Growing Pains? Go High.

Growing Pains? Go High.

I’ve been listening to different perspectives on something many of us share—growth and change happenin’ way too fast. The guy in his longtime second home wants to relax instead of doing chores. Can’t find anyone to hire. The home-builder wrangling subcontractors who...
My Commitments to Play and Joy

My Commitments to Play and Joy

I acknowledge play as restoration and healthy. I commit to enthusiasm and inspiration as daily requirements. From enthous~ inspired by god.  From inspirare~ breathe or blow into. Likewise spirit. I live a safe life of privilege. Because I am blessed with this...
Wake Up, Show Up, & Grow Up

Wake Up, Show Up, & Grow Up

Lindsey at the McCall Chamber recently texted asking if I would talk about Community Something at the spring breakfast. At first I had a little rush of Really, Me? then a little panic of OMG What Will I Say? followed by Oh, Yes, Of Course! All the exact expression of...
A Confession

A Confession

I want to confess how much I don’t know what I’m doing. Yeah, probably not a surprise to you. It became clear (again) after the last Thoreau event~ some of you were even there. The idea seemed pretty cool. I skimmed Walden, the Bhagavad Gita, and parts of the Vishnu...
Changing That Outdated Story

Changing That Outdated Story

I recently chucked a story. It was a powerful one too, one that limited me for years. Driving back to McCall in December, I landed in Grand Junction, gateway to red rock country. Hmm.  Sunshine in the forecast and the nearby Colorado National Monument has trails...