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We humans are spiritual seekers. We look around the physical world and inside ourselves and sense there must be something we can't see. At a minimum we want clarity and understand faith, of some sort, is required. Secondly, we are drawn to beauty. We notice the sunrise and have to stop and stare. And, we … Continue reading Beauty…

Want to stick to your disciplines, whatever they are? Set up bright boundaries your mind cannot miss. "Nothing to eat after 8pm and one cheat meal a week," is a bright boundary. Every Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday the iPad seconds timer app is a bright boundary for me. There's no missing the red screen and the reps in … Continue reading Prepare now…

Life is a series of trade offs. We are not immortal, our time will end. There will be many possible lives we COULD lead that we do not. This becomes a problem when we do not decisively choose a path and walk it with vigor. Instead we often sit at the trail head, never really … Continue reading Trade offs

Here's another worldview of mine. Excellence requires a long look in the mirror when adversity strikes. Normal humans do so, ever so briefly. Then they look out the window and scream F*&% you or F@#$ it, to the world. Feels good.  It's NOT. Point the thumb. F$%& me. Hard on self. Not down. This is … Continue reading 2026 resolve…

Or, as Coach Wooden (the GOAT) put it “be quick, don’t hurry.” Easy to see this play out in sports. The brain starts to move faster than the body, the body starts to move faster than the play requires. So a routine ground ball turns into a booted error. Slow it down, be intentional about … Continue reading Slow is smooth, smooth is fast

Yes, it was 53 years ago when I made this sugar/flour scoop for mom. 7th grade shop class. Brought it home and presented to her like it was a masterpiece. She’s used it ever since. Still going to this day. Took this pic yesterday. Andrew put together a number of artifacts for her 100th last … Continue reading 53 years ago…

"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain … Continue reading Blessed…

Client this week told me hard truth. He's going dark. Really dark. I listened. Got curious. He aint smoking, drinking, or popping pills. Good. He's ruminating. Chewing on negative thoughts. Not good. So, after listening a bit I reminded him. He knows what to do. Stuck smack dab in the middle of the "knowing/NOT doing" trap. … Continue reading Pump the brakes…