Going Alone

The ocean is sinking into me again. Coming here daily, and jumping in, has washed something old and musty from me. Not my age—I can’t...

We’re out of coffee, but that’s alright. I’ll make a pot of tea which I won’t even sip. That’s ’cause I slept well last night (for a...

As I left our little house Yumiko called out “I think you’re too late tonight.” She’s right. It’s always too late… Or too early… Never...

This photo was ten years ago. I found this abandoned farm in an area of the mountains in Japan where I had hiked for over a decade...

I awoke feeling old today. That persistent pain in my knee. My flabby form. My failing physical constitution. And especially those...

Cold is a good word. I probably shouldn’t go in there. But what would the old me in the convalescent home want me to do? “Go in” that...

I saw a man almost die yesterday. It was after my ocean swim, and there was not a thing I could do to stop it. He survived. Not like the...

Check out this very well produced Portuguese video documenting my Abandoned Japan YouTube channel. The man who made this video, Egito,...

Those strong winds of morning fading by sunset, leaving a warm and gentle off-shore breeze, reminiscent of Mexico, to hold up the...

There’s a strong wind outside. They call these the “Santa Ana” winds. It’s early still, and dark, and the whole house rattles and...

I thought today would be a solid day of work, but then my daughter became sick and I took the day off to help her see a doctor and bring...

A soft final hour of sleep last night. Awake, yet at peace. Not like that horror of before, those panic attacks which once wracked me....

I used my lunch break today for a swim. The midday mood at the beach is different from evening; warmer, more beachie, less foreboding...

What a difference a full, good night of rest can make. And fresh, clean sheets. No sand! And the window by my head open a few inches to...

Lately, there’s sand in our house. Lots of sand. Everywhere. On the floor. In bed. Spilling out of my hair. Deep inside my ears. This ...

Day seven: Leaving our little house I called to Yumiko in the kitchen “I’m going for a swim!” She responded, “can’t you hear that wind ...

The Good Life Meditation is my daily recitation and reminder of personal objectives and principles used in pursuit of a purposeful life...

Day six: I did the wrong thing today when a better choice was right there in sight. It’s so easy to do better in hindsight. But I’ll put...

I slept in way past the alarm. Something I rarely do. Two things happened to produce this. First, I got past a difficult and scary ...

Thinking about yesterday’s challenges, I’ve recognized my error in expecting a “good” day when I’d failed to first define what “good”...