Our Thirty Seconds is a journey on which we are both passenger and pilot. We make hopeful choices every moment of every day, some more noteworthy than others. Ultimately these choices fill our Thirty Seconds...

[This is a very rough draft of the final chapter of my book-in-progress called, "This Trip..."  (Working Title.)  In keeping with my non-conformist approach I give you the conclusion first.]
I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that my life here on earth is going to be even better than it was before.  I say [...]

[Very short because I promise I continue to write, "This Trip..." but sometimes I just need to do a quick blog post.]

I noticed something yet again:  I’m more of an observer of this life…than a creator of this life.  (Ironic that I observed that, isn’t it?)
I’ve been reacting to events…instead of consciously taking action to [...]

Please indulge me for a little while.  So much of what I write and share is self-indulgent BS that ends with some sort of lesson.  I don’t think this will be one of them.  I can’t put it any simpler than to say that I miss Laura more today than at any other time since [...]

This is all happening at once isn’t it?  This life we have here on earth isn’t unfolding…it’s all happening in a single moment.
I’ll try to explain what I mean but may not pull it off.  I was looking at my gut…which I don’t like very much.  It’s not completely out of hand but a bit [...]

Just  a little something I’ve noticed that is probably so ubiquitous it doesn’t even phase us anymore.  Complaining and not doing. It’s rampant.
I’m getting irritated by the number of people who complain about the hardships of life…why certain things aren’t their fault…if only “this” had happened instead of “that”…the unfairness of it all.  I do it [...]