Today as I walked home from the church for lunch, I saw the surest sign that spring is here to stay. Not a robin, or a dandelion or someone running in shorts, but I saw the street sweeper cleaning up all the dirt, silt and sand at the sides of the road, left...
One of the few things we can do during this lockdown is exercise. So I have been. A lot. Usually in the form of walking through the trails in the forest. What I love about the forest is that the same trail can reveal something different each time I...
Brene Brown once said, “sometimes the bravest and most important thing you can do, is just show up” She makes a good point. There is a story of a group of kids who were bragging about how successful their parents are. The first little boy said, “my dad makes...
One day in your distant past, you took the very first step of your life. Maybe it was a Tuesday, maybe a Saturday. Maybe your parents were there to watch you, or maybe it happened when no one was looking. But something in your mind assured you that...
Today I went to my gym for the noon class. I did the class, and just as I was about to leave, I realized that my shorts were on inside out. Oops!! It was one of those embarrassing moments when you wish you could start all over again. The funny...
They got my order wrong at McDonalds this morning. I ordered an Egg McMuffin and I got it’s slightly unhealthier cousin, the Sausage McMuffin. I didn’t take it back, but chalked it up to “one of those things”. If you think of it, it’s amazing they don’t...
