Do you ever have a day or two or three when it feels like you must be doing something right in your life? I mean, how else can you accept the good fortune that you're experiencing? It almost makes a person believe that old adage about how if you're happy inside, you're happy everywhere you … Continue reading Finding peace (and pieces) on the road
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I’ve been wondering…
Why don't drivers open their car windows on beautiful days? I suppose some may have allergies or might be on a call, but it seems like lots of folks don't ever let fresh air in. If we're all just a moment from a terrible diagnosis, an accident or a horrible tragedy how can we make … Continue reading I’ve been wondering…
This end up
After giving up vitamins and my apparently naturally high in fiber diet for a week, fasting and slamming water all damn day, I was literally brought to my knees yesterday. Yep, my colonoscopy prep was an epic fail due to an excruciating headache that caused me to repeatedly vomit before I could even begin ingesting … Continue reading This end up
Reasons to rejoice
Never in my life have I ever used the word "rejoice," other than as a Christmas carol or hymn lyric. It hasn't been in my vocabulary. Yet, when I stepped into the shower yesterday and the water temperature was ideal, when my skin, which had been completely drenched in sweat during a 75 minute hot … Continue reading Reasons to rejoice
Fear of travel
I had a conversation recently with a woman a bit older than I. She was retiring from a job she had held for 15 or 20 years, a job she had done very well for all of those years. It hadn't paid her much, but her true calling had been motherhood and she had only … Continue reading Fear of travel
The peaceful transference of power
Thursday night I had the pleasure of working alongside Danny & Heidi Urschel, the couple who are in the process of purchasing my business. Weeks ago I had mentioned to them that Champagne on the Park was a big event for our neighborhood and suggested they participate by providing some food and their presence as … Continue reading The peaceful transference of power
Mythical beast baby
This kid has flow like a river. Maybe that's what you get when you give a child a middle name like Hudson. He's got such a wonderful warmth to him, always generous with the hugs, and people simply like him. It's charm at its most essential. In a hundred ways he reminds me of me, … Continue reading Mythical beast baby