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Happy Monday, Friends!! Picture of the Week. Yesterday morning, as I watched the sunrise, a thought came to me: “The sun comes up every day. It all depends on if you want to see it or not.” The opportunity is always there. The difference is whether we’re looking for it. Perspective is a Choice. Make it a good one. I hope everyone has a great week! Peace and Blessings – Jack

Happy Monday, Friends!! Picture of the Week. “Teamwork or Maybe Not” Here in the sub-topics, I haven’t been able to get out for my early morning walks the last few weeks, due to temperatures in the low 40’s and upper 30’s. No judgment: it’s an age thing. This may sound like a complaint, but it’s not, because I could be back in my hometown, south of Boston, MA, experiencing the “ wicked” bad snowstorm they just lived through. I can vividly remember the “Blizzard of 78” wh

Happy Monday, Friends!! Picture of the Week . I’m going to share a different kind of picture this week , not one I took on one of my morning walks, but one tha t every older Boston Bruins fan remembers very well. I know exactly where I was on Sunday, May 10, 1970, at 40 seconds into sudden death overtime, that the great Bobby Orr scored the winning goal to win the Stanley Cup. The picture is of Bobby Orr flying through the air, horizontal with the ice, seconds after he p

Happy Monday, Friends!! Picture(s) of the Week. To all your friends in Texas and in the New England area, our thoughts and prayers are with you as you deal with this terrible winter storm . Patricia, and I remember them well. I hope each one of you is safe and warm . Today’s pictures may be the last sunrise and morning walk I experience in the next few days. Here in we now have a “Severe Weather Advisory” with nightly temperatures predicted to fall into the 30’s.  No mat

Happy Monday, Friends!! Picture(s) of the Week. This week, I’m going back into my photo archive to post a couple of really cool pictures I’ve taken on my morning walks. For those of you who have followed my posts, I didn’t walk last week due to the weather. This morning it was 39 degrees. When I retired and left Texas in 2023, I donated my very warm LL Bean clothing. I should have remembered from when I lived here before that there was about a month or so where I couldn’t wea

Happy Monday, Friends!! Picture(s) of the Week. I’m going to share something a little different today. Most of my Pictures of the Week are photos I’ve taken outside on my morning walks. To give you some background, in 2021, Patricia and I met Megan Howell, Founder & CEO of Second Heart Homes, a non-profit that supports the homeless, at an after-hours function at an art gallery in Sarasota, FL. I overheard her give an elevator speech about her nonprofit housing program for ho

Happy Monday, Friends!! Picture(s) of the Week. Well, the first weekend of the new year is on the books. For us, after a busy holiday season, it was a nice time to reflect on what was and look forward to what can be. I’d love to hear what your goals may be. For those of you who have followed my post, you know I try to walk every morning, weather permitting. Sometime last summer, I set a goal of walking 1100 miles in 2025. I surpass that in November. I then upgraded my goal

Happy Monday, Friends!! Picture(s) of the Week. It’s hard to believe there are no more weekends in 2025. For me, and I’ll bet for most everyone around this time every year, we wonder where the year has gone. As I mentioned last week, looking back on 2025, we’ve experienced both negatives and positives; however, I chose to dwell on the positives . I hope you’ll do the same. I have a number of goals for 2026 , and I’m excited to get started. For those of you who follow my post

Happy Monday, Friends!! Picture(s) of the Week. This has been quite a weekend! There were many “last events” for 2025. • Friday, 12/19, was the new moon. Sunday was a big day on two fronts: the First Day of Winter or Winter Solstice. • Also, the beginning of the last major meteor shower(s) of the year, known as the Ursids, lasts through December 26th. • And, needless to say, the l ast weekend before Christmas. For most of us, there were positives and negatives this past year

Happy Monday, Friends!! Picture of the Week . On my Sunday-morning walk, I wasn’t sure I’d get a new picture this week. Even though I walked every day, the weather just wasn’t cooperating. Last night, another cold front swept through, bringing early-morning temperatures in the low 50s with a wind chill . Not what you’d expect for the sub-tropics. However, there was a sliver of orange sky early; 15 minutes later, it was less orange, grayer, and windier. I’m not going to let t

Happy Monday, Friends!! Picture of the Week. It’s hard to believe that there are only 23 days left in 2025, and we actually had the last full moon of the year. Fortunately, I was able to catch a picture of it on my early morning walk. Enjoy! Many of you know I walk early in the morning every day, weather permitting. Unfortunately, today isn’t one of them. Looking at the weather forecast, the rain should stop and clear up by noon, maybe I can get out then. However, on a posit

Happy Monday, Friends!! Picture of the Week. I hope everyone enjoyed this past Thanksgiving week and you were able to appreciate the positives in your life, and not compare it to others. Unfortunately, if you did that, you’ll never be happy. I felt blessed for many reasons. I know some may think this is a cliché, but I am grateful for living in the country I am in. I’m grateful and appreciate everyone who had to work and be away from their families and friends, including all

Happy Monday, Friends!! Picture of the Week. You may have noticed that today’s picture of the week is not something I’ve captured on my morning walks among the abundance of scenes that Mother Nature has to offer. However, what pictures I have shared this last year, I wouldn’t have been able to if I hadn’t walked an hour or two each day. Thus, the need for new walking shoes! Those of you who are following me know that in this phase of my life’s journey , I’m a published author

Happy Monday, Friends!! Picture(s) of the Week. Today’s Picture(s) of the Week once again comes from my Sunday walk over to Nathan Benderson Park, https://nathanbendersonpark.org , It’s a little over six miles round trip. I always enjoy watching the sunrise over the water. One photo shows the racing viewer tower with the sun in the background, and the other depicts someone working out in a sculling boat. Regarding miles walked, if you read my last newsletter, which you can

Happy Monday, Friends!! Picture of the Week. Usually, I post a picture or two of Mother Nature’s great creations that I’m able to capture on my morning walks. I’m going to deviate from the norm today. If you’ve been following my posts, you’re aware that I was about to publish my third book in “The Living Well Series,” “Energy Awakening: The Essential Healing Handbook.” It is now live on Amazon. If you have signed up for my newsletters, that you can now read on my website ww

Happy Monday, Friends!! Picture of the week. For those of you who have been following my posts , you know I enjoy taking pre-dawn and sunrise pictures on my morning walks. For the last few years, Patricia has chosen our favorite pictures and has designed a wall calendar, which we give as Christmas presents to family. We have a ritual on the first of each month of turning the next month's calendar page together. The picture for November garnered a big 'WOW' from both of us. Th

Happy Monday, Friends!! Picture(s) of the week. WOW, I just saw a post from a fellow author friend that said there are only 60 days until Christmas. Meanwhile, I’m still trying to complete my !! I can’t even begin to think about the Holidays. So far, October has been a very challenging, gratifying, humbling, and satisfying month, and we still have a week to go! I’ll be getting into more details in my upcoming author’s newsletter. You can read past newsletters and receive all

Happy Monday, Friends!! Picture of the week. Once again, my early morning walks are never a disappointment. You never know who you’ll run into to stop and talk with. Actually, that's one of the highlights of my day. I have also crossed paths with many different types of wildlife: rabbits, birds, parrots, squirrels, turtles, bobcats, alligators, coyotes and swarms of butterflies to mention a few. The head of our community maintenance crew told me he has even seen a couple of b

Happy Monday, Friends!! Picture(s) of the week. I don’t know about you, but it’s been quite a week at the Wilson casa. We knew when we bought this condo, three years ago, that everything was very tired and would need to be replaced. We had a plan, but when the oven heats up the contents of the cabinets next to it, it’s time to accelerate our timetable. We ordered all new kitchen appliances and then, three days later, we found out the HVAC unit saw its last summer. We’re in th

Happy Monday, Friends!! Picture of the week. A few weeks ago, I posted: As I’ve previously mentioned, for some reason on my early...