Ellie didn’t find her teacher in a university or a therapist’s office. She found her on a park bench, feeding birds and humming softly, as if the world were answering her song. They met on a heavy day. Ellie had just ended a tense phone call with her brother—full of […]
Inspirational
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It wasn’t by design, at least not on my part, but I really like the way it turned out. Yesterday, I was driving my truck to take a house-warming gift to Cory and Tera. My truck has a cassette player, but I had never used it, and Skyler thought that […]
I was reminded the other day of something that I wrote to my sons in 2015, so I thought I’d share an edited version of what I wrote to them. At the time I wrote to my sons, I had been thinking a lot about my experiences playing disc golf […]
A quote from Kurt Vonnegut: “When I was 15, I spent a month working on an archeological dig. I was talking to one of the archeologists one day during our lunch break and he asked those kinds of “getting to know you” questions you ask young people: Do you play […]
I’ve been listening to Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s album “Beethoven’s Last Night”, one of their three non-Christmas albums (the other two are “Night Castle” and “Letters From The Labyrinth.) I’ve probably listened to “Beethoven’s Last Night” a half-dozen times, at least, in the last few weeks. I love their music, but I […]
As is the case with many people, I can act like a mean, unkind jerk and demonstrate many other anti-social behaviors as I attempt to navigate this life. Of course, it would be untruthful of me to not admit that I’m also capable of being very loving, kind and generous. […]
Ethan Van Leuven and his family live in our neighborhood. Ethan is 4 years old and has leukemia; he’s not expected to live for much longer. So his family, with the help of friends, neighbors and complete strangers, have been celebrating different Holidays with him this week. Tuesday was Halloween, […]
When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.” To this day, especially in times of “disaster” I remember my mother’s words and I am always comforted […]
I watched an episode today of CBS News Sunday Morning with Charles Osgood. Among other things, they featured a bit on Dennis Walters. Dennis was on his way to becoming a professional golfer when he was paralyzed in an accident. His story is quite inspirational and enjoyable! Click on the […]