Sometimes... Readers ask tough questions.Here are five emails from last week. Excerpts from theirs.Excerpts from mine. ______ Email #1 (excerpt): "Setting goals every Monday is intimidating. I know me and I can't keep that up. Any other ideas you have to offer?" My...

The Speed of Life. I graduated from college in 1985.It's 2024. That's why I write about not wasting life.We have zero to waste. ______ 2024. Once... Seemingly the date for sci-fi books I read. Today... A real-life year we're about to start. The future lives... Now....

I focus on STARTS.It soothes the sting of ENDS. ______ My ocean-traveling adventure has come to an end. It was a brilliant 30 days of renewing health and breathing harmony. I loved it. My day-to-day responsibilities weren't consuming me. I had no clue if my favorite...

Crashing big waves. The ocean carries them.So does the land. ______ I’m living on the ocean for thirty days. I spent today in Antigua, Guatemala, before again boarding the Bliss (the name of my ship) and setting sail up the Pacific. In Antigua… My sneakers took me up...

I’m in Cartagena, Columbia.I thought I just met a new friend. BUT… He didn’t think the same of me.He peed on my computer. ______ I won’t keep you in suspense. He’s a TINY red squirrel. I was sitting outdoors in a very lush, plant and tree-rich café-like area. I had...

I’m in the ocean off Costa Rica. I can’t see land.But I see dolphins. Hours of them. ______ Yesterday... The dolphins kept coming. And as they did… TIME stopped moving. My initial goal had been to walk laps on the ship’s track. The walking never happened. My feet...