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 […]

Yes it is true. I used to think there was something odd about it but then slowly began to realize it is not odd at all. "You just march to the beat of a different drummer" was the comment. Was it a negative or positive statement. No matter. It was my truth. I just see […]

Always head toward the light. No detours. Some are lost and have given up. They don't realize it so they engage in emply chatter. They just need to hear the sound of their own voice no matter the nonsense. It is words indeed but more puppet theater than great art. So there you are…alive. There […]

You hear the saying all the time. Body and soul.And we all travel on a soulful journey for most of our lives.We search for the meaning. The goal. The purpose.It is this internal quest. It could be a faith based quest.But let's go back to that duality word and concept.What if there really is no […]

The body does respond. It may take patience as the years go by but the body does respond. It is the pushing and pulling that does it. No matter the weight. Pushing and pulling. Push ups. Pull ups. Sit ups. All variations of it and angles on it but all the things you first learned […]