Waiting for the Home Bound Train
What kind of a wait-er are you?
Raindrops on the window, have you watched them too?
My 22 year old, bi-lingual daughter wrote me. “Look what was on Twitter: Soy ese 99,9999999999999% que de pequeño se quedaba mirando las gotas de lluvia en el cristal del coche para ver como hacían carreras.” She says, “My translation: I’m one of the 99.9999999999999% who as a child sat looking at the raindrops on the […]
If I Say I Am Writing a Book, Does that Make me a Writer?
I tell people — actually my daughter does — that I am writing a book. (That’s her way of being proud of me.) People are usually interested in this. I/we get several responses: But very often I get the response, “Oh, I would like to write a book.” I’m never quite sure how to respond […]
Injury Prevention is God’s Primary Business
My left rotator cuff is giving me a bit of trouble again. I notice it when simple motions give me a twinge. Like pulling the sheets back or grabbing the seat belt. I, ever the self-diagnostician, always stop at the twinge. I lift the arm. Rotate it. Lift it again. Until I get it exactly […]
Prizes are for Kids, Right?
This from Seth Godin this morning. (He’s a marketing guru and motivational speaker and champion of the “common man,” so to speak)… Ways to improve your performance: Compete for a prize Earn points Please a demanding boss Make someone else’s imminent deadline Face sudden death elimination in the playoffs Wear a heart monitor and track performance publicly […]
Better + Better Perfects
“Practice makes perfect, but nobody’s perfect so why practice?” That was one of my favorite expressions when I was a young athlete. ‘Course I didn’t believe a word of it. I practiced all the time. In fact, as I pull out the nameplates from old trophies my daughter observes that I have way more “most […]
The sure way through: blaze by blaze
If all seems lost, there will be a way. Look for it.
Let Nothing Stop You, but Mind the Detour Signs
Today, I am pushing off with enough force to get me to the finish but not so much momentum I miss the sign that says, “turn here.” That was my Facebook status yesterday. I did quite a bit of turning. Have a whole list of “DNF’s,” but the day seemed to end on a pitch-perfect […]
Time In a Body
The older I get the more aware I become of the preciousness of the body that still answers the call. And the care is deserves.
Befriending Time
Imagine something so simple could make all the difference.