by Mike | Jun 27, 2022 | Bible, death, faith, Heaven, Jesus, surfing, Surfing in Heaven Original Blogs
“The serious business of heaven is joy.” -CS Lewis My dear friend Phil Nicholson used to invite my son and I to join him and his son at the opening day game for the San Francisco 49ers at the now-defunct Candlestick Park. All other games of the season were second...
by Mike | May 24, 2022 | Bible, death, faith, Heaven, Jesus, Life Coaching, Prayer, Silicon Valley, surfing, Surfing in Heaven Original Blogs
“The day I die will be the best day I ever lived.”-Randy Alcorn (author of Heaven) I recently lost a very dear friend and running partner to a mountain climbing accident.[1] Roy Lambertson’s abrupt departure left a painful void in my life. Seeing the news about 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 | Feb 19, 2022 | 1960s, balance, Grandpa Jack, humor, John Wooden, Malibu, San Onofre Surfing Club, Simplify, sunset, surfing, Surfing in Heaven Original Blogs
“Everything will be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end.”-John Lennon Surfing Malibu circa 1949 on a Simmons Foam Sandwich(photo by Doc Ball) If there ever were a perfect sunset, Dad (A.K.A. “Kona Jack”) surely would have seen it over...
by Mike | Feb 12, 2022 | 1960s, John Wooden, San Onofre Surfing Club, surfing, Surfing in Heaven Original Blogs
“Don’t give up on your dreams, or your dreams will give up on you.”- Coach John Wooden When my wife Marla asked me what I wanted for my 50th birthday (many moons ago), my immediate thought was not to give up on my lifelong dream of filming a surfing movie. Ever since...
by Mike | Feb 1, 2022 | 1960s, Corona del Mar, Grandpa Jack, Jesus, John Wooden, Prayer, surfing, Surfing in Heaven Original Blogs
“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace.”-John 16:33 (NIV) Quitting the Corona del Mar High School basketball team my junior year is one regret in life that has lingered. I showed up late for a Saturday practice (the surf had been good), and...
