Rocky Coast, Sandy Beach: Thoughts along the way - is a barefooted operator's manual on how to live the good life. Using short poems, pithy word images, Zen-like koans and purposeful humor, the author builds a comprehensive world view in 100 short tableaus. Drawing loosely from both Eastern and Western philosophical sources and grounded in everyday experience and common sense, these thought-poems provide a unique perspective on ideas such as mindfulness, love, beauty, marriage, friendship, choice, balance, happiness, freedom and suffering. This open-to-any-page small gem of a book will be be a favorite companion for that daily walk on the philosophical beach.