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February 13: The newspaper story was sad and shocking. The 50 year old woman well respected and successful in her chosen profession, who had been ill had become very ill. The time horizon was very near.   The news shakes the very foundation. The doctor gives the prognosis. It is now a final reality. And so the mind […]

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Motorcycles, the wave, the nod, the acknowledgement are so intertwined that you would think it was a requirement. The motorcycles pass each other..total strangers..yet the acknowledgement takes place. Why? Why not cars? Or folks just passing each other on the street? In cars it is a rarity. Sometimes it happens when you let a car […]

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February 12: Does it puzzle you when you hear someone say "I wish it was Friday already." Or "Wednesday is hump day so it is almost the weekend" or "ugh, Monday".Wishing the days away. Wishing time away. Wishing a life away.Listen for those comments and then reflect on where you are in your journey.Count the […]

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February 11: We started up the mountain trail. It was as steep as we had ever experienced. Each step was a moment of deliberate concentration. The sweat was real, the burning in the muscles was real, the no turning back was real. Some times we find ourselves right in the middle of it. Some times […]

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The Ageless Experiment is living outside of definitions. It is loving outside of expectations. It is giving yourself up completely now because now is the only thing you have. And yet the signs are everywhere. Signs trying to direct and define you. Signs posted at every corner and intersection of your life. Signs created and […]

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It doesn't seem it as it is taking place. The slipping of time,that is.One moment she is running to catch up with her older sister, who is no older than 7 or the little boy is afraid to come out from under the covers because he hears the wind rustling the bedroom door knob to […]

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So we sat around on that chilly winter evening and decided to play a game. A word game. What words we rarely hear anymore,but use to, that we wish we heard more often. And not only hear the words but experience what the words mean. Practice the words. The fire was roaring grandly in the […]

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We arrived on the Island of Rhodes early in the morning. The island in the Aegan Sea was as welcoming as any could be. But as we wandered it I was struck by just a few points that have stayed with me. Famous for the Colossas of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the […]

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We sat in a circle. We were asked to light a candle. We did. We were then given a pad and pencil. We were sitting on a thin sheet covering a hard wood floor. There was soft music in the background. It was the definition of peaceful. The incense was filling the air with a […]

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Living the day as a force of nature.We have heard that phrase so often but what does it mean…really.It is living the zen moment.On the motorcycle, we were one. You can get a sense of the bike's personality. You communicate with each other. You trust each other. It is not called the iron horse for […]

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