A Beacon of Light

“There are friends,there is family,and then there are friends that become family.”~ Unknown Kathy met Cheryl in the late 1960s when Kathy’s family moved to Sunnyvale from Kansas City and Kathy was enrolled at Saint Lawrence Elementary School. Their friendship began as fifth grade classmates. For several years they were teammates on the Saint Lawrence Swim…

“Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.” – Henry Ford It has long been said that there is no “I” in the word TEAM. This is true. Some have also pointed out that the word TEAM is actually an acronym: Together Everyone Achieves More. In my experience, this has been proven…

“How amazing it is to find someone  who wants to hear about all the things that go on in your head.”~ Unknown Each blog post I write focuses on one particular thought or theme. This one is different. I’m not sure why I feel inclined to do this tonight, but I’ve had a few random thoughts…

“Some people come into our lives, leave footprints on our hearts, and we are never the same.” ~ Franz Schubert He was called a titan of soothing instrumental piano music. I don’t recall exactly when I became aware of George Winston and his gift for music, but by the mid-1990s, he was one of my favorite entertainers. His…

“We are like books. Most people will only see our cover, the minority read only the introduction, many people believe the critics. Few will know our content.”~ Emile Zola These words by French novelist Emile Zola got me thinking. Who really knows me? There are many people who think they know me, but do they really? Probably not.…

“The best portion of a good man’s life  is his little, nameless, unremembered  acts of kindness and love.” ~ William Wordsworth I do them. So do you! It might be something as simple as holding a door open for someone entering or exiting a store. It might be slowing down a bit to allow the motorist…

“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” ~ C.S. Lewis Motivation — that elusive piece of the puzzle. I found it twenty years ago. I made a commitment to myself at that time to focus on my health. I was in excellent physical condition when Kathy and I married in…

“Learn to operate in the duality of owning your brilliance and imperfections.” Sope Agbelusi  As I gratefully approach yet another birthday, I would like very much to believe that I have my life in order. I’d like to believe that, through all the trials and tribulations of the past sixty-nine years, I have mastered all there is…

“To shoot a gun proficiently is much less of a skill than typing.” ~ Bernhard Goetz It was one of the most boring classes I took in high school. Typing class — second period in the first semester of my freshman year. Our teacher was the varsity football coach, Mr. McDonald. Even at that young age, I understood…

“One of the joys of travel.is visiting new towns.and meeting new people.”~ Genghis Khan From my earliest days, I’ve always enjoyed meeting people, talking with them, and, when the opportunity presents itself, becoming friends with them. I guess that’s why, when I was around ten years old, one of my neighbors in San Francisco began…