Our buddy Mark said it for all of us: “To my fav peeps... Thank you for your friendship... Thank you Santa Clara [University]...” That last reference, to the college where we all met and somehow were blessed with a life-time bond. I sent out a text asking about Christmas menus, to these men I’ve been …
Category: Happy
How Do You Feel?
Dawning reality as the year winds down, maybe I’m not as in touch with myself as I think I am. Harsh awakening. Sorta. Not really harsh maybe, but a personal wake-up call for sure. A therapist I saw earlier this year, he observed I talk about my feelings, but maybe I don’t feel them so …
Lull
The excitement has ebbed. The presents have been opened. Good times and love and too much yummy food shared. Lull. Dishes done mostly, house mostly quiet, now an old Barenaked Ladies concert plays on the screen. Lull. The kids went home with their mom a while ago; I think they had a good Christmas. I …
Lyrics Post: “Silent Night”
"Silent Night" (German: "Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht") is a popular Christmas carol, composed in 1818 by Franz Xaver Gruber to lyrics by Joseph Mohr in the small town of Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria. God is with us. God is near. Believe it. BELIEVE IT. Because it is so. “Silent night, holy nightAll is calm, all …
Flex
When I was a kid, adolescent really, I lifted weights. I was an athlete, among other things, and understood I needed to be stronger to better compete. And so in that adolescent athlete world, we’d talk about “flexing” your muscles. But that’s not what this post is about. It’s about being flexible; and I don’t …
Solstice
Funny thing about humans, the things we notice, the things we celebrate. This time of year, yesterday, or today, the Winter Solstice. Out planet Earth, North Pole tilted as far away from the sun as it goes, the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, and then the days start get longer again. …
Down This Path
Down this path I walk in love. It’s a path I didn’t choose. But I choose love anyway. Why? Because God is near. Everyday. And especially this season, this time of year, God is near. And I feel it, and I know it, and I will walk with Him, with Her, I will walk in …
SINK
Let it sink in. The efforts, the lessons, the smiles. The struggles, the pain, the doubt. The hope, the belief, the sense of what’s right, the calm, the certainty of God being near. Let it inform how you think, feel, act. Let it sink in. To your bones. LOVE. Let it sink in.
Lyrics Post: “Safety Dance” by Men Without Hats
We thought, *I* thought, this song was quite the lark back in 1983, all synthesized and right in tune with the era. How fun! And still is. And maybe it’s time to have a little more of that these days... S-S-S-S, A-A-A-A, F-F-F-F, E-E-E-E, T-T-T-T, Y-Y-Y-Y Safety...dance... We can dance if we want to We …
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Earlier Is Better
My grandpa was the first one I knew who got up early. He rose around 5am most mornings. I never understood, as a kid. I LOVE to sleep. But now I have little kids. Plenty of early mornings on that front; at least used to be. And now with work (mostly), it's up earlier and …
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