Minding my Birding Business

Minding my Birding Business

Reading Time: 4 minutes In our post-pandemic year of 2026, many of us carry an improved ability to notice our noticing. We’re getting better at noticing the signs that we need rest. We’re getting better at noticing the needs of our neighbors and the birds on our fire...
THIS IS HOW YOU SHOW UP

THIS IS HOW YOU SHOW UP

Reading Time: 2 minutesAllen and I have had brief conversations about the connections between how you show up for the day and how you dress yourself. The way he described the inspiration for his particularly dapper outfit on a random Monday morning was that he felt...
Choosing Silence in an Overstimulating World

Choosing Silence in an Overstimulating World

Reading Time: < 1 minute I drove home from work in complete silence the other day. No music, no podcast, no background noise to fill the space. Just the sound of the road and my own thoughts. It wasn’t intentional at first, I was in a rush to hit the road, but a...
Words

Words

Reading Time: < 1 minute Words.Too many of them can drive a man insane. Not enough of them can make a man confused.Words.The truth mixed with a lie can lead a man down a wrong path. Lies mixed with lies can leave a man lost in hisown way.Words.Yes! The Cliff Notes...
Life Is NOW

Life Is NOW

Reading Time: 3 minutes Stress is caused by being “here” but wanting to be “there,” or being in the present but wanting to be in the future.-Eckhart Tolle, The Power of NowOne of the first books I ever read from cover to cover (and actually enjoyed) was The Power of...