It has rained here yesterday and today. Our tournament started about four hours late. We began play at one o’clock and finished about eight o’clock. It was an amazing day of tennis. My team played two matches in which there a dozen games decided by one point and four of the sets decided by a…
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Heart to Heart 540 Surprise! Surprise!
Surprise! Surprise! That was uttered by the actor Jim Nabors while he played Gomer Pyle on TV back in the sixties. I am in Surprise Arizona tonight. I am playing in a regional tennis tournament with eight other team members from Sedona. We will play several matches and the winner goes to the national championships…
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Never too late for a second chance We all make choices that don’t go so well. We break promises. We forget to keep our appointments. We don’t show up on time. We eat extra dessert when we are trying to lose weight. We don’t do our homework. We leave the stove burner on high. I…
Read moreHeart to Heart 537 Awesome Universe!
Awesome Universe! Lou Ann was working up in Flagstaff today. I was aware of how quiet the house is without her. She brings such joy and love and happiness into my life and so many others. I was feeling so grateful for sharing our journey together. When she came home we decided to go out…
Read moreHeart to Heart 536 Making a Difference
Making a Difference I was honored to be part of a meeting here in Sedona about sustainability. If you have seen the latest scientific studies, we are at a point of no return for our planet. We discussed why so many people do not get the urgency of our situation. If you are in an…
Read moreHeart to Heart 535 The Season
The Season Lou Ann and I and Austin, went to a holiday concert in Cottonwood to watch Austin’s wife Ashley play in a band today. It was a band and not an orchestra so no string instruments. It reminded me of all those years that we sang in Christmas concerts in Virginia, Hawaii, and Sedona…
Read moreHeart to Heart 534 Success
Success Lou Ann and I attended a dinner gala at a Vedic Astrology conference here in Sedona. There were a couple hundred folks sitting around circular tables throughout the hall. A Vedic Astrologer gave a talk on how to be a success at doing Vedic Astrology. Vedic astrology, called “Jyotish,” means “the science of light.” Vedic…
Read moreHeart to Heart 533 Just Show Up
Just Show Up Sometimes life can be challenging in many ways. If we are desiring to make the world a better place, it can appear to be a daunting task. What do we do first? We may work hard and not have enough time. We may have a lot of family concerns and commitments. We may…
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