Who took the lane lines?
An imitation open-water swim showed me just how come life felt so dizzying and how I might set it a-right.
In Our Element: when work is play
All the work is worth it when it lands us in our element and it becomes play.
kicking and kicking but going nowhere?
When it feels like our kicking and kicking is getting us nowhere, we may be surprised by what shows us we’re getting somewhere.
Flailing in the Shallows
Oh, there’s something between us, Mommy, I can’t get to you! her eyes tell me. I try, but the waves keep coming to get me, and the sand grabs at my feet. But I love you too much not to be with you, so here I come! Stepping, then jumping then paddling then splashing the water […]
Why do we edit God out?
Just wondering. I watched Simone Manuel finish first in the 100 meter freestyle in Olympic record time then turn to look at the score board and put her hand over her mouth in utter surprise and delight. That girl just performed a miracle as far as she’s concerned, and in her after-swim interview, the first […]
Nature leaves no doubt
Why is it that when I look at nature – in its perfect synchrony, perfect rhythm, perfect spacing, incomprehensible power, miraculous gentility – I am startled into silence and awe and moved to tears? Captain Dave Anderson and his wife, obviously at great personal risk, witnessed and photographed these astounding moments. I know you will […]
Stormy seas demand investment and balance
My little family, the part of it still here and not traveling all over Europe, went to the Outback Steakhouse for dinner Saturday night. Not a regular dining spot for us, but the one selected this evening. My 16 year old daughter and I approached the door, and just to the right was a table […]
When will God say breathe?
My recent excursion into the MRI tunnel still has me recalling the voice ‘from the outside’ saying.. “Hold your breath…” whhhiiiirrrrrrr, ratatatatatata… “Breathe.” Oh, it felt good to let go of that breath. While I was waiting, I was totally focused on one thing: taking my next breath. Being the rule-following type, it did not […]
Rest Easy…Really???
Rest Easy. Sounds inviting doesn’t it? But wait. Let me secure your arms at your sides on this rolling stretcher and slide you into a cold metal tube that is inches from your face. Oh, and then let me turn on the intermittent jack-hammers. “See you in about two hours,” they tell me. Glad I […]
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 […]
