Climbing a ladder in ballet shoes

Climbing a ladder in ballet shoes

“You should have made me keep dancing.” This was a phrase I said to my mother after seeing a performance of some dancers when I was a young teen. (Of course I was a teen, the audacity of such a statement could only come from a kid that age.) At this point in my life,...
About Your Music

About Your Music

“Many people die with their music still in them. Too often it is because they are always getting ready to live. Before they know it time runs out,” wrote Oliver Wendall Holmes. Here’s the truth: We think we have time.We think we’ll get around to it.Next...
Fall and Bleed

Fall and Bleed

“Don’t wish it was easier, wish you were better. Don’t wish for less problems, wish for more skills. Don’t wish for less challenge, wish for more wisdom.” –Jim Rohn When Ann and I got together, she’d been a runner, and I’d been a mountain climber....
We Have The Gym Back

We Have The Gym Back

The gym was packed in the first week of January. Every treadmill taken.Weights clanking.Bikes whirling. Resolutions were on full display. By the second week, a few people disappeared.By the third, more empty spaces.Now, in the first week of February, it’s back to the...
The Best Is Yet To Come

The Best Is Yet To Come

You’ve done everything right. Checked all the boxes. Built a life others admire. But still, something feels off. It’s subtle at first. A quiet voice whispering: “Is this all there is?” You try to ignore it. Keep going. Push harder. But the voice grows louder. It...