My friend Holly was just here for a visit. It was great to see her again and spend time together. We walked all over, went shopping, had a fabulous foot massage, ate, talked, and saw a movie. Essentially, we had a fun time hanging out together. It was great! It also reminded me of how [...]

I am at a seminar in western North Carolina. I have been gone for a week and am flying home tomorrow morning. I have greatly enjoyed the company of like-minded individuals for the past five days, but am ready to go home and sleep in my own bed – even if it is only for [...]

It is the end of August. September is right around the corner and with it the end of summer for another year. As an adult, it amazes me that time flies by so quickly. I remember as a child that my summers seemed endless. My memories of that time include long days of tree climbing, [...]

Today is my brother’s birthday. It is a family tradition that we each call and sing “Happy Birthday” on the exact day of each person’s birthday. If they don’t answer, then we sing to their message machine. That way, they can hear it later. It’s not about singing well. Most of us don’t. It’s about [...]

How did it get to be June already? It seems like just a little while ago, I was celebrating the arrival of 2010 and now it is almost half over! Summer is officially here and I am well into my second year of living in San Francisco. There are some days when it still all [...]

I am spending time with family today. No matter how far away they are or how different we are as individuals, family is the word we use to talk about those people in our lives who will always be a part of us. Whether our families are the people we are related to, or the [...]

I went to the ocean on Saturday – the Pacific Ocean that is only about two miles from my apartment. It was one of those windy days with broken cloud cover so that the water was both light and dark as the pattern of sunlight moved across it. But more amazing, the waves were huge [...]

Recently I have been very conscious that my time is a finite resource, at least while I am alive on this planet. There are only so many hours in a day. I can only go so long without taking time to eat and sleep. And there are always more things to do than there is [...]

I attended a hand drumming class this past Saturday. The teacher, Susan Appe was great! Of course, she usually teaches fifth graders, so that may have been part of why I thought she was wonderful! In three hours, she taught us a number of African and Middle Eastern rhythms, and did something positively miraculous! She [...]

I am traveling again at the moment. Months ago I scheduled a trip back to Cincinnati. At the time, it seemed so far in the future and now, here it is! I don’t know about you, but I remember when I was a child, time seemed to pass very slowly. The school year seemed very [...]