Two parasailers over a blue lake with snow-capped mountains in the background, towed by a speedboat

Are you happy yet?

They gave happiness a day. Whoever decided this was being more honest than they perhaps intended.

The Bowl That Holds Everything

Painted black. Hollowed from a Mexican fruit shell. Travelled oceans. Then settled quietly into temple life, as if it had always been there. Accumulating wisdom through the ages when all I thought it collected was coins.

This Moment That Is Slipping Away

The present is the only gift you can give yourself without a booking confirmation. But first, you have to be in it.
Solitary bird on a weathered post by San Francisco Bay with fog. A quiet checklist in sight.

Not a Travelogue. A Checklist.

Choose Magic: The Wonder of Everyday Moments

Vagamon Hills: A Climb Worth the View

Michael Jordan’s Lesson: The Real Test of Success Starts After You Win

Blades of Grass, A Rising Sun, and a Gentle Morning Question

Big Planes, Small Planes—The Sky Sees No Difference

“One Day We Will Be in Charge”—A Scrawl, A Promise