Placid

February 13, 2016

There is a placid place deep inside. Infants dwell there each time sleep overtakes them. The dying return there in life’s final moments. You visit briefly on special vacations to beaches and mountains….only to return too soon to the traffic and the noise. Maybe a bracelet would help. The word ‘NOW’ etched in blue. It […]

Astounding!

February 13, 2016

Heroes come in all sizes. One day at a time, they focus on putting one foot ahead of the other as we marvel from the sidelines. What special grit….what incredible spirits that link our hearts to theirs. You go….Berkeley….you are astounding!

Gone fishin’

February 11, 2016

Jonathan’s dad baited the hook and showed his son how to set it should a perch or sunfish start to nibble. What neither of them knew was that Otis Perkins had pulled a sixteen pound catfish from this exact spot two days ago.

Epiphany

February 11, 2016

Every now and then is a picture that appears to be alive. You close your eyes and might hear the gentle lapping of the waves on the sand. Reflexively, you slow down and pay closer attention. Somewhere in your soul comes the realization that you weren’t meant to live your life in overdrive. Off with […]

Posture plus

February 11, 2016

You can learn a lot about a person by the gleam in their eyes and their posture. Do they….like this buck, look like they own the world? Or, have their circumstances caused them to go about with slumped shoulders and shark like eyes? How about you? Are you in it to win it or just […]

Oh Yeah!

February 10, 2016

“Who created the mountains and framed them with brilliant blue sky and pillow like fluffy clouds? One day we’ll know these answers and so much more.”

The choice point

February 10, 2016

Each day there is a choice point that presents itself….laugh or lament. Perspective is an elective.

Renew

February 10, 2016

“I go to the beach at sunset to unwind. The sun and the sand are the perfect combination…like the Etch A Sketch erase button, they make troubles dissolve and I am renewed to face another day,”

Heroes

February 10, 2016

343….60….8 When the towers collapsed, these are the numbers of firefighters, policemen, and paramedics who sacrificed their lives for us that day. Maybe we should give their fellow first responders more respect today.

Turning point

February 10, 2016

“When I get sad, I stop being sad and be awesome instead.” Barney Stinson

Abigail

February 10, 2016

“Go ahead, say it….you like the pigtails, right?”

Caleb

February 10, 2016

“If ya want to know the truth, I slept right through the second half…didn’t even know that The Broncos won until the screaming woke me up. Now they want me to wear an orange jersey with #58 on it and go to a parade tomorrow. I’m good with that…my first parade and a ride on […]

A golden thread

February 10, 2016

“There’s something like a line of gold thread running through a man’s words when he talks to his daughter, and gradually over the years it gets to be long enough for you to pick up in your hands and weave into a cloth that feels like love itself.” ― John Gregory Brown

Silence

February 10, 2016

Stop a minute, right where you are. Relax your shoulders, shake your head and spine like a dog shaking off cold water. Tell that imperious voice in your head to be still. Barbara Kingsolver

Serenity

February 7, 2016

How glorious a greeting the sun gives the mountains! John Muir

Olympic training

February 7, 2016

Katie Cochran and her hubby qualified for Mixed Rafting Event in the summer Olympics. They decided to begin training in New Zealand and who could blame them?

Proof positive

February 7, 2016

Many didn’t believe me last week when I reported that the game of hide and seek originated in the animal kingdom. Here’s for the nonbelievers.

Proceed with caution

February 7, 2016

About twice a week, an unsuspecting motorist is pulled to the curb near Arapahoe High School. One can only think that their minds are darting to the future and they don’t see the flashing yellow light and the 25 mph school zone sign. On a fishing trip to the Blue River years ago, my good […]

Momentum

February 7, 2016

Richard Gasquet is the number 10 ranked tennis player in the world. He is The defending champion of the Montpellier tournament in France. Today, he faced Dustin Brown who is ranked #133. Gasquet broke his racquet at O – 2 in the second set after losing the first set 1-6 in twenty-six minutes. At the […]

Beautiful

February 7, 2016

Keep looking up! I learn from the past, dream about the future and look up. There’s nothing like a beautiful sunset to end a healthy day. Rachel Boston