Going Alone

Some Mondays… It takes effort sometimes for me to tackle a Monday in the way it deserves, or at least the in the way I choose to think a...

If you look closely you can see two figures by the water as I run towards the sea. They are a pair of teenage girls who’d been ...

I’ve added a new principal to The Good Life creed, that of Family, and the sub-principle of Catalyst. These were part and parcel of the...

Three days missed… And now, even a relatively warm winter day like today feels quite cold. Just last week I was coming here in the wind...

No swim again yesterday. Duty called. And I, always, heed my duty. I think I’d have made a pretty good soldier, as I respond to duty with...

We’re past the company holiday party, which always feels to me like rounding a corner into the new year. Since I know I’m leaving the...

No swim yesterday, had to work instead. I Certainly missed it. Maybe I’ll swim twice tomorrow to make up. Retirement has been on my mind...

I’m going in to work at the office today, which is something I stopped doing since moving to the beach. It’s a long commute to the...

A light switched on in my mind last night, prompted by a comment from Juan about taking charge of the visualization of our challenges,...

Lightning and thunder this morning, way out over the sea. That’s the best kind—thunder and lightning from somewhere else: a high...

It’s a rainy day. Good thing our housework and shopping are done. It’s tempting now to rest, to sit on the sofa and watch a movie. But...

A good night’s sleep. And I know why. It’s because I literally clobbered work yesterday. With just two meetings and a quiet email in-box...

I was distracted by Juan yesterday, by his excellence and professionalism, and his self-control and his poise. Juan meets others where...

Yesterday, I teetered on the edge of a cliff. I was working with the team to resolve a challenge when I “saw the light” and realized the...

I’m caught up and even ahead at work, which is dangerous as it’s tempting now to coast and be less productive than my employer deserves ...

My adult sense knows that Monday won’t last more than today, and that I can push into it with the same quiet resolve I’ve used with...

I have not had an adventure like yesterday’s in a long time. My nephew Parker and I filled the day with living. Hard, earnest living...

Recovering my balance a little today, though I’m still wobbly from this tough week. It’s interesting how dependent my mind is upon the...

Wow! That was a rough night for both Yumiko and me. Problems at work ambushed us both and we couldn’t sleep. Laying there in bed...

“My life is done.” What a curious thing to say at the start of the day. It’s not even 5:30 AM, yet that’s what I said. And I meant it....