The Ageless Experiment

They stood in the parking lot. They all looked tired and frustrated. The mom was agitated about something. The two girls looked way to weary for their ages. Maybe 14 and 9. All three carrying school books, backpacks on their way to a homework assignment? Paper due? School project? My truck was parked next to […]

Was Wyatt right? When he turned to Billie and said that they blew it, was Wyatt right. Have we blown it. Are we so fractured that that line from Easy Rider has turned out true not just for Captain America and Billie but us too? In this journal which is addressing age are we blowing […]

What if all that you needed or wanted you already had but ignored it. As I sweated out the last round of the exercise for the morning it hit me. We have the greatest gift yet disregard it so lightly as if it were a stranger to us. Our body. Odd indeed. We ignore ourselves. […]

His eyes looked so sad. Really sad. He stood at the side of the road. The traffic was rushing by. I caught a shot of him but was in the farthest lane at the busiest time. No way to stop without serious damage and danger.He stood there. Staring. Very hestitant. You could tell he could […]

The essence of it all is feeling all of you all the time. The joy of being present right in the moment of the strain. The weights seemed heavier today then anticipated. All in the head. Yet today it was a challenge to do the program. Each day different. It is called total muscle confusion. […]

If you had to make a list. If it were a requirement. At your first opportunity, when you were your youngest, you had to make a list. Then in your teens. Then young adult. Then middle age. Then now. Would the list look the same. Would there be one or more than one constant or […]

Everything must go! Moving! The words were in all caps and in red paint. The house was nondescript. The street was your average street. I was walking by on my way back from the convenience store. I decided to walk the mile instead of drive since I figured I needed to get some exercise anyway. […]

No regrets. Is it possible to live a life of no regrets.We walked the streets of Annecy. Annecy. It is a part of the Mont Blanc region. Not to far from Geneva. But then we made our way to Yvoire. One of the most beautiful and quaint ancient fishing villages in the world. Truly a […]

Just too busy is the usual response. Just too busy to take care of myself. To work out for a half hour or an hour. I mean I am just too busy. Let's see …there is work. Sleeping. Eating. Entertainment. Chores. Favorite show. Name it and we have all heard the excuse. Too busy. No […]

If you didn't take it for granted. If you truly realized that each day it is one day less that you could be with him or her would you treat them differently. Would you let go of the petty stuff, recognize the beauty of imperfection and laugh through the stuff that others fret about. If […]