No way

September 19, 2018

A very young cowboy learned a word last week that he’d never heard in conversation before. Recalcitrant. It means one who has an obstinate attitude towards something. I guess a picture is worth a thousand words.

No guarantees

September 18, 2018

A seven hour day on the river and only one brown trout to show for my efforts. A very young cowboy fished to a feeding fish for thirty minutes with no engagement before offering the spot to another angler. In five minutes, he hooked and netted the sixteen inch trout. Oh well. As noted author […]

Child’s play

September 15, 2018

A very young cowboy has seen some pretty unique customers at your local Wal Mart. After awhile, one kind of gets into the spirit…I guess you could say it’s contagious.

Solid tennis

September 14, 2018

In the last few years, a tennis phrase has been used quite frequently. Scoreboard pressure. It is pretty easy to understand  in the following scenarios. You’ve just held serve and your opponent is serving at 4-5 in the first set. You commit to making high percentage service returns and eschew anything spectacular. Five minutes later, […]

Life changing

September 14, 2018

Kathy was diagnosed with MS and her husband decided he could not care for her. The divorce left her in a difficult situation to say the least. As her condition worsened and she required more assistance, her prayers were answered. A group of fifty men in Kathy’s neighborhood decided to get involved. Every night for […]

Formidable

September 14, 2018

The Golf Channel did a feature interview with professional golfer Maria Torres. She has an infectious, positive, personality and one of the commentators said…’her attitude could be the most powerful weapon in her bag.’ It made me think of the tennis players I coach and if their attitude is a powerful weapon in their bag.

Gratitude

September 10, 2018

The word ‘Amen.’ Many have heard and said it in church at the conclusion of a prayer. In some Presbyterian churches, the preacher will say…’And all of God’s people said’ and the congregation responds with ‘amen.’ The first definition found online is…’An exclamation uttered at the end of a prayer or hymn, meaning ‘so be it.’. […]

Gung ho

September 10, 2018

I believe any success in life is made by going into an area with a blind, furious optimism. Sylvester Stallone

Risk

September 10, 2018

The ground beneath you is shifting, and either you get sucked in by holding on to old ways, or you take a giant step forward by taking some risks and seeing what happens. Bonnie Hammer

Not so bad after all

September 10, 2018

So, go ahead now…tell me about the ‘poor, poor, pitiful…nothing’s going your way’ day you’re having.

Ball game

September 10, 2018

Between the ages of eight and ten, a very young cowboy would sleep with his baseball hat on and favorite Rawlings glove near the pillow. I guess you could say that the game of  baseball had won me over.

Game time

September 9, 2018

Here’s one tennis group that knows how to party. Mike and his mates have substituted Bloody Mary’s and mixed doubles for Broncos tailgate parties. I’m just hoping that they were still coherent by game time.

Fall

September 5, 2018

Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns. George Eliot

Magical

September 5, 2018

When we do the best that we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another. Helen Keller

Peace

September 5, 2018

You can’t calm the storm, so stop trying. What you can do is calm yourself. The storm will pass.   Timber Hawkeye

Persistence

September 4, 2018

The longer you hang in there, the greater the chance that something will happen in your favor. No matter how hard it seems, the longer you persist, the more likely your success. Jack Canfield

Trust

September 3, 2018

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

The solution

September 3, 2018

To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funny bone. Reba McEntire

Faith

September 2, 2018

Nothing’s impossible I have found For when my chin is on the ground I pick myself up, dust myself off… And start all over again. Don’t lose your confidence If you slip Be grateful for a pleasant trip And pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again. Words and music by Dorothy […]

Perseverance

September 2, 2018

Never give up, and be confident in what you do. There may be tough times, but the difficulties which you face will make you more determined to achieve your objectives and to win against all the odds. Marta