Going Alone

My walking has changed. I used to walk like I needed to be somewhere. Not so much anymore. Now, I walk like I’ve mostly already...

As I age, I look back on the preceding decades like the acts in a great play which we are all compelled to perform to a greater or lesser...

It was 116 degrees at Siberia ghost town yesterday. A few years back, and I’d have felt a longing to be out there. No more... I don’t...

I’m sleeping every night now, straight through, from the moment I rest my head on my pillow at 9:00 PM until the alarm sounds at 4:00...

For a time yesterday I was standing on one of life’s several summits, looking back across the landscape already crossed. I was the oldest...

I learned a few things about myself yesterday by surfing. First, I learned that I can become a surfer again if I want to. At age...

My well being lately seems balanced on a log. I’m like a young boy crossing over a stream on a fallen tree. Altogether, I feel pretty...

After work yesterday I went to the beach to sit on the sand and behold… Waves, as big as a winter storm were marching up from the...

I talked to a thirty-something year old surfer just now, looking down in the dumps by the stairs. He was dripping wet, watching his four...

Back to work tomorrow. But, I’m ready. Eager even. As I get to do good things at my job. Hard, sure. But then I wouldn’t be needed or...

Join me while I personalize a copy of Going Alone before sending it to a reader in New York City. Evelyn seems an upbeat, optimistic...

My resolve for the new year is to be more attentive to the discipline of my thoughts, to lay out an agenda and quota for my day’s work,...

Merry Christmas! I received today the good fortune of another day of life. I promise I won’t waste it. #GoingAlone #TheGoodLife #Purpose...

Moving quick this morning, I’ve got somewhere to go—working from the office in fact, a real treat these days. No, I’m not one for working...

I’m caught up and even ahead at work, which is dangerous as it’s tempting now to coast and be less productive than my employer deserves ...

Not as productive yesterday as I’d like. I hate that. It really, truly bothers me not to complete a work day driven hard and...

My thoughts were on process today: how to best organize my days and my activities to make good use of my remaining good years. Hopefully,...

It was a rough day yesterday, though I did not let that prevent me from being productive at work. I’m sick. Not so sick I need a day...

We’re out of coffee, but that’s alright. I’ll make a pot of tea which I won’t even sip. That’s ’cause I slept well last night (for a...

I made this video at Dana Point Harbor in Dana Point, California. I begin the video simply to share a little bit about the surroundings,...