There is a historical home down the street from where I live that’s being remodeled, expanded and restored. It’s turning into quite the home. In an expansion such as this, there has been a fair amount of excavation and digging. One day while walking by I noticed there is a partially filled-in hole with flowers…

Friendships are a quirky thing. We have all kinds of friends throughout our lives. We have acquaintances, long-time friends, friends of your spouses, college friends, work friends, hobby friends, and childhood friends. And many, if not most of these, don’t really last. They last as long as they need to; they last as long as…

Yesterday morning when my alarm went off I was about to start my Sunday like have most Sundays in the last year. And then I had a burst of inspiration. I wanted to go to a nearby park. I decided to blow off my regular routine and head there instead. And it was the right…

I take a lot of life cues from my cat, Bhakti. I know that may sound absurd but hang in here with me for a moment. I encourage my personal training clients all the time to watch their pets: cat, dog, ferret, whatever. Watch how they move. It’s instinctual and free form. They never ponder…

I have heard Lazarus Lake, the mastermind behind the Barkley Marathons, say many times that truly testing yourself is signing up for an adventure you’re not entirely sure you can complete. That’s the whole point. He laments that many of us, myself included, try to engineer adventures that may be tough but that we feel…