Last week brought the heartbreaking news that Glen Hansard had died in a motorcycle accident at the age of 56. Like millions of others, I first came to know his work through Once and the timeless song “Falling Slowly.”
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Blog Archives
Passing the Test, Missing the Lesson
What My PhenoAge Didn’t Tell Me About My Heart
A few days after my 61st birthday, I decided to give myself something more valuable than a present: information.
I signed up for a comprehensive health assessment measuring 81 biomarkers related to cardiovascular health,
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How LeBron James is Investing In True Wealth
LeBron James highlights the power of having a higher purpose when making important life decisions
I had intended to write about a different topic this week in July 2014, but then I heard the announcement that LeBron James was going back to Cleveland, and I read the essay he posted on SI.com.
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Available: Staying Glued Together Enough to Say “Hineni” — A Reflection Inspired by Jacob
I’ve been sitting with the word available lately—not in the calendar sense, but in the deeper, more revealing way we either show up to life… or don’t.
Available shares a root with avail—to make use of,
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How I Won a Tennis Tournament by Doing Less, Not More
I recently won my first doubles tennis tournament in a few years. This was the most satisfying because we won four matches on three surfaces, with one of the battles being quite challenging, requiring a come-from-behind victory.
It took longer than I expected—and probably longer than I wanted—but in retrospect,
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Beyond the Baseline
Heather and I had the great pleasure of seeing some incredible tennis at Indian Wells We saw 12 matches, including the best match of all, Djokovic versus Draper, which had what the announcers categorized as one of the best points they have ever seen It was an epic 26 shot rally with incredible,
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Be Free in Your Head: What Roger Federer Taught Me During the Australian Open
While watching the Australian Open, a commercial featuring Roger Federer flashed across the screen. In it, he said something that stopped me mid‑scroll:
“Be free in your head, be free in your shots, go for it.
The brave will be rewarded here.”
It was classic Federer — elegant,
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Bob Weir and Reflections on Mortality
Living Well, Dying Well: Lessons from Bob Weir and the Numbers We Leave Behind
When Bob Weir passed away at 78, I found myself doing something that has become a ritual whenever someone central to my life leaves us: I looked at the numbers.
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A Tribute to Bob Weir: A Life That Bent American Culture Toward Wonder
I wasn’t in the most elevated of moods when I learned Bob Weir had passed away. I had just come off the tennis court after losing a mixed doubles tournament match — one of those aggravating defeats where the mind lingers on a few points you should have put away and how,
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A Flourishing-Centered Purpose
I ended last week’s blog stating that I would focus on discussing purpose from a personal standpoint. Over the last few months, I have been interacting with Copilot about this topic and other personal and philosophical queries. One of the key concepts that has emerged from those interactions is how central human flourishing is to how I live my life.
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