The playing catch with a football has felt positive to helping improve my coordinated movements. Throwing and catching the ball has helped with hand eye coordination, while also coordinating my body in throwing the ball back. Working with the football has also brought a joyful new challenge. I like involving sports in my training program, … More Using the Football to Improve Coordination
The pitch shot might be my most challenging shot to hit, when playing golf. It usually doesn’t require a fully accelerated swing, like hitting a driver, or full iron shot. It calls for what might be called a feel shot, which places additional pressure on the swing. Using the softness in the hands to feel … More The Challenging Pitch Shot
Moving from Gold’s Gym over to the FM Gym has brought cool possibilities. The FM Gym provides much more space for moving about. Meaning, the throwing and catching of any kind of ball has more room. Something my trainer has been taking advantage of since the move happened. Inside the FM facility there are many … More Tossing the Exercise Ball
I have always had an interesting relationship with alcohol. Never has my appetite for drinking became a problem. As it takes place about a handful of times each year. The interesting part of my story with drinking doesn’t even come from me, at all. It originates from being exposed to alcohol as a child and … More Me and Alcohol
During the last ski season, I was invited to ski at Crystal Mountain. A place I had skied once as a kid, but didn’t remember well. For the most part, going somewhere new often has challenges. My ability to move about new places gets complicated with my physical disability and anxious emotions. Having cerebral palsy … More Checking Out Crystal Mountain
The journey of working through a bad habit can be challenging. I know for me, keeping streaks of positive behavior alive, has been tricky. Each time I slip, frustration within myself begins to surface. Which, only seems to cause another slip, not long after the first. The facts of experiencing trouble with remaining away from … More The Challenge of Today
There was a major concept I enjoyed when working with my previous trainer. It felt like tossing different athletic balls back and forth, was positive. We spent time using a tennis ball and small squishy type ball. We had also worked with a lacrosse ball and a reaction ball. The last two being bounced onto … More Throwing the Football
Something interesting took place when working with my most recent trainer. The feeling occurred when we first began training. Then, I had begun working with a trainer under him. After a couple months of working with the second trainer, inside a big box gym. I found myself back with the original trainer, I had been … More Feeling Put Together
A compliment can turn out to be, just a compliment. When someone from my past makes mention of my healing journey. Talking with me about how I had previously acted like a shit show, but now seem to have improved on my challenges. The situation left me wondering if there might be a future for … More A Second Lunch
My favorite place to play golf added something new. Something interesting, I have not seen at another golf course, to this point. At first, I couldn’t figure out the purpose of these red stakes. It took me, playing a few holes to realize, they were set up beside each putting surface. It was challenging to … More The Red Stakes of Prospector
A Journey With Cerebral Palsy 