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, […]

The ride over was uneventful. The storms stayed in the distance. Everyone else was someplace else. The island was in a very sleepy state. The house was happy to see the lone visitor. The Triumph Scrambler enjoyed the brief ride over the sandy back roads. But as I settled in for a quiet, still evening […]

Shutters. Some people just put them up. As if a storm was brewing in the Atlantic, the weatherman said prepare and shutters were put up on the windows and doors, some people put up shutters over their eyes, ears, feelings and heart when some personal storm is brewing. As helpful as the shutters are on […]

The house was nestled at the edge of a canyon. The red jeep, no top, no doors, was parked out front.The air was crisp and the day was new.Boulder on a September morning.She decided to get lost on the mountain roads somewhere between Ward, Niwot and Estes Park.A new day indeed.Life had led her here.No […]

She could still dance. She hadn't danced in quite a while. Life seemed to get in the way.The busy stuff of the day. Not necessarily the important things that should fill up the day. Just busy stuff. Everyone talked about it though. Are you busy? Keeping busy? Busy? As if busy was a purpose in […]

When you look back on it, when you sit back and reflect on it, when you sip the wine at the end of the journey, will you smile. Not in some showy way. Not in some ego driven way. Not in some shallow…how many toys did you acquire way…but in a very personal, living this […]

She pulled her hair back and tied a band around it. She pulled the helmet down over her face. The boots had already been laced up tight. She positioned her sunglasses just right under the visor. As she saddled up the motorcycle she put her gloves on and made sure the bike was in neutral […]