I laugh when people say they have trouble getting out of bed in the morning. Try having to do what I call “FSHD yoga” to get up. It involves swinging the legs over the side, leaning on your left elbow, using your right hand to grab a...
Life isn’t black and white. On a beautiful, sunny, late spring day, I’m reluctant to write about the imagery of the word grey. But it’s actually the title of a song by Ani DiFranco. There’s a line in the song...
“Well, we’re going nowhere slowly, but we’re seeing all the sights.”-Frank Turner On a lazy, damp, gray, springtime Saturday morning I found inspiration to write another blog post. It’s been awhile. My season takes my...
I once had a doctor say to me at the end of an examination, “I hope they find a treatment for your condition so you can be happy.” I stopped her as she was about to walk out the door. I couldn’t just let that go. “Oh, I’m happy.” I said...
I needed to find balance between my love for the island and fear of the wind. There was a lesson to be applied here. My teacher became the divi divi tree.
Just some rivers and streams in between you and where you wanna be…Watch the signs now, you’ll know what they mean, you’ll be fine now… And may good hope walk with you through everything. Glen Hansard, ‘Song of Good...
By the time he was 30, Frank DeBlasi was already a cancer survivor. Now the former college basketball player and current financial advisor has taken on the role of mentor for young people battling cancer, or “ballers” as he refers to...
There is a famous Japanese proverb that says, “After winning the battle, tighten your helmet.”
What does success look like to you?
"We only do this once, life."