There is nothing quite like good friends. Really good friends. We sat last night and raised our glasses of wine to many things. Some folks at other tables, if they overheard, would wonder about those toasts. But good friends…old friends…same life experience friends…no hidden agenda friends..friends who have laughed and cried together…friends who have openly […]

Well, it has been an interesting journey. Many sights. Many sounds. Many heartfelt discussions. Many gifts unwrapped. A question. What would you give it all up for. If the choice was there. I mean, no one lives forever. So you either go to death or death comes to you. One complete turn of the roulette […]

A blip on the screen of a life. So often a minor event can be blown out of proportion and be exaggerated beyond any reason. It is merely one of the many blips on the radar screen of life that you can either recognize as a blip or let it take over the entire life […]

She had to put her shoes on herself. There was no debate. She had to dress herself. There was no discussion. As this beautiful child waltzed down the stairs, all 2 1/2 years of her, she was as proud as proud could be. The right shoe was on the left foot. The left shoe was […]

The rope was just there. Thick. Rough. From ground to ceiling. So basic. So high school. So intimidating. But one hand over the other. One foot hold on top of the other and slowly you inch your way, like a caterpillar, up the rope to touch the medal bar at the ceiling top. One inch […]

Don't give up on yourself. At some point you see it happen. Maybe age. Maybe illness. Maybe losses. Maybe some bad life choices. And then the comment is heard….the dye is cast or this is my life or what happened or how did I get here.It is not over till it's over. At any age. […]

He was so calm. It is as if nothing could phase him. Everyone else was so animated and "making their point". I called him the witness. Sometimes I called him the observer. After all the mud had been stirred up by everyone else, he would let the mud settle, clarity would reveal itself and he […]

It is like stepping back in time. No alarm system. No fancy designs. The steps leading upstairs and smaller steps leading to different rooms upstairs are uneven and not quite level. Ducking your head during certain parts of your movement from level to level and room to room is required. The courtyard is filled with […]

Do you really believe that what you see is all there is to be seen. What you hear is all there is to be heard. What you smell are the only smells. What you touch are the only things to be touched. What you taste are the only tastes. Do you really believe that the […]

The beach was isolated as the group made its way to the water's edge. 20 in all. All ages. Although I was the upper end benchmark of age,it was an ageless group. The goal was to exert every part of our body across the sand, through the water whether on foot, backward,frontward, sideway crawls, burpees, […]