Going Alone

So incredibly cold! This wind! And that sky! I can’t type for the shaking of my hands. Beautiful! Just love it! #GoingAlone #TheGoodLife...

I’ve been imagining sunlight lately. I can see the light of the sun in my thoughts. And I can feel the warmth of sunshine, even dull...

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...

I’ve added a new principal today to The Good Life creed. “Scriptwriting” builds upon a suggestion offered to me by Juan to take a more...

I missed two whole days jumping into the sea. And boy did I miss ‘em. It’s like skipping a necessary meal, or missing sleep, or ...

I’m anticipating this coming trip to Japan like none before. In the past, I’ve fretted over the details of travel, the obstacles and...

Last night, lying in bed, I listened to the sound of the waves collapsing upon the beach. I could hear the peel of big peaks drawing ...

I added to my evening swim today a half mile run through the shallow waters where the ocean caresses the land here in Huntington Beach....

Forgot my glasses today. So, I’ll just run instead of type. #GoingAlone #TheGoodLife #TrueLimits The Good Life Meditation is my daily...

Day four of the new year and I’m rounding Cape Horn into a lovely, calmer sea. Every new year I round into an undiscovered ocean, a place...

I really tried not to go to the beach today. I invented a half dozen good reasons not to go. I shook my head no crossing the sand. I...

I used more of Juan’s advice this morning when my work worries woke me before the alarm. I explained to these worries how I planned to...

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...

I’m off like a runner dashing clear of the starting gate. 2023 is beginning with resolve to stay a better and more consistent course with...

First swim of the year. Incredible winds. But nevermind. Cold water. Nevermind. Pain in my joints, damn arthritis. Nevermind. Age ...

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,...

It’s time for a cold and rainy morning live book reading of Going Alone, from the wet sands in front of tower 18 in Huntington Beach,...

I am excited for 2023 like I have not been excited for any new year before. It’s because I’m living now less year to year as on a life ...

I sure enjoyed my hike yesterday with my nephew, Parker. I hope he will come explore with me together in Japan one day. Oh, the places...