Dances Observed

Dances Observed

Noticing #2 At our OKC Parkinson’s Walk each year, I am the emcee and DJ. I love it! One of my favorite parts happens as I switch from country to current hits to classic sing-alongs and observe who starts moving to which music. It’s uncanny. Every year the...
The Little Things

The Little Things

Noticing #1 If you can calm your mind and focus your gaze from a higher perspective,You can see and feel and hear and smell and taste and sense…the little things. Like a moment’s snuggle with a toddler,Or reading love in the eyes of an elderly sage. You might pause to...
How to Create a Good Habit

How to Create a Good Habit

Creating Good Habits #2 In Atomic Habits, James Clear describes how to create a good habit through 4 laws:The 1st law (Cue): Make it obvious. For instance, if you want to start exercising every morning, lay out your clothes the night before....
Craving, Routine, Reward

Craving, Routine, Reward

Creating Good Habits #1 In The Power of Habit, Charles Duhigg articulates how habits form, both good and bad.First, you have a craving or a cue. Then, you follow a routine or a response to this. Why? Your routine yields a reward.Example: You hit the...
Go the Extra Mile

Go the Extra Mile

Crucial Principle Series #4 Hustle. Work hard. Give 110%.Go the extra mile.My guess is that you’re like me. You have never truly regretted the times you went the extra mile. You probably are even quite proud of yourself (and rightfully so) for extended periods...