Finding my game at midlife
Have you ever had one of those days? Maybe not a day worthy of posting to the FML website, but one that reminds you of the children's book, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day? Monday was like that for me. By the time the day ended, I couldn't isolate anything that I'd call ... [Continue Reading]
We're still seven weeks away from the vernal equinox, when the hours of daylight will equal the hours of darkness, heralding my favorite season of the year. I love the summer, when days are long, and light lasts well into the evening. SAD: a lack of light I think I need sunlight now more ... [Continue Reading]
While Christmas shopping I came across a moisturizer called "hope in a jar." Packaged in a cute ornament box with a tag, it was ready for giving -- presumably to someone in need of hope. The manufacturer, Philosophy, sells other moisturizers with similar tongue-in-cheek names: "full of promise," ... [Continue Reading]
The Nike+ FuelBand is a high-priced, high-tech toy you wear on your wrist to collect data about energy, or "fuel," that you burn throughout the day. It's about output, pure and simple -- not what you're eating or how you're expending energy. While FuelBand data may be imperfect, the concept fits ... [Continue Reading]
It's all in my head, right? I mean, the fact that two days ago I suffered a terrible migraine had nothing to do with the fact I'd just attained my "personal worst" record for any USTA adult league season I've ever played in. It was just a weird coincidence, wasn't it? I'd like to think so, but I'm ... [Continue Reading]
Despite magnificent weather, gorgeous scenery and the company of three of my four favorite people (our daughter wasn’t there), I still struggled over “unplugging” from the Internet in order to enjoy our family’s trip to Yosemite last weekend. I knew from past trips that cellular coverage ... [Continue Reading]
There’s a sign I drive by most weeks, usually on my way to play tennis. Although it stands outside a car repair shop, it reminds me of a resolution I made when my tendency to self-judge was sucking the fun out of my chosen sport. I decided, in short, to bring back the joy. Before ... [Continue Reading]
I’ve blogged about tennis failures – things like how I’ve let my emotions get the best of me, or how my game has suffered due to a “crisis of confidence.” But I also want to pass along what I’m learning about how to overcome these problems. My tennis journey may be a long one, but ... [Continue Reading]
I played tennis this week with a friend whom I haven't seen since our last match together, back in the winter when emotional issues were affecting my game. In fact, the last time we played together, I felt like such a failure I considered quitting tennis entirely -- it had ceased being fun for me, ... [Continue Reading]
I was struck by this article by Rob Johnson, printed in yesterday's Wall Street Journal . Headlined "Point. Set. Match. I Lose.", the story concerned how Johnson, an avid amateur tennis player in Orlando, Florida, became disillusioned with his career as a journalist and decided to gain certification ... [Continue Reading]
