An Epic Battle with Fear
My 10 year old daughter stared down, past her feet, at the 30 foot drop below her. She refused to jump. She needed to jump. Fear had taken hold and was not going to give up the fight. The three of us battled it out on a four foot platform in the trees – my […]
Motion – Series Introduction
https://vimeo.com/486492226 Ready for an exploration of motion? The next blog series delves into a few aspects of motion. Once we are aware of who we are, and where we intend to go based on that knowledge, the next logical step is getting into motion! It is not as easy as it sounds. But a few […]
Road Maps – How to choose your route intentionally
I know we are in the days of GPS and letting the Google gods or Waze wizards dictate how we get from point A to point B. But let me harken you back to the days of the good old road map. I am talking about the coffee-table sized atlas that you may have used […]
8 Team Roles Witnessed on Our Way to 14,000 Feet
One of Colorado’s many outdoor offerings are the 14ers (mountain peaks that are over 14,000 feet in elevation). It is not an easy feat to summit one, but is a favorite challenge for many. I had the pleasure of being part of a small team (two of my daughters, a friend, and his daughter) that […]
Garden of Weedin’ – Why weeds deserve some attention
I have a reputation with my friends as a master gardener. While I appreciate the sentiment, what I actually am is a mediocre gardener that loves fresh vegetables. When I look at my garden, I do so with a mind to “what do I want to be growing?”, “what will help this garden produce more […]
Metamorphosis
Meet George – an incredible caterpillar specimen. We recently found the little guy on one of our flower plants. He is easily the biggest caterpillar I have seen, so calling him a “little guy” may not be giving him the right respect. Past Success In any case, we did a little research to determine what […]
Staying afloat through tidal wave of disruption
Disruption on the surface sounds like a bad thing. Disruption is defined as the action of preventing something, especially a system, process, or event, from continuing as usual or as expected. I don’t know about you, but I am a creature of habit. My days are by and large guided by patterns that have been […]
Five and a half hours
I recently wrote down everything that I would like to do in an ideal morning routine. The list included meditation, stretching, exercise, walking the dog, writing, reading, and seemed to go on and on. After I estimated the time required for each activity, it came to a total of five and a half hours. Five […]
My Final Resolution
I have a love/hate relationship with New Year’s resolutions. No, it is not because I have already broken mine less than two weeks into 2020. In fact, I didn’t even make one this year. I love that resolutions are intended to be a tool for making change. It is important for me to continuously be […]
True Self Caricature
You sit silently, watching the back of the sketchpad tremor as the caricaturist’s hand flits about the front. The artist glances up at your face frequently. They study you – their current model – as they work. Ten minutes after you sat down comes the big reveal. The caricaturist turns the paper to face you. […]