35 years ago today, my life changed dramatically. I thought I knew what I was getting into; after all, I was the eldest of eight children. It's not like I didn't know the drill. Had I really known, I would have been even more grateful than I was at the time. Yes, as of today,... Learn More

It was just too tempting – lots and lots of snow and a couple of Polaris snowmobiles – one of which, at the last minute, decided to be mutinous and not start – so 3 of us piled on one. And yes – we just had to do it!  4-year-old Isaiah in front, Bill Makens... Learn More

Last week I was fortunate enough to spend some time with the leadership of Oak Tree Farms. It is a privately owned, working farm covering 8,000 acres near Clark, South Dakota, which also includes a very posh hunting lodge – for those who are pheasant hunters (and other critters, but their specialty is pheasant). While... Learn More

Luette Arrowsmith and I were talking the other day. She was telling me how much she wanted to go to Way of a (Spiritual) Warrior (WOW) in South Africa, this April; and how nothing was really working for her to get there. Everything she has tried so far has had big fanfare, with little result.... Learn More

I started this post as a completion of the "fallow" postings, and then got carried away by other things, so here is my last piece, at least for now, about fallow time. My current thinking is that fallow time is just as important as productive time. It's a time for being internally receptive, allowing –... Learn More

The last post got me thinking about possibility. When I'm focused on making something happen (or ensuring it does not happen), I lose my peripheral vision – my ability to see possibilities that do not exist within my focused perspective. For instance the time I was totally focused on saving the supplies in the canoe,... Learn More