Together

March 28, 2017

I’m no stranger to the rain…been bushwhacked by heartache and saddled with pain. With you, I spring to life again. Just how you do it is not that important. What matters is that we’re together…that we can make it through any kind of weather. I’m no stranger to the rain…and yet with you I believe […]

Attitude

March 28, 2017

It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters. Epictetus

Alone

March 28, 2017

Lucas doesn’t know anything different. The arguing…the yelling, it’s not normal but seems to be an everyday occurrence at his house. He internalizes emotions that would be too difficult to feel. Being an only child, there’s really no one to talk to…no one to listen even if he could open up. Lucas believes his stepdad […]

Yes

March 28, 2017

The big question is whether you are going to be able to say a hearty yes to your adventure. Joseph Campbell

Adrenaline

March 26, 2017

Registration is now underway for the 15th. Annual Komodo Dragon Race on the island of Flores in southeastern Indonesia. The race is June 1st. and is a bit similar to the running with the bulls event held each year in Spain. The entry fee is $250.00 and participants must sign a liability waiver before entering. […]

Holy Schmole!

March 26, 2017

“Once you find that peace, that place of peace and quiet, harmony and confidence, that’s when you start playing your best.” Roger Federer 18 Time Grand Champion Baryshnikov in Black

Little things

March 26, 2017

Perfect happiness is a beautiful sunset, the giggle of a grandchild, the first snowfall. It’s the little things that make happy moments, not the grand events. Joy comes in sips, not gulps. Sharon Draper

Magic

March 25, 2017

Believe in your heart that you’re meant to live a life full of passion, purpose, magic and miracles.” Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

A Jewel

March 24, 2017

She yearned for time alone with dad. Time to look into eyes that….for so long… were preoccupied with everthing but seeing into hers. Living thousands of miles away, time was drawing short and it seemed that only a miracle could make the time of this trip count. Would HE send an angel to warm the […]

Tennis

March 24, 2017

My best tennis happens when: * I limit distractions on the way to the match. Driving slowly, I breathe deeply and enjoy the quiet with no radio or cell phone. I feel relaxed and confident knowing I can sustain this feeling of positive expectancy when the match begins. * I begin the warmup with a […]

Inspire

March 19, 2017

“Every child you encounter is a divine appointment.” Wess Stafford

Dream stream

March 19, 2017

No man ever steps into the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he is not the same man. Heraclitus

Playing the ‘finesse’ player

March 18, 2017

Gwyn is a 4.0 league player who loves playing singles for her USTA team. She’s a step or three slower than the twenty somethings recruited by many teams to play their singles spots. Recently, Gwyn learned that she has been referred to as a ‘pusher,’ and was stung by the comment. The term has been […]

Ryan

March 18, 2017

Clayton Kershaw has dominated hitters in the National League for a number of years. When he is on, it’s like watching Sandy Koufax blowing away opponents with baffling curveballs and scintillating four seam fastballs. One wonders if young Ryan will carry on the left handed tradition in the future. It sure looks like he might. […]

The present

March 17, 2017

The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough. Rabindranath Tagore

Buddies

March 17, 2017

Best friends always have your back…and stand by your side at all times.

Transition tennis

March 17, 2017

Heidi worked really hard in her lesson this morning. Evidently, she was inspired having just returned from a week at The BNP Paribas Open. Impressive to her was the doubles play of Martina Hingis and the quickness exhibited by all of the singles players. Heidi is a former dancer so exposing her to ideas relating […]

No, no, Michael

March 17, 2017

My very good friend Michael is on the the last day of his annual Florida vacation. He’s a terrific golfer and is undoubtedly playing today with his parents. Michael is a big fan of The Golf Channel and surely saw Cody Gribble yesterday in The Arnold Palmer Invitational tournament. The brave (or foolish) Mr. Gribble […]

Spring

March 16, 2017

I am going to try to pay attention to the spring. I am going to look around at all the flowers, and look up at the hectic trees. I am going to close my eyes and listen. Anne Lamott

Bounce back

March 16, 2017

My attitude has always been, if you fall flat on your face, at least you’re moving forward. All you have to do is get back up and try again. Richard Branson