Reboot, Rejuvenate, Resurrect

FIRST TIME LAST TIME When was the last time you did something for the first time? This is not your first time reading this question in...

THE COUCH   On the way to the gym, I take a short cut through a neighborhood. Approximately six months ago, a tannish brown cloth sofa...

MEET FRANK   The morning routine was well---routine… ordinary, except I happened upon a quote by Mires Van der Rohe, a German American...

SELF TALK Handwritten statements on the front page of a beautiful gold and navy journal, a gift from a dear friend, bear witness to how...

TABLE TALK    “Table Topics – Family Gathering,” is an appropriate card game for all ages and most suitable for our household. Minimally...

WITHIN   Two years ago, while planning a milestone anniversary celebration and recovering from vertigo, I became fascinated with corn…not...

Written 8/8/25   On July 10 th , I looked at it closely or as close as I could with my naked eye. The ordinary thing became...

ROSES, MOON, DEER, AND CORN   You already know, I love the outdoors.   Every summer, some facet of creation captures my attention and...

PARAPET Having never heard the word nor seen it written, it was love at first sight. Upon googling I was completely taken in. As much as...

SLOW DOWN   Many adults seem to have forgotten the benefits of walking - that it was their first independent mode of transportation. I...

HELP! PLEASE Humans may be the only animal when trapped or hurt will choose to remain in the situation without crying out for help or...

AM I SORRY?   I believe we use the phrase, “I am sorry” too much. Why? Every time I (we) speak those three words, am I truly sorry for my...

SIMPLE QUESTION   I heard the footsteps on the basement stairs before I saw the producer of them. There was only one person that could be...

ADAPTABLE   Last September, I was exposed to an example of extreme adaptation from an unlikely source. I knew I would eventually tell you...

THE LAST TIME   These words were printed on a wallpaper border about a foot below the ceiling in a room where I was taking a class. “When...

THE LETTER   Think for a moment about Lewis and Clark – the duo who explored the territory west of the Missouri River to the west coast...

WHAT THE BODY CARRIES   I am a supporter of a local art museum and therefore receive beautiful, printed announcements of upcoming...

SITTING TO BECOME   “The more you sit the more you become who you are. “Rumi   This quote was instructional to the forty-day journey of...

DETAILS THAT INSPIRE   My primary goal is to write words that encourage and to promote a healthy step forward. It is my practice to...

SHOW RESPECT   Show TODAY the respect that it deserves. How? By respecting the pace of the day. How? By not rushing forward into...