Are you taking advantage of all the advantages in your life? May sound like a funny question, but think for a second about what’s unique about your life scenario. How is the way you live your life uniquely suited for you to be able to enjoy particular things. Figure that out then just do it!
Do you long for summer? The summer sun delivers plenty of Vitamin D and in the cold days of winter a bit of a funk can set in. While I may not be ready for my days on the ski slopes to come to an end, I am ready for family beach days basking in the warm summer sun.
Break out of routine. You don’t have to always do things that are remarkable–you just have to get out of the ordinary. That’s what makes life special. On our recent visit to Santa Barbara we opted to take the train instead of hopping in the car. Suddenly life was an adventure.
Santa Barbara is one of the most beautiful places in the world. As the developer Harold Chase famously opined, “Ocean washed, mountain guarded, island girded–sunny, sun-kissed Santa Barbara–enjoys the most equitable year-round climate of any place in the world.” As I wrapped up college my eyes were set on Santa Barbara. I even took an insane course load my final semester of college in order to graduate early and permanently move to Santa Barbara as quickly as possible. My wife [...]
How often do we realize that all of life–each moment–is a gift. I think all of us would say not often enough. Yesterday we shared with you the story of our fall from a 90 foot cliff–on our first date! Had that night ended differently we would have never had these 9 experiences I’m thankful for these past 9 years, which I also shared earlier this week. Last night Monica and I went out for a great dinner. We opened [...]
We’ve been in Santa Barbara this week and I’m wondering what happened to the sunny, sun-kissed part. We’re deep in fog. When we lived here we used to talk about June Gloom. Then came the term May-Gray. My father-in-law told me that during August the month was re-christened “Fogust.” What are we going to call September now? It’s a risk you take if you plan to work 51 weeks out of the year and vacation 1. If you’re going to [...]
