by Mike | Jul 20, 2022 | balance, Bible, death, faith, Heaven, Jesus, Leisure Society, Surfing in Heaven Original Blogs
“I can see how it might be possible for a man to look down upon the Earth and be an atheist, but I cannot conceive how a man could look up into the heavens and say there is no God.” -Abraham Lincoln One of my favorite parts of our many trips to Baja over the years was...
by Mike | Jul 18, 2022 | balance, Bible, death, faith, Heaven, Jesus, Malibu, Silicon Valley, surfing, Surfing in Heaven Original Blogs
“Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” -Mark Twain When I first heard about Steve Jobs’ death, I was in the midst of my marketing gig at Oracle OpenWorld in San Francisco (October 5, 2011). It was our annual pilgrimage to shut down...
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 | 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...
