Mar
31
View Point – Focusing in on What Matters
March 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Do you make choices in life as a result of what others may think, or are you the type of person that throws caution to the wind with little regard of the judgments that may follow? Also, if you knew that others were watching your every move would that make a difference in your [...]
Mar
29
Standing on Mountains – You Must Believe it to Achieve It
March 29, 2010 | 2 Comments
There is a single word that I feel should not exist. I actually have taken a black permanent marker and have blotted this word from the pages of my dictionary. By doing so I demonstrated to my kids the importance of making a stance and having conviction in taking control of your own destiny. [...]
Mar
24
Warmth In a Lonely World – You Are Not Alone
March 24, 2010 | 3 Comments
I took this photograph over two months ago and have sat down on three separate occasions, with it before me, to write an article for this site. Each time my attempt failed as a stupor of thought clouded my mind. “Why can’t words come regarding this image?” Then I asked myself, “For what purpose was [...]
Mar
22
Strength In Numbers
March 22, 2010 | 3 Comments
Before dawn rose or birds greeted the day, I witnessed several hundred determined souls joined together in the darkness to take on a challenge that most would question their sanity for even considering. The dark of night could not keep the path before us shaded. Streaming down from each set of handle bars and helmet [...]
Mar
17
Age Is Really a State of Mind
March 17, 2010 | 1 Comment
Wow, is this ever an awesome subject to write about! Literally, my head is spinning with all the directions I can go. But the one that stands out the most is how each of us deal with the changing sands of time with our outer looks versus our inner view. Do we handle aging [...]
Mar
15
Finding Good in a World of Bad
March 15, 2010 | 1 Comment
Each year our community has an event called “Inner-Coastal and Watershed Cleanup Day.” This is organized throughout the county to bring people together in a common cause. Thousands of volunteers descend on the beaches, parks, creeks and riverbanks adorned with work gloves, garbage bags, and a spirit of making this part of our world [...]
Mar
12
Adapting To Your Circumstance
March 12, 2010 | 2 Comments
A short walk from where we live exists a pond that, for the most part, looks like a barren wasteland nine months of the year. When it is in it’s dehydrated state no water can be found and the surface mud is cracked and hardened. If you were to walk on the mud floor during [...]
Mar
10
Managing Chaos – Orderly Disorder
March 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Fourteen furry critters on the end of fourteen colorful leashes, tangled together and held firmly by two gentle and patient hands. Not exactly the site you expect to come across when you turn a corner on the local bike path. These pups are walked and cared for by a couple of local women whose hearts [...]
Mar
8
Rubble In Your Path – Learn To Go Through It
March 8, 2010 | 1 Comment
Having mountain biked for over a decade I’ve had much opportunity to tackle difficult terrain. Though I have always had the choice to get off my bike and walk around hard lines I, in most situations, choose to be tested by going over them. I love the challenges a path can bring when it is greater [...]
Mar
3
Making it to Higher Ground – A Planned Path
March 3, 2010 | 1 Comment
Just over five years ago the world watched in horror as a tsunami struck Thailand and surrounding countries with devastating force killing nearly a quarter of a million people. So many were unaware of the signs that could have warned them to get to higher ground in order to save their lives. One of those [...]