Freedom

April 17, 2021

“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” Viktor Frankl

Incredible

April 15, 2021

One of my tennis students asked last week if we’d seen the movie My Octopus Teacher on Netflix. We watched it tonight and a very young cowboy found himself whispering the word ‘incredible’ repeatedly. Do yourself a favor and watch this terrific film. The photography is stunning and the story is absolutely enthralling.

Must See

April 4, 2021

This may be the shortest morsel ever. Carve out ninety minutes with your family and enjoy Seven Yards on Netflix. It will make your day as a hero meets an angel.

Hope

March 30, 2021

“In the depths of winter, I finally learned that within me lay an invincible summer.” Albert Camus

Serenity

March 30, 2021

I’ve reached the age where happy hour is a nap. Anonymous

Perspective

March 22, 2021

Sometimes you just need to talk to a three year old to understand life again. Author unknown

Squirrel hunting

March 21, 2021

A very young couple went to Big 5 Sporting Goods today to renew my fishing license. AJ thought I was pretty fortunate that my fee was only $10.00 as he printed out the license. ‘Shoot, my license cost $74.00. I’m from Texas’, he said. ‘I got a small game license to go with my fishing […]

Time well spent

March 21, 2021

‘The soul is healed by being with children’. Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Recall

March 14, 2021

“We do not remember days…we remember moments.” Cesare Pavese

Possibilities

March 14, 2021

‘When we have hope, we discover powers within ourselves we may have never known- the power to make sacrifices, to endure, to heal, and to love. Once we choose hope, everything is possible.’ Christopher Reeve

Trust

March 8, 2021

‘Standing on the promises of Christ my King, Through eternal ages let His praises ring, Glory in the highest, I will shout and sing, Standing on the promises of God. Standing, standing, Standing on the promises of God, my Savior; Standing, standing, I’m standing on the promises of God. Standing on the promises that cannot […]

Together

March 8, 2021

‘Surround yourself with the dreamers, the doers, the believers, and thinkers; but most of all surround yourself with those who see greatness within you even when you don’t see it yourself.’ Simone Biles

Faith

March 7, 2021

‘I believe in the sun, even though it doesn’t shine, I believe in love, even when it isn’t shown, I believe in God, even when He doesn’t speak.’ Etched into a wall by a concentration camp prisoner

Neuroplasticity

March 3, 2021

First off…I’m glad that Madison Keys is able to compete again after this difficult year. Kudos to her for a nice two set win over Belinda Bencic this week. But…watching her self destruct today vs. Sakkari was tough to watch. One wonders if she has a coach and if she does can the coach not […]

Priorities

March 2, 2021

“Life isn’t a matter of milestones, but of moments.” Rose Kennedy

Wisdom

March 2, 2021

“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.” Robert Louis Stevenson

Appreciation

February 25, 2021

“No matter how awful your life seems right now, you have something to be grateful for: You have been granted 2 billion seconds on this planet, give or take. You are a billionaire!” Megan McArdle Maybe your dog can teach valuable lessons about gratefulness.

Parental education

February 21, 2021

A very young tennis pro taught a junior group today with three four year olds. The twins arrived five minutes early with their dad as I was setting up targets and the junior net. This is when I learned that assumptions are dangerous. How naive of me to think the dad would wait until the […]

Faith

February 18, 2021

A very young cowboy is midway through a book about the 33 miners in Chile who were trapped for nearly ten weeks before being miraculously rescued. One miner spoke of ‘the 34th. miner, my little compadre.’ ‘The thirty-fourth miner is the soul of every miner who’s ever toiled, the spirit of the God who protects […]

Friends

February 12, 2021

If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain; If I can ease one life the aching, or cool one pain, Or help one fainting robin Unto his nest again, I shall not live in vain. Emily Dickinson