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The mountain and the valley in a life

We reached the top of the ridge on the way from Niwot to Crested Butte. At that moment the valley opened before us. A valley of snow. A valley of horses. A valley of nature. Then the drive back up the mountain. Both the mountain and the valley have their own beauty. It got me […]

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Your season in time

What if we could simply be like nature. There are seasons. There is renewal. There is a time to rest. A time to grow.  A logic to it all. One season is no better or worse than the next one. Each is unique in its own way. Spring has its place but so does winter. […]

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Blue sky, blue water and kindness

Where does kindness come from?  Why do some just understand the beauty of giving of their time and effort to help another without any payback in sight, while others are always acting in the exact opposite way. Kindness is such a great quality to have. It makes the rest of the day easy. It lifts […]

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Hour of the wolf…an experiment in ageless living

Hour of the Wolf…An Experiment in Ageless Living. The book is being finalized and getting ready to come out. What does the title mean?  The hour of the wolf is the 2-3 am time of night. The darkest time. The witching hour. The midnight mind. The time to come to terms with the choices made, […]

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Ageless is the new mantra

Living agelessly simply means to not buy into calendars, clocks or numbers that try to pigeonhole you into some place that makes you feel less because you have been here more. Being here more only means that you have life experiences, wisdom, learned lessons that permit us to go bravely into the day. So what […]

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Your fellow traveler

What are the moments you will remember with love in your heart?  Most likely it will be the first of special times. That first …what?  Fill in the space with what it is for you. I have to believe that there are certain events that linger. But linger good. Bringing a warm glow to your […]

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Living the adventure now

Living in the moment. Focused on the now. Being committed to the very day. How hard is that to do? We seem to be always thinking about our next move. Our tomorrow or next week issue. Yet everything is happening in this one moment in time. Life is unfolding second by second. Can we simply […]

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Grace in Minnesota

What does grace look like. Today it was a young man in a temple in Minnesota presenting himself for his Bar Mitzvah. Graceful. Charming and full of joyful life. The possibilities of the day and tomorrow filled the air. The family beams and all seems right in the universe. In a world where the papers […]

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The box jump and taking flight

Saying it is one thing. Doing it is another. Trying to do it is fine but just doing it is the key. It is so easy to not commit. But there we were..again..at Crossfit. This time it was wall climbing, toes to bar, weighted sit ups, hollow rocks but also the box jump. Such a […]

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The trapeze bar

We finished the 21-15-9 workout. Naturally, that was after the warmup and the strength set and before the post 100 sit ups.  As we headed out of the Crossfit box I saw the smiles on the athletes faces and the upbeat chatter. The music was still pounding in the background. What are you doing with […]

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