Author Archives: Skip Walter

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About Skip Walter

Retired software executive, ardent book reader. Enjoying slow travel, learning to cook, and searching for fine wine growing. Grandfather, husband, father, brother. Recorder of Seattle sunrises. Voting blue.💙

From my chair: Discovering time is presence

Posted on October 16, 2019 by Skip Walter

John O’Donohue reminds us that beauty is always around us.  This surrounding is the lesson I take away from his book Beauty: The Invisible Embrace.   The book finishes with: A Beauty Blessing “As stillness in stone to silence is wed … Continue reading →

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From my chair: Rainy rhythms

Posted on October 16, 2019 by Skip Walter

The fall/winter rain rhythm returned last night.  The to/fro rhythm of the Port of Seattle ships continues in front of me. Today, the last of the cruise ships of the summer season returns. Reading John O’Donohue’s Beauty: The Invisible Embrace … Continue reading →

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From my chair: Seattle’s Mourning Veil

Posted on October 15, 2019 by Skip Walter

“Whoever cannot seek the unforeseen sees nothing, for the known way is an impasse.” Heraclitus The clouds this morning are almost smoke like creating a thin veil over the buildings of Seattle. I think nature is bemoaning the passing of … Continue reading →

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From my chair: Quality of Looking

Posted on October 12, 2019 by Skip Walter

“The quality of our looking determines what we can see.” – John O’Donohue This view greeted me thirty minutes into my morning “looking”: I am constantly surprised by joy when I remember to sit in my easy chair and look … Continue reading →

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From My Chair: Reading Beauty by John O’Donohue

Posted on October 11, 2019 by Skip Walter

“Without, or with, offense to friends or foes, I sketch your world exactly as it goes.” Lord Byron. I love my view of the Puget Sound from our perch on Bainbridge Island. I love my chairs to sit and watch … Continue reading →

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Lifelet: I love my Fitbit!

Posted on September 9, 2019 by Skip Walter

I love my Fitbit! I had not worn a watch or any device on my arms since I experienced an Outward Bound trip in the 1980s.  Through the Employee Health benefits of Conga, I ordered a Fitbit Alta HR and … Continue reading →

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Is my Honda CRV watching me?

Posted on September 2, 2019 by Skip Walter

As we drove down the long hill to Moab, Utah, my 2018 Honda CRV started beeping, shaking the steering wheel and flashing information messages to me. Driver Attention Level Low, Time for a Break I immediately started looking all over … Continue reading →

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Lifelet: A Double Sunrise?

Posted on April 24, 2019 by Skip Walter

We are blessed daily with one of my favorite views in all the world – the ever changing Puget Sound and Elliott Bay looking towards Seattle from Bainbridge Island. Each morning whether clear or cloudy is a study in an … Continue reading →

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Lifelet: Infinity and Beyond?

Posted on April 23, 2019 by Skip Walter

“What is the next number beyond infinity?” my oldest grand asked. I love these questions.  And I have no idea how to answer her in a way that she might understand. “Do you know the symbol for infinity?” I ask … Continue reading →

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Lifelet: A Pueblo Prayer

Posted on April 22, 2019 by Skip Walter

So what does our garage curating philosopher sign say today? The message catches my eye: “Hold onto what is good, even if it is a handful of earth.” – A Pueblo Prayer My mind immediately races through all of my … Continue reading →

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