by Mike | Sep 5, 2022 | balance, bikepacking, exercise, faith, New Beginnings, Simplify
by Mike & Matthew Mulkey The continental divide as viewed from our plane flight to Calgary, Alberta Authors Note: This journal is a brief interruption to my book (Surfing in Heaven). Chapter 19 (Surfing Without a Leash) will follow in the next couple of weeks. The...
by Mike | Mar 23, 2022 | balance, Heaven, Leisure Society, Life Coaching, meditation, New Beginnings, Silicon Valley, surfing, Surfing in Heaven Original Blogs
“For fast-acting relief, try slowing down.”-Lily Tomlin Slowing down in Baja California at Punta Pequeña. When I think of slowing down, I am reminded of surfing trips in the 80s to Punta Pequeña in Baja California with good friends John Chick, Eddie Means, John Park,...
by Mike | Mar 4, 2022 | Bible, faith, Heaven, Jesus, Life Coaching, New Beginnings, Silicon Valley, Surfing in Heaven Original Blogs
“Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.”-Proverbs 19:21 My faith and patience were acutely tested following my layoff from Oracle. I was putting in more hours in the job search than I had my job at Oracle, only to be...
by Mike | Feb 22, 2022 | faith, Life Coaching, New Beginnings, Prayer, Surfing in Heaven Original Blogs
Surfing in Heaven – Section 4 title page (chapters to follow).
by Mike | Feb 22, 2022 | Bible, Jesus, John Wooden, New Beginnings, Surfing in Heaven Original Blogs
“God doesn’t ask us to be successful, only faithful.”-Amish Proverb As much as I had been anticipating it, I was seriously wounded when the words finally came. After 25 years of continuous employment in Silicon Valley, the layoff bullet I had been dodging for so many...
by Mike | Jan 10, 2022 | Leisure Society, New Beginnings, Silicon Valley, surfing, Surfing in Heaven Original Blogs
“If we are enjoying so much progress, why is everyone so worn out? “-Dr. Richard A. Swenson, M.D. Age with wisdom can be a wonderful thing. I look back now on some of the hardest experiences in my life and realize how they helped me grow. My leap from college at the U...
