Category: New Mexico

  • What could possibly happen on a walk? More than I could have ever imagined before. That’s for sure. I’ve increased the time and length of my daily walks and just being outdoors more in general. It’s easier this time of year because Spring is finally starting to show itself here in Santa Fe, and the…

  • Something I have found since getting clean and something I now practice every single day is gratitude. Please don’t think I say that lightly either. Gratitude has really changed my life in ways I never could have expected or imagined. In my younger years, especially during active alcoholism and addiction, I didn’t feel grateful for…

  • I haven’t written anything in a while because we were traveling. It’s so good to be back home! I turned 60 yesterday. That number sorta makes me pause for a moment. Not out of fear or anything like that, but out of reflection. Sixty years of living, learning, falling down, getting back up, and continuing…

  • Seven Miles Can Feel Like A Vacation

    This last Saturday we went out for the day. We didn’t travel far at all, just the seven miles from our place to the Plaza here in Santa Fe, but it felt like a little vacation. As we were walking around, my wife said something that I thought was really important. She said, “This would…

  • Those who’ve followed this blog (and my previous one) know I moved to New Mexico from Texas six years ago. But if you’re new here, welcome, and here are some thoughts that popped into my head today. One of my sons and his wife are currently visiting Texas. Next month, my wife, our youngest son,…