Presence

What does the clock tell you? When to leave.  When you arrive. Maybe it lets you know when you need to get out and go do the next thing.  But the clock does know what happens in between. Retreat into your body.  Note what happens in each stroke. Each movement. Pay attention to to where…

Get out of the box! “What box?” you ask… That chair. Your couch. Get up from your table. Out of your room/box. Your house/box. Your car/box. The pool/box. Your routine/box. Shake it up! Do something different. And look around you.

“Do I want to improve?” If the answer is, “no,” keep doing what you’re doing. If the answer is, “yes,” continue reading. “How do I improve,” you ask? Learn how to learn.  With accountability and focus, you can improve at anything. Washing dishes. Folding sheets. Making bread. Playing an instrument. Learning to sew. Knit. Tie…

Make a point to begin again. There is no going back—just like we can’t go back in time—only forward.  Sometimes in learning it feels like one step forward, two steps back. But the truth is that we can never have the same experience twice.  Make it a deliberate practice. Take the opportunity to review what…

Try it. For each action, you have to create an equal and opposite reaction. There are many lessons to be learned. I cannot promise that it will improve your swimming. However, it is an awesome experiment.