Landing in my email... Dear Shawn, I set next day goals before bed, but the next day comes and goes and my goals remain undone. Why do I even set them? It's discouraging. Any suggestions? ______ My response: Dear "Next Day"... I've lived this challenge 1,000...

Some weeks my blogs come easy.Some weeks they don't. Some weeks...I'm hit by an instant idea that inspires a first draft in twenty minutes. Other weeks...I'm smashed for six days in a row by an iceberg of giant brain freeze. Even though...I may have had to...

I asked:"Whatcha' drawin'?" One boy answered:"We're makin' pizza." With parent nearby, two preschool age boys were sprawled out in front of the curb I was sitting on. With colored chalk, they were drawing big circles on the sidewalk. They were going at it with full...

Every so often...it happens. I wake up feelin' the funkies. Can you relate? On the particular day I'm pointing to now...I just wasn't feelin' anything close to positive from the moment my eyes saw the day. Three things underwhelmed me: 1. Physically...I was exhausted...

I was walking on the ocean beach path...when I passed her. She was walking her bike. "Did you run out of gas?" I teased. "This is a dangerous part of the path for me to pedal," she said. "There are too many fast bikes, and I'm not used to that." "I get it," I...

If I can walk THERE...I do. Why? Walking not only allows me to check off my daily "exercise" box, but even more...it encourages me to live life moving healthier and slower. I'm sensing that maybe... just maybe...the more I walk slowly through life without the need to...