Fortitude

May 19, 2017

The road is often long, and steep, with countless twists and turns. It can be treacherous at times. You wonder if you possess the will to make it. When reaching the summit it dawns on you that life was never meant to be easy…that growth only occurs on the long and winding road where faith […]

Reality

May 18, 2017

There are three musts that hold us back: I must do well. You must treat me well. And the world must be easy. Albert Ellis

Beware

May 18, 2017

Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes it. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Fishing follies

May 18, 2017

There are no guarantees in fishing. Sometimes it seems that trout have a PhD. in angler evasion tactics. You can fish for four hours and try every fly in the box and not trick those devious rainbows. Then…all of a sudden, the line goes tight and the battle is on. When it turns out to […]

Foolish Fella

May 18, 2017

As the news out of Washington gets more bizarre each day, it’s become difficult for the average citizen to get any publicity at all. A fella in Florida finally got fed up with the situation and decided to shift the focus from the Russian investigation. What did he do? Well…this extremely creative and dumb guy […]

A dog’s best friend

May 18, 2017

Kinsey is an inspiration to so many. She is beating leukemia and has a heart of gold. When accepted by The Make a Wish Foundation, she decided to make a difference. Having visited Hawaii some years ago, this extraordinary teen was struck by how many homeless dogs roamed the streets. Kinsey asked the foundation if […]

Trust

May 18, 2017

Fear not, foolish ones. The snow today will make the flowers bloom that much brighter tomorrow.

Best friends

May 18, 2017

A true friend accepts your faults and failures…and even the silly hats that prove you might have a future as a comedian.

Just say it

May 18, 2017

When I tell you I love you, I don’t say it out of habit. I say it to remind you that you’re the best thing that ever happened to me. Anonymous

About face

May 17, 2017

‘The most difficult times for many of us are the times we give ourselves. Yet it’s never too late or too early to practice loving-kindness. It’s as if we had a terminal illness but might live for quite a while. Not knowing how much time we have left, we might begin to think it was […]

Truth

May 16, 2017

‘Feelings like disappointment, embarrassment,irritation,resentment, anger,jealousy,and fear… instead of being bad news,are actually very clear moments that act as messengers that show us with terrifying clarity, exactly where we’re stuck.’ Pema Chodron

Trust

May 15, 2017

‘You want to learn from the past…not get anchored to it. Olympic Gold Medal winner and US Open Champion Justin Rose once missed 21 cuts in a row before finding his world class game.’ Dr. Gio Valiante

Heaven

May 15, 2017

Flowers are the sweetest things God ever made and forgot to put a soul into. Henry Ward Beecher

Giving

May 15, 2017

Every charitable act is a stepping stone toward heaven. Henry Ward Beecher

Together

May 15, 2017

A hug a day keeps the blues away. Photo by Dave Irey

Stranded

May 12, 2017

‘This is a fine mess you have gotten us into!’

Angel breath

May 10, 2017

To breathe the same air as the Angels, you must go to Tahoe. Mark Twain

Tornado season

May 10, 2017

Many years ago, a very young cowboy worked for a boilermaker company in Kansas City. We did an annual job at a large oil refinery in Wichita. In May, you’d see storm clouds rolling across the plains where it seemed that twenty tornadoes could descend at once. This picture reminded me of those days and […]

Friends

May 8, 2017

A true friend reaches for your hand and touches your heart.

Daring

May 7, 2017

I want to stand as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all the kinds of things you can’t see from the center. Kurt Vonnegut