I am four and a half days away from beginning the Transpac sailboat race. I am excited, not nervous, just excited! I am grateful for all of the encouragment that I am receiving from my family, (siblings and cousins), as well as from my friends. No body has told me that I am crazy, they…

This one is brief Still felt I am grateful for the healing that occurs naturally, without effort To allow effort Effortlessly Happy Summer Solstice, Everyone

Yesterday marked the beginning of Race Week in the Los Angeles / San Pedro Habor.  Exactly one weekfrom today, on June 27th, the TransPac sailboat race begins.  I will be on one of the sailboats crossing the starting line and heading to Oahu on that day.  I am getting excited.  We had a new crew…

I have known my blessings from day one. The moment I opened a new chapter in my book of Life called Fatherhood I knew i had been gifted a beautiful reason for living. It was a storyline I knew I wanted before I even was given the means to see it realized. Of course, the…

Things change quickly in this life. This week my work schedule has shifted; what I thought it was, it wasn’t. I have not seen my partner for a week and I was only going to see her one day this week. Then the work schedule changed and she had to change her schedule to accompany…

I am grateful that things changed, and a family friend is joining us on Mt. Tam this weekend. I am grateful for the wonderful company & dinner I had this evening. I am grateful for the community I share in on the RJTF.

I am deeply grateful for my immediate family. I have experienced deeply gratifying interactions with all of them today. And… we all are hear via mi madre. Happy Birthday, Mom.

I am grateful that all is well in our family home. It ain’t perfect, sure – it is quite human though. And I am grateful that we are all doing alright tonight.

I am grateful for my brother’s post, it triggered a thought in me.  Those may be few and far between….LOL.  It is interesting, I do not watch the news or listen to it on the radio.  The only newspaper that I read is The LOG; boating news for California and the West Coast.  Lately I feel that…

I am a wet mess. I don’t live up to what I believe I am capable of. I waste time; procrastinate. I continually break agreements. I watch my mind and emotions shift and change moment to moment… nothing solid. Everything in question. I am a hot mess. I am grateful for myself.

Another day and well it was the same ocean; I do have a new scab on the top of my head though.  Here it is the first day of June and I am still waiting for the sun to make an appearance.  Yesterday I piloted a neighbor’s Forty foot boat over to the boatyard to…