Rise Up!
These days I don’t sleep like I used to. I am older, the body I had in my 20’s burned away like flash paper in a magician’s act and these morning times are not always fun. Today, at 4 am, wide awake I decided to jog, walk and crawl. I was met by a truth… […]
The Fabric of Life
I believe our lives are much like fabric… they can be colorful, supportive, but not restrictive, and very resilient. That ‘fabric’ as I like to think of it, changes as the years march on, and there are times when the fabric of our lives is ripped and torn. Over the years you will find it […]
Bluegrass
Tales from the Road Series It starts with the squeal of horsehair pulled across the vibrating strings of an old fiddle, and the sharp ping of a Mandolin strike. The big bass doesn’t announce himself so much by the deep-throated sound, as the vibrations in the air. Somehow this mix of instruments doesn’t just make […]
Occaneechi Speed Way
Tales from the Road Series. It’s post-world War II and recovery is slow. Rural North Carolina is still far from TV and dependent on the blistered, craggy hands of small farmers to keep life going. The larger cities, Charlotte, Greensboro, and Raleigh had all started to rise but entertainment was few and far between for […]
Guard Your Heart
My heritage, going back many moons, is from the Scottish Highlands. There are stories from WWI that say the enemy referred to the highlanders as the “Devil Ladies” or “The Woman from Hell” …a play on the fact that the Highlanders still showed up in kilts for campaigns, and they were relentless… True or not, […]
Expanding Your Vision
Expand your vision We typically live in a restricted mindset and restricted choices when it comes to life. Our last blog and vlog talked about the words in our heads and their limiting powers. This week I am standing on the deck of the Queen Mary in Long Beach California. Her keil laid 1930 […]
Intersections In Our Lives
When we walk through life we come to what I like to call ‘intersections’, decision points along the road. Which way will you turn, left, right, go straight ahead, reverse…Yes, you are at an intersection in life. The tapes that run in our heads, the words associated with said tapes and the actions that these […]
Unexpected Helpfulness
I am fascinated by human behavior and how we react to situations. Understand I said ‘react’ not act. We react to everyday situations and things that present us with a choice on how to respond. That choice we choose and the behavior that we exhibit interests me. I was studying some information not long ago […]
Fear and Freedom
Two words that start with the letter ‘F’ but couldn’t be further apart in meaning and function There are many things, events, feelings, emotions that are common to all men and women. Some are good, some are bad, and some can be used for good that might be considered bad. The bottom line though is […]
100% Genuine, Authentic
Original, Genuine, 100% pure are all phrases we’ve heard hundreds if not thousands of times. They get lost in the marketing madness of today’s world where phrase and name recognition wins the day. In the end, though, does a catchy phrase actually change your situation or ‘win the day’ when it comes to your personal […]
