Last week I volunteered with First Descents at a rock climbing camp in Lake Tahoe. Standing in front of the rock on the first day, I felt my body reacting in similar ways to a big performance. It’s not often that…
Category: Human Archives
Deathdays
My family and I make a point of getting together, or supporting each other, on my father’s deathday. Somehow we decided organically to acknowledge the day he died, instead of his birthday. We didn’t plan it this way, it just…
Arrival of Spring
Something about the arrival of spring always puts a new bounce in my step. I admire the force and determination at this time of the year. The new buds emerge at the ends of tree branches and new flowers continually appear…
Rejuvenate
Last year about this time I was moving into my new place. [Read about it here.] By the end of the weekend, my arm throbbing with pain, I was ready for a break. My mother and I headed down to…
Blind Faith
As a small child I always dreamed of one day having “hawk” vision, razor sharp up close and able to see details from a far distance. From a young age I had “coke” bottle lenses, the kind that were so…