Affection

March 23, 2016

My dog doesn’t worry about the meaning of life. She may worry if she doesn’t get her breakfast, but she doesn’t sit around worrying about whether she will get fulfilled or liberated or enlightened. As long as she gets some food and a little affection, her life is fine. Joko Beck

Focus

March 23, 2016

See, when you drive home today, you’ve got a big windshield on the front of your car. And you’ve got a little bitty rearview mirror. And the reason the windshield is so large and the rearview mirror is so small is because what’s happened in your past is not near as important as what’s in […]

Forever

March 23, 2016

A cardinal is a representative of a loved one who has passed. When you see one, it means they are visiting you. They usually show up when you most need them or miss them. They also make an appearance during times of celebration as well as despair to let you know they will always be […]

Laughter

March 23, 2016

Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face. Victor Hugo

Life is good

March 23, 2016

A dog will teach you unconditional love. If you can have that in your life, things won’t be too bad. Robert Wagner

Shine

March 23, 2016

We are told to let our light shine, and if it does, we won’t need to tell anybody it does. Lighthouses don’t fire cannons to call attention to their shining – they just shine. Dwight L. Moody

No worries

March 23, 2016

‘This is the third time this week that I’ve been lucky to elude the great white shark cruising in the shallow water. Now it’s clear why my friends have moved to small lakes nearby. I did hear that Clarence was attacked last week by an alligator though. Maybe I can find a swimming pool and […]

Faith

March 23, 2016

Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Drama

March 21, 2016

You’ve arrived when the only tennis drama you have to manage is which sunglasses to wear.

Heaven sent

March 20, 2016

‘I think my mom put it best. She said, ‘Little girls soften their daddy’s hearts.’ Paul Walker

Shine

March 20, 2016

There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast. Charles Dickens

A Wonderful World

March 19, 2016

We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open. Jawaharlal Nehru

Turtles and hares

March 19, 2016

My first book, ‘In Praise of Slowness,’ examines how the world got stuck in fast-forward and chronicles a global trend towards putting on the brakes. That trend is called the Slow movement. ‘Slow’ in this context does not mean doing everything at a snail’s pace. It means doing everything at the right speed. Carl Honore […]

Oops!

March 19, 2016

‘Uh, honey….Jimmy will have to wait till we find a gas station. I don’t care if it’s a #2, please get him in the car now!’

Amazing

March 19, 2016

May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. Edward Abbey

Younger days

March 19, 2016

Enjoy this blessed sleep little one. Savor the simple in and out as you breathe life’s goodness tonight. Later, when the stressors of the world mount, close your eyes and recall the peaceful, easy, feeling of your younger days.

Urgency in tennis

March 18, 2016

What mindset can get you or your doubles team off to a quick start in every game? Try imagining that the score is love -30 when you toss the ball for the first point. Players often play as if it’s a ‘nice to have it’ point when they should be playing ‘gotta have it’ tennis. […]

Hope

March 18, 2016

“Hope” is the thing with feathers – That perches in the soul – And sings the tune without the words – And never stops – at all – And sweetest – in the Gale – is heard – And sore must be the storm – That could abash the little Bird That kept so many […]

Risk

March 18, 2016

It takes great courage to leave the same old, same old pattern and take your game to another level. Critics may scoff and question your judgment. That’s ok, as long as they admire your passion and fortitude.

Trust

March 18, 2016

Horatio Spafford wrote one of the most memorable songs in history. He was a successful lawyer in Chicago in the mid 1800’s. He and his wife Anna had a son and four daughters. They tragically lost their son at a young age and Spafford eventually scheduled a family trip abroad to help recover. Mr. Spafford […]