Find Your Dash Moment: The Road to Nowhere
Was that the “dueling banjos” I heard from “Deliverance?” No, it was just my partner, Skip, humming, echoing my concern for this desolate road. We expected a toothless resident to come onto the road any minute—but no, in northwest California, we’d more likely...
New Year. New Opportunity for Growth
This New Year post is coming a bit late—about the same time that many New Year’s resolutions are petering out. I had a hard time getting started after the holidays and getting the flu. I was reminded that it is okay to start back slowly and not try to overdo...
Find Your Dash Moment: Gifts from the Heart
“Little Baby, pa, rum, pa, pa, pum. I am a poor boy too, pa, rum, pa, pa, pum. I have no gift to bring, that’s fit to give a king. Shall I play for him? Pa rum pa, pa, pum. On my drum. Then he smiled at me, pa, rum, pa, pa, pum.” We may only think of the Little...
Find Your Dash Moment: Start the Day with a Task Completed
Most of my life I have heard how a morning routine is vitally important to personal achievement. I have no objection to morning routines and have even tried them on occasion. I just wish morning routines could be done a little later in the day. It doesn’t matter what...
Find Your Dash Moment: The Many Faces of Peace
It was a dark and gloomy day when I walked over to Capitol Park near my office. I expected the roses to be done blooming, in fact that was one of the reasons I walked over there, to see if it was time to prune my own roses. There truly is something to be said for the...