Scene:  Two days after Ground hog day, 9am, local radio station, ready to be interviewed live regarding the More To Life program. I was asked, “Where is William Holt?”  Lifeshock for me. They had William as the interviewer, I was "Guest." Except William didn’t know anything about it, and no one at the radio station... Learn More

Yesterday on the freeway, I was trying to stay out of the way of the back end of a many-car funeral procession. When I broke free of the strict line the motorcycle cops were keeping, I felt more ease as the freeway opened up. Then I spied the hearse. Tears started rolling – tears from... Learn More

During the same conversation with Shelagh Brown (UK artist) as several posts ago, (I have her permission to share this), she talked about her process of creating art. She often doesn't know why she chooses the images from which she begins her projects. Something clicks physically to start the process, and the interaction between Shelagh and... Learn More

Friday morning I went out to my car to go to CrossFit. Flat tire. I had other plans which Life had just thwarted. Not happy. Drove 4 blocks to a service station, parked, got the spare tire out, tried to make the new-fangled jack work. Hmmmm. Two young guys, taking pity on me, changed my... Learn More

Different situations shine light on different aspects of my personality and require different behavior in order to be appropriate to the context. Some behaviors are enforced by law – I can't drive any way I want without risking my license. Some are culturally enforced, like not talking in an elevator – nobody ever told me... Learn More

Here's what I've learned in the past 6 decades. If I'm not willing to tell the truth because I'm afraid I will risk losing the relationship, I won't be real .. and I get swallowed up by the relationship. At that point the relationship isn't really with me anymore, it's with the Not-Me or the... Learn More