“If you watch a juggler as s/he throws and catches several balls at one time, you’ll notice the time taken to handle/touch one ball is seconds long – quick, light and balanced. Though there can be multiple balls, they each receive attention – sometimes more or less depending on the degree of a trick’s difficulty. If one’s left out, the completion of the maneuver is not possible. This analogy can be applied to your life. As long as your balls –...

“The phrase “twists and turns” comes up as last minute changes arise: postponed performance, a cancelled appointment, a double booking, a suddenly sick friend, phone call from “a voice from the past”, “Oh, you don’t have to pay – this is free,” finding a familiar name in the obituaries, “I didn’t know you did that – how exciting,” a wedding invitation in the mail, a clear blue sky on a day with rain in the forecast, no milk on the shelves,...

“What does your heart look like? Soft and pink like rose petals or gilded and strong like gold armor? Fresh like newly cut grass or seasoned like spicy curry? Fragrant and fully blooming like purple lilac or pungent like a spring-day farmer’s field? Towering over majestic mountains or exquisitely and delicately hidden in a baby’s sigh? Melodic like a babbling brook or thundering like a herd of mustangs? Does your heart look like any of these?...

“Liza Doolittle sings of “Words – I’m so sick of words…”  Yes, in one way, words can make you sick. “I hate doing this,” “He lost the fight against cancer,” “I’ll try it but I’m not good at it,” “Looks like rain again,” “They’re all like that,” “I look awful in that color,” “Don’t make me repeat myself,” “My knee is giving me trouble,” “Sure wish I was like him,” “Money doesn’t grow on trees, you know,” “They’re talking about the war lasting a...

“Out of the blue a big crow-sized, red-headed woodpecker – pileated to be specific – flew over the court like a well-aimed tennis ball. Extraordinary sight since these big male birds are less common than they once were. Knowing this, meant finding out his significance timely: “create your own rhythm and do things your way in your own time”. Thought I would share this permission nugget with you for no one dictates your destiny except you.” To...