Smile on your face

While walking in the river walk along the Napa River in the downtown I stopped and talked to Lonnie who playing his music in the Veterans Park. He is the man tat rides a bicycle pulling a rig that contains music speakers and a laptop and plays all kinds of enjoyable music that everyone enjoys. His dog, Charlie, was resting next to him.

His last dog was stabbed to death.

Wherever he goes in the downtown he plays the music. He is not homeless. Lonnie plays the music and doesn't want money.

"I want to see the smile in your face," he told me. "I take those smiles home with me at the end of the day." The last time he was next to Ben & Jerry Ice Cream store "I met people from 15 different countries," he said.

Lonnie looks content. He is happy.

"Look me up at: man's best friend Napa and you will see the picture of me and my dog and my story". When I got home I did. I was impressed.

When did you meet God today?

The priest asked in his homily during the mass

last Sunday,"When did you meet God today?"

Unexpectedly winter during the Memorial Day week-end my wife and I were driving through the mountains from Reno to Incline Village in Lake Tahoe on the snowy road cold, misty and dark. We had to switch to the 4-wheel drive to negotiate the winding, ascending and descending road.

We met God on the road and guided us safely to our condo.

Inspiration

There are several things I want to do every day that I am not doing consistently. I promised myself several times I will do them but failed.
It is not because I lack the inspirations.What I need is commitment.

I want to write everyday.
I want to walk for fitness and for a leisurely stroll everyday.
I want to study chess everyday.
I want to read 5 pages of a book everyday.

Not too long ago I heard Tyler talked. It was about his training as a Navy Seal. He is one of the 16 who finished the training from 172 candidates.

Tyler is my inspiration.
The Navy Seal's grueling and punishing training is my mantra. My daily chores are negligible.