Reboot, Rejuvenate, Resurrect

DON’T NEGLECT THE NEED   It is December 1, 2025, Monday morning at 4:36 AM. The sage and the candle are adding ambience to the stage for my morning writing. The aroma triggered a memory. I remembered reading a line about sage burning, “Light the sage. When it has done its work, it will extinguish itself.” A bundle of sage always last for weeks. I light the same bundle day after day. It burns for a few minutes and then it goes out. The few minutes of smoldering cast its aroma,

LOVE AND HATE Everybody loves to travel…not true…I love traveling for a lot of reasons. Traveling breaks rituals and routines which is why some people don’t like to do it. I love that travel breaks my routine. I hate that travel breaks my routine. Confused? Keep reading.   Both ritualistic or routine-driven, accurately describe me. Were you a thief surveilling my house, it would take you exactly zero weeks to know my routine. Once a routine is established, I work to keep it g

SERENDIPIDITY   My favorite son and only child (a kid at heart) stopped by in the middle of the afternoon to retrieve his emotional...

WHY HOLD ON?   I will often end the morning walk by watering the plants in the yard. I have found a way to hold the water hose and...

FATHERLY ADVICE Upon entering the restaurant, she immediately folded her small brown seven-year-old fingers around the piece of red and...