The Good

The Good

Noticing #5Last week, my wife and I celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary in Santa Fe, New Mexico. We were determined to go slow and enjoy the moment. Along the way, we noticed and experienced the good in ways such as: Lovely conversation with a couple from Ohio as...
Listening

Listening

Noticing #4 Worries were piling up, and January has about 492 days. So, I set off on a 27 degree early morning walk at Martin Nature Park in OKC not too long ago. Trails are dirt and rock, no pavement, which always makes me feel like I’m further from the city. On...
Going Granular

Going Granular

Noticing #3Last weekend, my wife and I flew to Los Angeles to see our son perform in a show for two nights. Along the way, I took notice of many things including: James Goldstein in the OKC airport (Google him). The expansive pastry shelf at Porto’s in Burbank...
Dances Observed

Dances Observed

Noticing #2 At our OKC Parkinson’s Walk each year, I am the emcee and DJ. I love it! One of my favorite parts happens as I switch from country to current hits to classic sing-alongs and observe who starts moving to which music. It’s uncanny. Every year the...
The Little Things

The Little Things

Noticing #1 If you can calm your mind and focus your gaze from a higher perspective,You can see and feel and hear and smell and taste and sense…the little things. Like a moment’s snuggle with a toddler,Or reading love in the eyes of an elderly sage. You might pause to...