November 23, 2015
“This is it, Stella. You need to get a hobby and stop treating me like some little plaything. How about yoga, or bowling, or…….anything but this, because you are affecting my self image in a really bad way! Oh…..and by the way, I will not be responding to ‘Henrietta’ from now on. My name going […]
November 21, 2015
“I spent the past thirty years of my life wishing to play more golf. Now that I’m retired I am afraid that golf is the only thing I have to do.” From Heroic Living by Chris Lowney
November 21, 2015
Everyone of us faces the challenge of discovering the unusual, potentially limiting conditions of our lives, and the learning how to stop those conditions from disabling our spirits. John Poppe from What’s Your Excuse (John was born without arms) Sometimes you just have to hang on and look for one more hand or finger hold […]
November 21, 2015
Once upon a time in the wild, wild, West, a very young cowboy was holed up in a cabin in Lake City, Colorado. Twenty-four inches of snow had fallen overnight and twelve more expected this day. In front of a roaring fire, he opened a dictionary and discovered that there is a plethora of words […]
November 20, 2015
Another Friday is slipping away like a truck receding in a rearview mirror….or the tide going out at day’s end. How quickly every Friday comes…..and goes. Who knows where it flows….this week coming to a close. The magical moments now hidden like a forgotten book in the den. I wish there was a Go Pro […]
November 20, 2015
It was a picturesque summer day in The Vail Valley. John, Irwin, and a very much younger cowboy were playing Singletree Golf Course. Irwin hit his approach shot to the third green and was startled to hear, ‘nice shot and the clapping of hands.’ We looked around and then we saw them. They were riding in […]
November 20, 2015
Sometimes you find yourself in the middle of nowhere….. and sometimes in the middle of nowhere you find yourself. Anonymous
November 19, 2015
I dreamt we had wings like eagles…. that we glided lazily on unseen currents high above the river at Deckers and the ranches on the outskirts of Sedalia Far removed were we from the bonds of earth that are like shackles….chains that the nine to five folks wear unconsciously around their souls The view was […]
November 19, 2015
The snow lies afresh on the foothills west of Denver. Children walk to school with boots and backpacks….and runny noses. On Prince Street, I see the names of Fleming and Cordova, Goosen and White….a bit further are Davies, Blake, and Cook. They rest beneath snow laden pines where squirrels frolic in the white powder. Each […]
November 19, 2015
Trust your intuition…. Hold fast to the gentle nudges that awaken you early or come clearly as the water quiets your mind in the shower Trust your intuition…. Listen to your heart, for He might be guiding you to that true path where your gifts can lift those who need it most.
November 19, 2015
Archaeologists digging in the hills of Palestine have recently unearthed what appears to be an important clay tablet from ancient times. Apparently, there were twelve commandments delivered to Moses and these two have special relevance to modern times. 11. Thou shalt not let anyone rain on thy parade. 12. Thou shalt remember that you possess the […]
November 18, 2015
A father thought his nine year old son needed some toughening up. After striking out to end the game, the boy rushed to their car and cried like a baby for twenty minutes. The embarrassed dad would put an end to such behavior. He waited until they returned home and then, in what used to be […]
November 18, 2015
Once upon a time, there was a cowboy who was the same age as David and Shannon’s son Benjamin. He will be two on his next birthday. When the weather permits, Shannon bundles the youngster up, puts him in the stroller, and they do the half mile circle of our neighborhood. On cowboy’s most recent […]
November 18, 2015
In your darkest hour….when loneliness and despair overtake you…I’ll be there In your darkest hour….as the fear and doubt overwhelm you….I will be there I am The Light shining in your soul….and the hope living in your heart I am the dream you cling to when your life seems torn apart I am the friend […]
November 17, 2015
Tomorrow you’ll take life in stride No hurry….no worry No problem so big that You have to run and hide The past won’t beleaguer you the future can’t distract you Tomorrow you’ll control the tide as you learn to take life in stride.
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