Going Alone

The storms have passed and our winter beach has returned to it’s familiar attitude and ways. It’s good to run again down and into the ...

Yesterday, I met Angela. She’s my age, and she’s at the beach every afternoon just like me. Angela sits in a tiny blue tent with her...

Today I limbered up and ran two miles before my swim. Add to that the fact that I’ve only eaten a piece of bread and a small bowl of my...

This morning I did something new. I ran along the surf-zone all the way to the Huntington Beach Pier and back—two miles total, a new...

Today is a holiday, and I plan to use this free time to perform a mock job of packing for our upcoming trip to Japan. I’ll figure out and...

I’ve skipped my ocean swim three days now due to the storms and the big waves. But mostly it’s the strong ocean currents which I see...

Yesterday was momentous at work. It was like when climbing a mountain when we reach that ledge or ridge just below the summit and we...

Last night, Yumiko found some nice properties in Japan which she shared with me. It’s my job then to locate these places on the map and...

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’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 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...