Journal

Watch or listen: Vodcast | Podcast What the Road Taught Me didn’t come from a book or a classroom or a motivational weekend. It came from a diner stool, a long stretch of highway, and enough miles to finally stop arguing with the quiet. I’ve spent a good portion of my life on the road. … Read more

Watch or listen: Vodcast | Podcast The Man Who Drove Every Road sat down next to me like he had done it a thousand times, because he had. Different counter, different state, same stool. He drove cars for dealerships. Picked them up in one place, delivered them somewhere else, and filled the miles in between … Read more

Watch or listen: Vodcast | Podcast Kindness costs nothing. I didn’t know I needed reminding of that until I was sitting in a diner booth watching a parking lot. It wasn’t a remarkable morning. Coffee. A window seat. The kind of quiet that settles in before the day gets loud. I wasn’t looking for anything. … Read more

Watch or listen: Vodcast | Podcast Grace takes the detour on I-40 just out of Kingman. I wanted the Straight shot. Efficient. The kind of drive that gets you somewhere without asking much of you along the way. But I missed the ramp. No signal, no GPS worth trusting, just heat waves and a frontage … Read more

Watch or listen: Vodcast | Podcast Kindness is not always reactive. I didn’t fully understand that until a pie sign in a diner case made it plain. It wasn’t a remarkable day. Just the road and a reason to stop. I pulled in the way I’ve pulled into a hundred diners along this route. Counter … Read more

Watch or listen: Vodcast | Podcast Coffee Came Back while I was sitting at a Route 66 diner not long ago, hands wrapped around a cup of coffee, watching the quiet rhythm of the morning unfold. The kind of place where the plates clink softly, the coffee keeps coming, and nobody’s in too much of … Read more

Watch or listen: Vodcast | Podcast I was sitting at a diner counter not long ago with both hands wrapped around a warm cup of coffee, the kind of quiet moment where the world slows down just enough for a thought to find you. A saying came to mind that I’ve carried for years. Most … Read more

Watch or listen: Vodcast | Podcast I was sitting in one of my local diners one morning with a cup of coffee that had long since cooled when I learned Grief Is the Echo of Love. The place was quiet except for the low hum of conversation and the occasional clink of silverware against a … Read more

Watch or listen: Vodcast | Podcast “Don’t Be The First To Let Go.” I heard a story once about a quiet rule followed by many of the character performers at Disney parks. When a child hugs them, the character isn’t supposed to be the one who ends the hug. The child decides when it’s over. … Read more

Watch or listen: Vodcast | Podcast Do Not Grow Weary is a life lesson more should explore and more importantly, experience. I was sitting in a Route 66 diner with both hands wrapped around a thick ceramic mug, letting the steam warm more than just my fingers. It was one of those mornings where the … Read more