Unfolding Perfectly Being in Alaska has given me several opportunities to reflect on my life and how it has perfectly unfolded. Looking back, I can see those forks in the road where if I had turned a different direction, my life would look very different than it does now. Laura, who took us on a […]
The Seriousness Trap
June 23, 2016 by Leave a Comment
The Seriousness Trap Baseball player David Ortiz is retiring after this season. He seems to be enjoying his farewell tour. In a recent game, he hit a single and then gave the first base man a shoulder massage. Ortiz video Now obviously I don’t know what is going on in his head but here are a […]
Upgraded Instant Replay
June 13, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Upgraded Instant Replay In volleyball you can play far better defense if you watch the hitter’s arm rather than the ball. When you do this, you can tell how hard they are hitting and where they are hitting before they ever hit the ball. If you watch the ball, you can only tell these things […]
Broken Bottles
May 16, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Coach gets his buttons pushed and pushes back
March 3, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Coach gets his buttons pushed and pushes back I’ve been thinking all day about a facebook thread I read this morning. It is a great case study. The volleyball coach made a substitution. The substitute promptly served into the net. The player who had been subbed for said, “seriously” and the coach heard her. She […]
The Jail Cell Door is Wide Open
February 1, 2016 by Leave a Comment
The Jail Cell Door is Wide Open I watched something interesting today. I observed a person stay really committed to her upset for over two hours. There were so many opportunities for her to leave her upset and she just kept retreating back into it. We were in a really positive, happy, and joyful environment […]
Dust Devils
February 1, 2016 by Leave a Comment
It is just feedback
January 19, 2016 by Leave a Comment
It is just feedback When we view life as feedback, life gets a lot simpler and clearer. And, we become a lot more skillful in dealing with ourselves. If I’m unhappy or even depressed – that is just feedback telling me that I’m holding on to some thoughts and stories that do not serve me. […]
Don’t try to control the weather
November 3, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Don’t try to control the weather Think how frustrating it would be if you tried to control the weather. A much better strategy is to just deal with whatever Mother Nature brings. This is also a good way to think about dealing with our emotions. Just deal with what the weather brings. There are valid […]
Unbridled Joy
September 16, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Unbridled Joy We went to Water World and rode water rides for about 7 hours. When my daughter is excited, she talks. She jabbered for about 7 hours straight yesterday. It is quite obvious that her capacity to experience excitement and joy is much higher than mine. I had fun. She had more fun. This […]
