What can you appreciate? It is time to do things that you want to do. We have been cooped up for a long time and that has to change. Yes, we know that we have seen more movement in terms of being outside and doing activities with friends that you haven’t seen in a while. AsContinue reading “On the Positive Side”
Category Archives: Patience
Stillness of the Morning
I have always loved the early morning. It is a quiet and thoughtful time for me. I used to go out for walks or even drives in the early morning. I’m talking about back in the late 1980’s. I had a memory of driving to the Griffith Park Observatory at about 5:30 am one morning.Continue reading “Stillness of the Morning”
The Holidays Are Upon Us
You are Resilient Wow! The holidays really are upon us now. How are you feeling? This is such an interesting time to be on this earth. We are right around the corner to Halloween which may have some people celebrating it and probably many others that will not. I feel sympathetic for those parents thatContinue reading “The Holidays Are Upon Us”
On Any Sunday There Are No Fans in the Stands
We’re all at home I know that my title sounds like a Dr. Suess book, but this is where we are. Here we are on a Sunday in September with football. Yet, it doesn’t seem quite back to normal in the grand scheme of things. The NBA is getting closer to crowning a champion. BaseballContinue reading “On Any Sunday There Are No Fans in the Stands”
Livin’ on a Prayer
We’re Halfway There Half the year is gone and what a year it is. I don’t think many (or any, to be honest) anticipated the first half year such as this one. But here we are. And yes, Bon Jovi had it right, it does feels like we are living on a prayer. It may not beContinue reading “Livin’ on a Prayer”
A Horse with No Name
The desert doesn’t accommodate you. It stretches you. I have always liked the America song called A Horse with No Name because it made me feel like I was alone in the desert trying to find meaning in a place of solitude. The desert seemed to me a place of finding multiple meanings or slowly dying. InContinue reading “A Horse with No Name”
It’s the End of the World as We Know It (and I Feel Fine)
REM made us aware of this catchy song in 1987. Thirty-three years later this song is not quite as fun as it was. Sadly, this fun song suddenly feels like a dirge. It is still the same song, but the meaning has changed. Look, I’m not trying to ruin the song for anyone, but itContinue reading “It’s the End of the World as We Know It (and I Feel Fine)”
Joseph, Copper, and Moose
A little more than three years ago I walked into a meeting with a guy named Joseph in this smallish gym. He seemed to be full of energy but also very smart and intuitive. Often times in our lives we find people, or in this case, a person, that influences our lives in a wayContinue reading “Joseph, Copper, and Moose”
The Why and the What
I am on my journey these last few weeks but the road is bumpy. Whether it is my doing or simply life throwing me a curve ball I feel mostly lost. This is when I need to take deep breath and remember the why and the what that got me here. We all have timesContinue reading “The Why and the What”
The Waiting is the Hardest Part
The late, great Tom Petty wrote that “the waiting is the hardest part”. It was one of my favorite songs of his. I look at the song now as part of the human condition. We wait for the things we want like a vacation or a promotion. We wait for things we fear like layoffsContinue reading “The Waiting is the Hardest Part”
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