care | Vibrant Energy - Part 2

Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

September 10, 2021September 21, 2021 Rick 470 Views 0 Comments alone, anxiety, awareness, depressed, depression, isolation, loneliness, lonely, love, mental health, nami, relentless, sad, stress, struggle, suicide, suicide prevention awareness month

Thankfully, I’ve never been that low personally, but I’ve been with several loved ones who have been suicidal. It’s not

Dolphin Defender Month

September 8, 2021September 21, 2021 Rick 439 Views 0 Comments abuse, animal cruelty, awareness, capture, chase, dolphin, dolphin defender month, dolphin project, dolphins, japan, september, taiji, the cove, whale, whales

I’ve dreaded the arrival of September ever since I found out what goes on in the cove via the Academy

Staying Centered in a Changed World

August 29, 2021September 21, 2021 Rick 242 Views 0 Comments animal agriculture, change, climate, climate change, climate crisis, coronavirus, covid-19, delta, different, factory farming, go vegan, hockey, homeless, human rights, ice hockey, la kings, mask, masked up, masks, pandemic, plant based, roaring 20s, staples center, Sunday reflection, vaccine, vegan, voting rights

I drove the same route I’ve always driven, but little else was the same in my first visit to Staples

Checking in on Teammates

August 28, 2021September 21, 2021 Rick 218 Views 0 Comments athlete, athletes, care, elite, encourage, encouragement, friends, genuine, hockey, hockey life, hockey player, ice hockey, isolation, junior, listen, lonely, make a difference, socal4v4, support, thoughtful

Everyone typically rushes off the ice when the skate ends – except for these guys. The thoughtful elite juniors surrounding

End Horse Abuse for Good

August 15, 2021November 3, 2021 Rick 294 Views 0 Comments abuse, athlete, beat, cross country, cruel, death, dressage, equestrian, equine, eventing, horse racing, horses, nbc, olympics, olympics games, peta, showjumping, sport, summer olympics, Sunday reflection, tokyo games, tokyo olympics, tragic

It’s been one week since the Tokyo Olympic Games ended yet most people haven’t heard about the tragic death of