I Just Put Away My Crabbing Gear for the Season... and what a season it was! Early on, I caught so many crabs that I only kept the jumbos. The crabbing stayed good throughout the season, and I’m grateful for another wonderful year on the water. Another opportunity to...
What if Your Life Was Being Dictated by a Single Second? Not a minute. Not an hour. One second. And what if that one second was happening over and over and over again? Because, in reality, it definitely is. There is a moment in every situation where something happens,...
The Calls Kept Coming... Wonderful offers. Big money. Really big money. Much more money than I was earning. And every time, I politely said no. These weren’t random opportunities. They were specific to my industry, as I had received some recognition in the years...
Little Things Can Ruin You. There’s a stump on our beach. It’s not much to look at, but it serves a pretty important purpose. It provides a little protection for some of the land behind it. The problem is, the water doesn’t care about this stump. The waves come in....
Who Do You Trust? For me, the answer is pretty simple. I trust people I have a deep connection with. I trust people who have earned my trust over time. I trust people who have demonstrated congruence in their lives—where what they say and what they do consistently...
I Stood in The River with a Fishing Rod in My Hand. But I wasn't fishing. For several minutes, I just stood there watching two beautiful egrets and two great blue herons have a little standoff as they figured out how to share the same stretch of creek. After a little...
Every Area of Your Life Where Things are Really Good, You Went Through a Lot to Get to This Place. Nothing is ever perfect in life. No matter how good your life is. For me, there is always something I can consider to be less than I would prefer. And when I consider...
I Woke Up in the Morning With a Plan. I was going to take my paddleboard, paddle about two miles upriver toward the next creek, and do some crabbing. The water was relatively low, which meant visibility should be good. I hadn’t crabbed that particular area yet, and I...
How Do You Feel at a Funeral? What do you think about? More importantly, who do you think about? Because something interesting happens at a funeral. For a moment, all the noise gets turned down. The house. The car. The bank account. The title. The status. The opinions...
There are People in Your Life Whose Word You Don't Trust. This isn't about dishonesty per se, or intent to do you harm. I mean people who you tell you they will do something, but you don't believe them. How did you come to not trust them? Because they have promised...
