Presence

Don’t be afraid to do it again. If you get an unexpected result in your experiment, do it again. Perhaps you didn’t account for all of the variables. What variables are you keeping constant? And which are you testing? Don’t mistake ‘doing it again’ with repetition. If you need to, audit your experiment.

Does not exist when you’re on the path to progress.  Do you find yourself bored at the pool wondering what to do?  Are you filling time to reach an arbitrary distance target?  Are you swimming sets with no particular goal in mind?  There is another way.  On the path to progress you are excited at the prospect…

Not to compare and contrast. But to wonder and awe! All of the bodies going hither and yon. Whether their ability is known or unknown. Busy doing the best that they can with their accumulated knowledge, life experiences, and understanding. Take a moment, or three — just look around you. What do you see? How…

What do you measure to gauge progress in swimming?  If you beat the send off times for the set that you did yesterday, do you know how you beat them?  If you swim further than you did last week, do you know why? Measuring the wrong thing can give a false sense of progress. Just…

I got busy today and didn’t have time to __(insert activity here)__. Can I buy a steak freeze?  Sorry, there are no streak freezes.  This is real life we’re living! Don’t beat yourself up.  Accept the decision(s) you made and move on. Let. It. Go. But don’t skip the next one! 

Crutch (noun): (1b): a source or means of support or assistance that is relied on heavily or excessively. Do you have a crutch? A cup of coffee first thing in the morning. A glass of wine while you’re making dinner. Popcorn when you watch a movie. Dessert after dinner. A pull buoy when you get…