When was the last time you played? Where you did something so fun you lost the track of time? Or laughed with pure joy and delight and didn’t even care who heard you. Or just ran and then did a cartwheel (or maybe just turned in circles a few times), just because you were so happy ... Read More
Things to Remember
Playing At Life
Young children know how to play. They laugh and smile and are so unconscious. They flip lopsided cartwheels through the air, totally unconcerned with their form. They chase after a bunny, laughing in sheer delight. They talk about meeting a bear in a cave, before entering a little cavern. They ... Read More
Sometimes We Need a Re-Do!
Sometimes you just need a reset. A do over. A mulligan. Another try. And not just me, but other people too. And we need to give them one. One more try. Handed on a plate and freely exchanged. We were in Chicago this year, visiting the aquarium. After wandering through the wet and ... Read More
What Voices Are You Listening To?
I come from a family of red heads. My parents had red hair. 4 of my 6 siblings had red hair. And just like blonde hair comes in different shades, so did our red hair. To me, my red hair was normal. I didn’t really give it a thought. Until about 4th grade. When a friend pointed out that I was the ... Read More
Impressing Others is a Tricky Business
Why is that sometimes when we are trying to impress others all the magnetic poles line up to foil our attempts and mock us? I was walking into the restaurant, following the waiter through a tiled floor maze of occupied tables. Curtis was bringing up the tail. I felt a joy in him following ... Read More
Life as it Comes #40 | Security, Wanderings, and Ireland
Sometimes life does not go as planned. You almost miss a plane, but then you have a story to tell. Because everyone needs a story of their own. A story that people laugh at. A story that stars you. A story that is yours alone to tell. Listen to this story and gain a ... Read More
Exploding Expectations
Sometimes when I look back on my expectations, I laugh. Probably because some distance has developed and I am a little wiser. Hopefully. I remember being confined for months to a hospital bed. Hour after boring hour I laid there. And I remember thinking that as soon as I had the ... Read More
What if Your Body is as Good as it Gets?
What if I told you that your body may be as good as it gets? Right now? Today? Yes, right now with all its supposed flaws and appearance problems. Dough stomach, lopsided smile, big feet, wide shoulders and all. Would you believe me? Or would you argue that in ten weeks after ... Read More
