Can we talk? Can we find a nice rock with a great view; sit down on this trek up the mountainside; rest the legs a bit… and just talk? Can we be in the moment… enjoy the views from where we are, give ourselves a moment to feel good about our progress upward, and just … Continue reading TIME FOR A BREAK
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THE MISSING PIECE
PUTTING TOGETHER A PUZZLE You open the box of a 1000-piece puzzle and dump the contents out on a table. The pieces fall into a chaotic pile, and you begin to spread them out and turn them face up, working to establish some order to the mess. You grab each piece without giving much thought … Continue reading THE MISSING PIECE
EVERYTHING COMES WITH A PRICE
Can a person find balance when they need to make extreme changes? This is where I’m going in this post. Those words came to me as I laid down the other night after another hard workout... “Everything comes with a price…” It was Wednesday night, Day 16 of a streak dating back to August 29th … Continue reading EVERYTHING COMES WITH A PRICE
I WANNA…UNTIL I DON’T WANNA
I WANNA… It’s a weekly topic of conversation in my office… sobriety, getting out of the legal system… getting “my life” together. I wanna get clean… I wanna get sober… I wanna get off probation… I wanna get back into my kids lives… It came up when I was a basketball coach… I wanna win … Continue reading I WANNA…UNTIL I DON’T WANNA
GANNETT PEAK
We live in a culture that more and more seems to require immediate gratification… immediate results, in order to hold our attention. If the reward doesn’t come quickly, we move on to other sources in search for that dopamine spike into our brain. However, those truly significant dreams we hold deep within our heart are … Continue reading GANNETT PEAK
CAIRNS
Mount Ida stands at almost 12,900 feet in Rocky Mountain National Park. The trailhead sits just west of the visitor’s center at the top of Trail Ridge Road, a 48-mile paved alpine road connecting the east and west entrances of the park. There are plenty of mountains that stand taller than Ida in RMNP, and … Continue reading CAIRNS
NOTHING TO LOSE
(Just a thought I had today... It doesn't seem all that practical in today's day & age...) It's easy to sit and dream about what we want out ahead of us in some future time. We'll keep it safely on the shelf where we can pick it up and look at it from time-to-time. But … Continue reading NOTHING TO LOSE
The Spider and the Fly
(I didn’t see this post coming when I started my morning… but perhaps a lesson we can find a practical way to apply to our own lives.) I saw an interesting battle on my front porch this morning. A larger than average spider was lowering itself by its web out of the tree next to … Continue reading The Spider and the Fly
THE MAGIC OF THE MOUNTAIN
Chasm Lake with the Diamond of Longs Peak at top center Chasm Lake lies just below the diamond face of Longs, sitting at about 11,800 ft elevation. It’s almost 9 miles out-and-back (up and down would be a better descriptor) with an elevation gain of between 2400-2500 feet. It’s a bear! Doable…but it will cost … Continue reading THE MAGIC OF THE MOUNTAIN
A Lesson from the Peanut Butter Jar
Okay… maybe this is silly or stupid, but maybe not so much. I was making my breakfast “shake” this morning and I reached the bottom of the peanut butter jar. I worked my spoon diligently in an effort to salvage as much peanut butter as I could before tossing the jar in the recycle. As … Continue reading A Lesson from the Peanut Butter Jar