The Ageless Experiment

The circle. A very basic, classic form. A simple circle. An oval. No beginning. No end.No start. No finish. No leader. No follower. No chairman. No member. An unbroken circle.It is inside the circle where you and your family live.One circle. Not you visiting the circle and expecting special attention because you dropped by.Nope. Everyone […]

Quality. How do you define it. Quality in life. Quality in education. Quality in health care. Quality in your closest friendship. Quality with your loved ones. Quality in your family connections. How do you value quality. Is it about money. Is it about possessions. Doubt it. It has to do with a sense of connection […]

The corner was turned. There was no looking back anymore. We were committed to the venture. No second guessing. No regrets. No what ifs. No but fors. No excuses. Just 100 % there. Right now. The power of that realization made it all possible. Can you do that. Go all in. Push it all into […]

I remember carbon paper. I remember the world before copier machines.I remember real mail, writing letters with a pen, signing letters and licking the stamp. I remember slide projectors and watching the pictures flash on the white wall in the basement that had been converted into a family room. I remember sitting at the dinner […]

Future history. No it is not an oxymoron. Historic context. The long view. Not being blinded by immediate, current events…good or bad. Rather, patiently placing current events in a context and envisioning how it will play out going forward. Can you live your life, each day, in future historic context. Wisely choosing as opposed to […]

Metamorphosis….. The morning on the beach was amazing. Not too hot. Just the right breeze. Just enough sun. The right amount of time.So simple. So basic.Nature doesn't try. Nature just is.No agendas. No manipulations. No master plans and clever schemes.No titles. No sub-titles. No committees or commissions. No resumes or grades to review.Just an easy, […]

The sun was setting, the sweat was pouring down, the shirt was soaked through, the weights were getting heavier and heavier with each set, the situps were tougher by the 75th one and the power snatch was exhausting. But then ,for extra credit on no exam that I could see, we had to run. The […]

The word of the day. They decided to start a new tradition. Each morning they would each pick a word. One word. But it had to be a positive one. No negative word or dark word. The word that was chosen each day was to be that day's mantra. They each wrote their word down […]

Creation. Do you have the power of creation. Can you create heaven on earth. Can you create the world you choose to live in. Heaven or hell. Can we create a daily heaven. Does it come down to a choice. If free will does exist. If that is what it was all about…free will. Can […]

His stride down the courthouse hallway was slower than I had remembered it but then again I hadn't seen him in years. More labored. More plodding. More steps but less activity. That old spark I had rememberd was not there. It all just seemed put together with no thought in mind. Almost as if it […]