my very first “home health care” store. You know, the ones with the crutches and bedpans in the window. I’m waiting for my appointment with James, who is going to set me up with a ...
Dragonflies were Linda’s totem animal. They would often fly up to her and hover in front of her, or land on her hand and remain still while she spoke softly to them. Linda could sit by the pond for hours watching a new dragonfly hatch ...
They say that I am dying but I am not going away. Where could I go? I am here. ...
