“It is our humility, our desire to be of service, that makes us stars. Not our arrogance.” – Marianne Williamson Serving is difficult in practice and mentality. Not because doing …
Don’t Confront Me With My Failures
“Don’t confront me with my failures. I have not forgotten them.” Jackson Browne sang that years ago in “These Days” and it kills me every time I get to that …
Sweet, Addictive Anger
We’ve all been getting high off anger, and now we’re addicted. The outrage, the rush, the soaring thrill of it all. Repeated so many times a day on social media. …
Leaning Into the Gray
I’ve decided to go gray. Accept this turn of life. Stop hiding it. Stop coloring my hair. Even stop reveling in looking 10 years younger than I am. Who the …
Don’t Be Scared of the Life Inside You
People wonder why we hit the stopwatch and lift barbells and run and do those stupid burpees. (And they are stupid, even if they are effective.) I wonder that sometimes, …
You Can’t Change the Truth
“You can’t change the truth.” Marianne Williamson spoke those words to me from her book, “A Return to Love.” (Well, she didn’t speak them to me in my bedroom. I …
Are You Waiting for a Change of Heart?
“I’m just waiting for your change of heart. It just takes a beat to turn it around again.” It was an old Cyndi Lauper tune that Spotify Radio decided to …
5 Reasons Monday Is a Fantastic Day
You’re alive. I’m going to guess that everybody who died wishes they had one more Monday. If you did Sunday night right, then you got a running start to Monday. You’re …
The Importance of Seeing and Being Seen
Instantly, I was surrounded. A big noisy Harley to my left and another big noisy Harley to my right. I was almost afraid to look, but I felt I had to.
What to Do When the Barbell Won’t Budge
What to do? What’s the next step when you know your body is ready but your mind is not?