Yesterday I was at my golf course, walking among the drifting leaves as autumn continued to create at once both beautiful images and challenging golf conditions. It was my last weekend playing before the course closes so I was thinking back over my year of golf and all of its ups and downs. Golf is … Continue reading “Loose and Long” (And Other Lessons From The Golf Course)
Freedom To Choose
Yesterday was one of those rare days when my wife and I had an argument. Not one of those little tiffs that passes in a minute or two, but something more significant where both parties tend to stay away from each other to let it cool off, then when back in proximity to each other … Continue reading Freedom To Choose
Proudly Imperfect!
Louise Gallagher over at Dare Boldly published a great post this week that was titled “Pride: it cometh after the fall too“. In it Louise discusses how our pride can get in the way doing what really needs to be done because we’re too worried about what others might think, instead of worrying less about … Continue reading Proudly Imperfect!
Sometimes Life Is Messy … But The Sun Will Still Rise
Have you ever noticed that when there is something important in your life that needs attention, that the world around us provides a lot of hints to take note? For me, there have been a lot of indications that I need to take stock of where I am at in my transition into my “first retirement”.I’m … Continue reading Sometimes Life Is Messy … But The Sun Will Still Rise
New Insight Into Community and Belonging
We have spent the last three weeks in France, almost all of which was in the town of Olonzac in the southwest of the country. We’ve always wanted to spend an extended time in a small European place, and we were fortunate to be given the opportunity to rent a flat in an 18th century … Continue reading New Insight Into Community and Belonging
Four Levels Of Living Purposefully
Living my purpose has been on my mind a lot lately. I think it comes with the idea of retirement, and other times where we make a major change in the rhythms of our life. I know that living a life of purpose is what will provide me the richness I crave in life. What … Continue reading Four Levels Of Living Purposefully
