People are aghast when they discover I left my comfortable job at age 55 to enter the state of retirement as our culture popularly defines it.  This for most...

I recently read a book that was dedicated to “the memory of my father for things left unsaid.”  I thought of my own father, passed away nearly forty years now...

A lot of people know about my background, but very few know my story.” That quote from one of my newbie writer friends was casually stated, yet it struck me ...

In the mail today was an envelope containing an obvious Christmas card from my friends Walt and Beth.  I noticed immediately that the usual return address la...

Tapping into my spiritual self to share with you because that is what I am feeling this evening.  With Thanksgiving in the past, I am cherishing the memory o...

Woohoo, Thanksgiving is here!  Thanksgiving is every day for me, but I love it when the rest of the U.S. plays along.  Most get excited about the travels hom...

My last day of work was this past Thursday.  I came home and raised a glass to celebrate a career that has spanned three and a half decades.  I sat on my cou...

In the past three weeks my children have broken up with their significant others. Their friends are doing this too, and the grapevine is strangling with stor...

Much has been said about our fight/flight response, hunter/gatherer days in primitive times. Yet I imagine there must’ve been hours back then between sabre t...

In preparation of settling into the unplugged world of Myfi in two weeks, I’ve been spending the past several months establishing an online network through L...

Fresh off a six-day visit to my second home of Florida, I take a lazy day off in the Sanctuary to enjoy some down time and nature. I took a two-hour nap on t...

Took some time out from the world to escape in The Sanctuary.  In between an assisted living home visit for a reading was my quiet time and ecotherapy and lo...

From the Sanctuary: Magic keeps happening here. At last the tree and bush buds have fully emerged and the air is drifting with cottony seeds rather than snow...

Having fun with the new diagnosis this week. Met the new PT who was filled with nothing but encouragement for my MS after a thorough examination and assessme...

From the Sanctuary: I take a different vantage point in the Sanctuary today as part of my new “Reverse that MS” therapy. The neurologist has ordered some IV ...

On this Easter Sunday morning during this season of rebirth and renewal, the powers that be are playing an April Fool’s prank by casting giant snowflakes dow...

As I raise my glass at sunset and close out another day, I gaze out at the white layer of late winter snow and admire my Sanctuary view that has the wind wre...

Thirty-five years of helping young adults with their vocations, and the best quote ever for maintaining that important “follow your heart” theme comes the ot...

It’s that time of the year for us stir crazy Western New Yorkers who don’t partake in winter outings because the cold temperatures don’t appeal to us. By the...

I honestly do view the world through rose colored glasses. Let’s just say I wear the corneal implants. They complement my blue eyes, making them sparkle. Aft...