Overlooking the Obvious

Overlooking the Obvious

  I love the way Ted Leeson, author of the classic book The Habit of Rivers, captures this phenomenon. Someone once asked Ray Charles what the worst part of being blind was; he replied, “Not being able to see.” Some things are pointedly obvious, and...
What’s Your Passion?

What’s Your Passion?

  The whole experience seemed to swallow him up. Time went away. His focus narrowed. Distractions wasted their time on him. In the flow, in the moment, he was enjoying a snatch of time immersed in his passion. Fishing. What’s your passion? Teaching?...
Creative Life

Creative Life

  With a belly full of Peruvian delicacies, I strolled the Oklahoma City Arts Festival with my family. Brightly colored blown glass, intricately designed sculptures, and splendid captures of beauty in an array of art forms drew us in. Admiring and wondering at...
Expectations

Expectations

  “You have got to be kidding me!” I said once again. In the course of 5 weeks earlier this year, we experienced the following set of unfortunate events: I had another kidney stone (number six in my life). My wife had a gall bladder attack and gall...
Feelin’ Good

Feelin’ Good

  Some of us are strongly driven by feeling, some more so by thought. But, it’s never 100% one or the other. Each day, each week, I have a routine of tasks to do. These make sense in view of my monthly, yearly, and 5 year goals and they jive with my life...