Happy Festival of Hygieia (Greek Goddess of Health),

Just in from an inspired run on a delightful Sunday morning.  Soft flakes of gently falling snow rubbed shoulders with the flowing angular light of post equinox inviting me to fall under the earworm spell of the La La, La La La chorus of “Me and Bobby McGee.”  As is often the case, between the upbeats of my mental music, my mind turned to reflecting on the past week.

In “Illusions” by Richard Bach, t

Happy Easter and Spring to All,

It was a whirlwind week that alternated between flurries of activity and hours of sitting “doing nothing.”  I spent as much of the week as I could, in a meditation retreat learning to work with my mind through meditation.  I tried to fit training and hockey around the demanding schedule and was successful to some extent.  I wished I had had the foresight to delay my rest week to reduce the demands of this week.  Oh well–h

Happy Break in the Storm to Everyone,

One year ago, I was very nervous.  I was leaving the next day to fly to Nepal to fulfill a lifelong dream of climbing Mount Everest.  My heart went out to all the climbers and Sherpas who learned this week that Everest was being closed on the north side by the Chinese to prevent any disruption and protest of the Olympic Torch Run.  The torch is being carried to the summit of Everest on its way to the Olympic Stadium.  The Chinese als

Happy Ides of March to All,

Hopefully we all fare better than Caesar as we approach this year’s ides.  I’m tired tonight so this will likely be short update unless I catch a sixth or seventh wind.  Another training phase is over and I will enjoy a rest week upcoming.  This phase brought a renewed sense of strength and muscular development.  I’m starting to see some of my muscles come back after all the wasting that happened on Everest.  The concent