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Light is banishing the darkness not from east to west this November morning but from horizon to zenith the darkness fades to overhead. It lifts and is displaced with a pale pale blue almost white
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November 19, 2012 | Uncategorized

Late season rowing

I don't often put these up any more. Today is an exception. My rowing season on the lake is
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November 8, 2012 | Uncategorized

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FitPro wrote at 01:08 PM on Jun 18, 2013

It's important to finish what we've started.

FitPro wrote at 01:08 PM on Jun 18, 2013

http://www.transformation.com/forum/tao-transformation/53555-76th-verse-living-bending.html#post850121

ouiser1 wrote at 11:31 AM on Jun 18, 2013

David, wow, the colours in your pictures today are fabulous! I love sky pictures, so expressive! Hope your day is full of colour as well. Had a great walk with a good friend and solved all of our problems! ;) Nancy

grace wrote at 11:42 PM on Jun 17, 2013

Congratulations on losing the four and a half pounds! That is so great, even before you've begun your challenge! Lee

tko2bluewater wrote at 04:53 PM on Jun 12, 2013

HI David, thinking of you and wanted to drop by. SO glad youare getting back on the water !!!! It is you! I miss the water ,but still look up and see the stars and know I too will be on water soon. Thank you for posting your pictures in group. awesome !! Hope you are doing well! your water loving, sunrise and nature friend in transformation, AKA -Terri

GirlfromOZ wrote at 07:53 PM on Jun 08, 2013

Hi David, thank you so much for you lovely welcome message. I am keen to contribute and receive help and support. I think a Summer challenge was the smarter way to go, the mornings here are icy ! But hey, whats another challenge. All the best, Gail

SandyLW wrote at 06:32 AM on Jun 08, 2013

Thank you for such a wonderful post. Happy anniversary, a few days late, to you and Diane!! Your love for her is so evident in the post!! I am lucky with Russ in my life too.

ikigai wrote at 07:40 AM on Jun 07, 2013

David THANK YOU so much for sharing that great quote!! I am sure that mushroom soup tasted delicious! That is awesome about your weekly Guided Meditations. That sure is a wonderful friendship with your friend. CONGRATULATIONS on your 32 YEAR wedding anniversary and being in LOVE with your sweetheart Diane!!!! What a heartwarming and great example you are. I am glad that you are part of our community!! Energized Hugs, - Yoly

creatinggoodness wrote at 02:08 PM on May 30, 2013

I think I pretty much love everything about you David.... Just had to put that in front of you today!!! Love, Deb

ikigai wrote at 10:40 AM on May 30, 2013

David my radiant friend! I am glad that you are part of our community. We certainly benefit and learn a lot from your wisdom and outlook on Life!! What gorgeous pictures you posted last week when you captured the incoming storm!! They were breath taking! I love it that you share about being flexible and persistent, like when Mother Nature has different plans for you, so you work around that. AWESOME! Sending you Love & Light - Yoly

SandyLW wrote at 04:52 AM on May 29, 2013

Great day on the lake! You paint vivid pictures with words. I love reading them and seeing the photos you share. It lets me tap into an experience I have not had. Your rowing seems like your mediation, gratitudes and exercise all rolled into one. Have a great day!

Lammy wrote at 03:53 AM on May 26, 2013

David, it's so nice to have your support. And I love your pictures! The calm water and perfectly blue sky, is quite relaxing... Hope you're enjoying this long holiday weekend. Hugs, Lynda

SandyLW wrote at 01:48 PM on May 25, 2013

David - Thanks for the note. It is a lot like how my counselor kept trying to get me to sit with my feelings. I did not understand how to do that for a long time but I got it and now I try to remember to do it. Thanks for the gorgeous pictures of water, sky and trees!!

grace wrote at 11:01 PM on May 24, 2013

Hi David! Its been 1 year of sitting out from rowing because of a fairly bad hamstring injury. It's not completely better. I'm hoping the Summer Challenge brings me closer to getting back on the lake. I have to be careful and I've had to be patient. Nice to see you again on T.com! Lee

Chac wrote at 06:24 AM on May 23, 2013

To my great friend David I hope your are enjoying your rowing session. I know that you truly love them. Have a blessed day my friend. ~ Chac

mlhoep wrote at 06:49 PM on May 20, 2013

Thanks David!!! it is an awesome feeling to have a room filled with persons, many half your age, screaming and cheering your accomplishments on!! I am so fortunate to be get to participate in challenges like this. with the group root of enthusiasm and accountablility, anyone can do it!! Trust me! Lovin life, Mick You are the absolute best David!!

tko2bluewater wrote at 08:09 PM on May 17, 2013

Hi David, , Been out of touch ,but thinking of you. I saw the temps up there, and wondered if you are able to row yet. Hope so! Miss you an the group. Have a great weekend! -Terri

ikigai wrote at 02:32 PM on May 16, 2013

Did I tell you that I LOVE YOU MY FRIEND?!!!! - THANK YOU

ikigai wrote at 03:21 PM on May 15, 2013

Sweet David, what I always write and share comes from the Heart. Most of the time comes from me, but it is not from me. It is knowledge and experience that I have learned or collected from enriching communities like Transformation and AA. About calling my kids "Crickets", I think it came from my mother. That is how she describes the grandkids in the family, and I could not have come up with a better or more clever and loving word to describe them. :o) . Sending you Energized Hugs - Yoly

Keisha wrote at 09:24 AM on May 15, 2013

Thank you for the birthday greeting David!! Yes it was a great day, I chose a solo bike ride in the mountains to celebrate :) I am so inspired by how you are living your life, one day I hope to be as wise an elder as you! Cheers, Colleen

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I Am

June 2010
I am enough. Ageless,and scintilla, yet here. Aren't we all?. Manifesting here human, friends call me David. Living is wearing many masks yet, I remain a spark of the ineffable

Late Jan 2012

I came here a while ago to lose weight and win a contest.. I have lost
weight and won many a contest. I’ve gained new perspective. I have
stayed to share the journey. I also know when you start it may seem dire
but that isn't really true you can transform day by day into something
you never dreamed of when you started. Over three years ago I took up
rowing at age 64. As soon as the ice is out until it again freezes I row. I row every other day more if my body permits. I row two hours each time.
Always in the predawn light ;the turning of the earth into day. The changes
in the light are always new fresh as is the air and water. I row, reflect,
meditate and gaze at it all. I hear the whispers on the wind. In moments of
personal silence I hear the whispers of the ineffable. Bill Phillips said, and I really like this quote, “ There is a world of difference between knowing what to do and actually do it”. He called that, difference, as I remember, “the abyss”. Yes, it is deep and perhaps bottomless yet it's a human experience to cross it. It is perhaps what makes us human. That willingness to set out and cross. Don’t be afraid. It is in your nature to do it. Keep to the task. Keep transforming

Jan 11,2009
I am mostly intense, centered, caring and kind. I care about my family exploring the human experience and its limits . I am 64 year old, type 2 diabetic. I have worked at controlling it using only diet and exercise. I look forward to learning here. I am happily married to a wonderful woman. We have four children all grown. Each deeply loved and cherished.

My Favorite Charity

southern defense fund

To me, Transformation Means

Spiritual height and depth, exploring the edges of consciousness, never ceasing the exploration yet, recognizing the core beginning, knowing radiance and light here and now, becoming, moving in the now.

My Goals

to get to a body fat % of 8% a fat loss of 27 lbs. to gain in energy and strength. loose any tendency to Diabetic inertia. increase my joy and ability to participate to fall in love with the joy of motion. To experience joy here and now being 100% alive.

My Intentions

follow my low fat vegan lifestyle exercise my upper and lower body. Do stretching then rebounding for cardio row my row boat 2 hours every other day.Yoga three times a week. XC ski, run/jog/hiit, on my mini trampoline. Meditate