A Beacon of Light

“Serenity is notfreedom from the storm, but peace amid the storm.”S.A. Jefferson-Wright

“Do what matters most to you, and make a difference doing that.”Germany Kent When I was offered the opportunity to spend a year teaching in a high school in The Bahamas back in 1974, my father thought it would be a big mistake for me to accept the offer. I had completed only two years of college at…

“A father is a man  who expects his son  to be as good a man  as he meant to be.” Frank A. Clark I spent another day in San Francisco today — another walking day. The difference between today’s walk and my City walk last Monday is that my youngest son, Brendan, joined me for the…

“A restaurant is not a business; it’s a passion.” Laura Maioglio  I’ve passed by it many times — on foot and in my car. Sadly, I never noticed it until yesterday afternoon. Just north of the intersection of Saratoga Avenue and Williams Road in San José, a small restaurant occupies a cozy, but easily overlooked retail space at…

Pip: Twenty miles on foot through San Francisco, a 101-year-old neighbor at Starbucks, and a retreat center where people learn to drop the rock — Kevin Carroll has been busy living out loud. Mara: That's the territory this episode covers: walking the Bay Area with fresh eyes, building community through small acts of kindness, sitting…

In collaboration with my son, Brendan, a gratitude cap is now available online. Click HERE to check it out. When you get to the site, the top image is significantly blurred. Just ignore it and scroll down. As you go down, you’ll see clear images of the cap, along with the link to make a…

Five thoughts for today: “You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.”  — Buckminster Fuller “There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.”  — Ernest Hemingway “Though no one…

“Proofread carefully to see if you any words out.”William Safire I should begin with an admission that I am not perfect. I make mistakes in my writing. Most often, a thorough proofreading of what I’ve written enables me to catch mistakes before they are published, but not always. Occasionally, an error goes unnoticed, despite my efforts to…