Memento Mori.

For many weeks I have sensed a keen awareness that my physical life may be nearing its expiration date. Around

Rocky Blumhagen

February 25, 2024

Memento Mori.

“We are Too Young to be This Old.”

In the popular series White Lotus, a Season Two sub-plot is a behavioral study of two marriages. Two ultra-successful, heterosexual

Rocky Blumhagen

December 24, 2023

“We are Too Young to be This Old.”

Life On A Surfboard.

We feel the force of life, the wave behind us, gaining power and speed. We respond by searching for the

Rocky Blumhagen

January 22, 2023

Life On A Surfboard.

What Does a 1000-Day Commitment Really Mean?

Today, December 10th, marks our 1000-day milestone. We have been transformed – physically, emotionally, relationally, spiritually – a transformation rooted

Rocky Blumhagen

December 10, 2022

What Does a 1000-Day Commitment Really Mean?

Six Words to Live By.

I am intrigued by the Arthur C. Brooks New York Times bestseller, Strength to Strength. Mr. Brooks concludes his book

Rocky Blumhagen

June 23, 2022

Six Words to Live By.

This is a Good Day to Die.

The only visible change is a higher surf with bigger swells and rising sea water bringing the river closer and

Rocky Blumhagen

May 13, 2022

This is a Good Day to Die.

Our Silos of Thought.

When did this happen? And why? Isn’t our democracy structured around a commitment to compromise? We are charged to debate

Rocky Blumhagen

March 28, 2022

Our Silos of Thought.

I Am Still Learning.

One of Dr. Frankl’s most famous quotes, “Between stimulus and response is a space. In that space is our power

Rocky Blumhagen

February 18, 2022

I Am Still Learning.