Commitment
August 30, 2018
Bravery is standing tall…holding your ground, and speaking out when it could be hazardous.
Game sense
August 29, 2018
What is your Tennis IQ? Do you consistently hit the shots you ‘own’? On the changeovers, do you take time to assess what’s working and how you can exploit what is not working for your opponents? Are you familiar with former touring pro Eliot Telstcher’s concept of ‘shot tolerance’? It basically means how many balls […]
A place of peace
August 27, 2018
Our neighbors warned us…7:00 a.m. tomorrow. Get ready. Sure enough, right on the dot , the jackhammers began ripping apart their driveway as the sounds reverberated through the cul de sac and beyond. A very young cowboy had decided to forego a trip to the river to work on a focus program he’d had great […]
Perpetuity
August 24, 2018
Remember there’s no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end. Scott Adams
Perspective
August 24, 2018
I love to sit on a mountain top and gaze. I don’t think of anything but the people I care about and the view. Julian Lennon
Three is the charm
August 21, 2018
How do you know when Father Time is sneaking up on you? Well, in a very young cowboy’s case…it’s when you realize you’ve taught tennis to three generations of the same family. Grandma Lynn started in 1982 followed by her daughter Kelly in 1988. Lynn was thrilled when the third generation began lessons last Sunday. […]
Character
August 21, 2018
I write about the power of trying, because I want to be okay with failing. I write about generosity because I battle selfishness. I write about joy because I know sorrow. I write about faith because I almost lost mine, and I know what it is to be broken and in need of redemption. I […]
Invaluable
August 21, 2018
I’ve always thought that people need to feel good about themselves and I see my role as offering support to them, to provide some light along the way. Leo Buscaglia
Young at heart
August 19, 2018
Joyfulness keeps the heart and face young. A good laugh makes us better friends with ourselves and everybody around us. Orison Swett Marden
Marvelous
August 19, 2018
It was not uncommon for Ray to work sixty hour weeks. Grace nearly had to beg him to take a few days off a year to spend at the family’s cabin near Lake Granby. The workload and constant stress were taking their toll …his fuse had become very short. In 2014, things changed. Their grandson […]
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