Going Alone

I’ve added a new principal to The Good Life creed, that of Family, and the sub-principle of Catalyst. These were part and parcel of the...

Three days missed… And now, even a relatively warm winter day like today feels quite cold. Just last week I was coming here in the wind...

No swim again yesterday. Duty called. And I, always, heed my duty. I think I’d have made a pretty good soldier, as I respond to duty with...

We’re past the company holiday party, which always feels to me like rounding a corner into the new year. Since I know I’m leaving the...

No swim yesterday, had to work instead. I Certainly missed it. Maybe I’ll swim twice tomorrow to make up. Retirement has been on my mind...

I’m going in to work at the office today, which is something I stopped doing since moving to the beach. It’s a long commute to the...

A light switched on in my mind last night, prompted by a comment from Juan about taking charge of the visualization of our challenges,...

A man came up to me after my swim today and while I was toweling off in the red glow. He said, “I walk here every evening and I see you ...

Lightning and thunder this morning, way out over the sea. That’s the best kind—thunder and lightning from somewhere else: a high...

It’s a rainy day. Good thing our housework and shopping are done. It’s tempting now to rest, to sit on the sofa and watch a movie. But...

Chores and shopping are done. “I’m going to the beach, Yumiko!” ”Ok, see ya.” There’s at least another thirty minutes of light, enough...

I’ve begun moving videos from my Abandoned Japan channel to my main channel in an effort at gradual consolidation ahead of our return to...

A good night’s sleep. And I know why. It’s because I literally clobbered work yesterday. With just two meetings and a quiet email in-box...

I stumbled and cut my leg open on my way to the beach. warm blood trickling down to my ankle. No biggie. The sea’ll sort this out. And so...

I was distracted by Juan yesterday, by his excellence and professionalism, and his self-control and his poise. Juan meets others where...

The kite guys are back. They asked me if the water’s cold. Heck yeah, it’s cold! But so’s life sometimes—and that don’t stop me jumping...

I’m tuning into the mark this morning. This happens sometimes, just like the hard days happen sometimes, when we duke it out through...

My body seems to be enjoying the cold. I’m not even putting on a shirt to go home, though I do shiver hard. That’s a good measure of a...

Yesterday, I teetered on the edge of a cliff. I was working with the team to resolve a challenge when I “saw the light” and realized the...

Warm skin. This winter sun speaks today of September and April. ”Stay for a while” it seems to say. Enjoy a few minutes with the waning...