Duende [dwendā] ~ A quality of passion and inspiration... having soul. A Spanish term loosely defined as a collection of values whose...

A Treasure Beyond Measure “The artist is a collector. Not a hoarder, mind you, there’s a difference. Hoarders collect indiscriminately,...

If I find myself upset about something or needing answers to tough questions, I don’t go running up the mountain looking for some wise...

It's Clear On Top At Blue Wolf Gallery, we recognize life is not always a bowl of cherries. There will be disappointments, failures and...

"Be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be... keep peace in your soul... With all its broken dreams, it is still a beautiful...

"Too many people grow up. That's the real trouble with the world, too many people grow up. They forget. They don't remember what it's...

The universe is full of magic, conspiring to nudge us forward, patiently waiting for our wings to grow. We need to remain calm in this...

The Fourth of July represents people’s efforts to earn and keep their freedom, stretching back to 1776, a struggle which continues to...

For centuries, she has boldly weathered ferocious storms, hurricane force winds and arctic cold, surviving in the harshest of climates...

"I stand in awe of anyone who hatches a dream and who shows the guts to hang tough, all alone, and see it through to reality." ~ Steven...

What Cerebral Palsy, Physical Disabilities and a Wheelchair Didn't Stop This Man From Doing Every now and then we get lucky and cross...

"Every promise of the soul has innumerable fulfillments: each of its joys ripens into a new want." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Our heart aches...

Regardless how competitive, smart, giving, grateful, or loving you think you are... You can't service too much. You can't educate enough....

It was June 17th, 2019, the end of my first day working at the Resort at Squaw Creek as the Recreation Manager. I took a little bike ride...

I've been flying planes on and off since I was 15 years old. Great aviators like the Wright Brothers, Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart,...

“My mother said to me, 'If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope.' Instead, I was a...

"I love the picturesque glitter of a summer's morning landscape. It kindles this burning admiration of nature and enthusiasm of mind." ~...

On June 7th, two years ago today, I moved to Lake Tahoe. Had never spent much time in the mountains, on a river, in a forest, or near a...

Monsters and other villains lurking in the shadows of our mind have the power to scare us half to death. But the truly terrifying...

"The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very...