Secrets of the Surfer

I watched the surfer with interest as he walked out into the water. What was his secret I wondered? How could he so confidently face what would cause me great fear? I spoke with the gal by the checkout of the store across the street. How does he do that? What is his...

Beginning Today

We can’t move forward when we’re constantly looking backward. It’s true.  Have you ever tried it? Stumbling, fumbling, walking right into things. It’s impossible to go forward. But we say we want to. We declare that we must move forward. But it’s the looking back,...

House Arrest?

Her words caused my breathing to stop. For a moment. How could it possibly be? “You are under house arrest. You must stay inside and talk to no one,” My thoughts raced in a million different directions. What had I done? Here I was thousands of miles from...

Sometimes It Hurts

Every change involves letting go of what has been to embrace the new. Now I don’t know about you but that’s sometimes been a process for me. Letting go of the beautiful pink flowered bedroom in Kansas City for the ugly yellow bedroom in Owego. But it didn’t take me...