What do you do when the weather turns bad? Do you give in to the weather and let it control you, or do you take control and use the weather to your advantage? Do you find a way to have fun with it?In my village...and all around Western New

Episode 9

Jan 6th, 2019 27m 8s

What is your focus for 2019? Are there any goals, aspirations or watchwords that you plan to direct your energy toward this year?https://www.instagram.com/p/BsEkE92BPoH/I'm not too big on New Years resolutions, but I do conduct an ann

Episode 8

Dec 24th, 2018 24m 8s

If you had to pick a location that had a "sense of place," where would that be? Is it somewhere you've visited, somewhere you live or lived? What gave it that sense of place?As I write this, it's Christmas Eve day in East Aurora, NY. Ironic

Episode 7

Dec 16th, 2018 24m 2s

If you could go back in time and view history as it was being made as opposed to experiencing it from a historical context, how do you think your views would change?That's what I was thinking about as I edited and reviewed Episode 6 of Though

Episode 6

Dec 4th, 2018 24m 40s

What is it like for you when you learn the "backstory" of a person, entity or event, and it gives you an entirely new perspective? If you learn something positive, it seems to draw you closer to that person. But when the new perspective is nega

Episode 5

Dec 2nd, 2018 29m 37s

Have you ever noticed how, when viewed from a distance or over time, many things in life are actually more connected than we may realize in the moment?We connect a few dots today. Dots between Michelangelo in 1500s Italy, Elbert Hubbard and o

Episode 4

Nov 30th, 2018 35m 16s

Be honest...would you really follow your passion if you had the chance? What would your life be like if you did just that?On today's Thoughts on Walks I continued with the story of Elbert Hubbard, the Roycroft Movement, and how their story ef

Episode 3

Nov 29th, 2018 40m 46s

Do you look back to yesterday to gauge your today?I've found that I tend to use history as a lens for understanding my present...for assigning relevance to my life today.I talk a bit about that on this episode, and also begin a story about

Episode 2

Nov 28th, 2018 26m 18s

What are some of your favorite places to go?Today I took my dogs on a little romp in the snow at Knox Farm State Park. As usual, I have to stop and have a sip of coffee from time to time. I thoroughly enjoy my coffee on my walks. This is the

Episode 1

Nov 27th, 2018 34m 6s

Have you ever struggled trying to develop a new habit?About 6 years ago I set out to develop a new habit of early morning walks. It was just a test, and when I try something new or test something out that I think I might want to turn into a ha

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