Birth of Spring

As my birthday comes and goes, so do the seasons. In a moment of rapture while taking in all that nature has to offer, this spring poem came forth like a blade of grass, stretching toward the warm spring sun…

Future Self Journaling: a 90 day recap on the best tool for self development you’re NOT using.

I have never journaled regularly, at least not in the sense that many people do. When I competed professionally I kept a training journal, and I religiously tracked my sets, reps, intensities, and any important cues that I needed to remember, or that were particularly helpful. But I have never been one to reflect onContinue reading “Future Self Journaling: a 90 day recap on the best tool for self development you’re NOT using.”

Free Diving – Part 2

Oh my…happy birthday to this beauty of a human being. Like seriously… HE. IS. BEAUTIFUL. HE IS BEAUTY FULL. Nevermind the physical, please look deeper. This man here… He is a free diver’s dream… Endless depths of discovery…but can you hold your breath that long? Can you train, can you endure, can you be patientContinue reading “Free Diving – Part 2”

He is free. He is free. He is free…

And so begins the long journey home… I wasn’t due to make a trip north this Christmas. I wasn’t due to see the snow. I wasn’t due to travel. And I knew the next time I did venture home, would likely be to say a final goodbye. So here I am, on my way toContinue reading “He is free. He is free. He is free…”

Free Diving

We often think of exploring new places.
New cities, new beaches, new countries.
It’s in our nature.
We send ourselves into outer space, just to see what’s out there?
Are we all alone?
The eternal quest to satisfy our curiosity.

I’m grateful my Dad is dying.

What are you grateful for? Often my answer is something like my family, my health, etc. And, I do believe we should be thankful for those things. However, it is easy to have gratitude for your blessings. It’s easy to be grateful for all the good things, the good people, and the good fortune thatContinue reading “I’m grateful my Dad is dying.”