This season of skiing was pretty momentous. I went from feeling like a beginner, riding the easiest chairlift, to advancing my ability. For a person who has cerebral palsy, there is a little extra excitement in advancing a skill level. I thought the ceiling for me, might have been skiing beginner runs. Which, I was … More Skiing and Cerebral Palsy: I Became a Skier
As my journey with addiction has seemed to step down in phases. The final step has not been accomplished at this point. I continue the challenging work of fully eradicating my negative habit. Having put into place many tools along the path of healing. Things like reading consistently, writing for the blog, playing golf, and … More Addiction and Cerebral Palsy: The Final Step
My brain had changed by the winter of 2022. I was still fighting weekly urges to give into watching pornography. So, it was important to continue with a plan. Something to continue challenging my mind away from becoming idle. Until the winter, most of the tools being relied upon to step away from my negative … More Addiction and Cerebral Palsy: Ski to Heal
Like reading and writing came before, as tools in my healing journey. During the summer of 2021, golf started to play its role in helping the process. During the gradual stepping down of my habitual watching of pornography, reading and writing had played the central role. From helping me identify the issues I might have … More Addiction and Cerebral Palsy: Golf
Writing doesn’t feel like an activity that comes to mind when thinking about a healing journey. I began writing this blog long before I recognized my challenges. I started seeing a psychologist years before the thought of sexual fantasies even nudged my radar. The interesting thing about life can be looking back. All of the small things … More Addiction and Cerebral Palsy: Writing
Having the courage to overcome a fear once is great, there should be nothing taken from the accomplishment. Loading onto the Brooks chair for my first solo ride was scary. Negative thoughts rushing through my mind. Pushing the feeling of wishing I could bail, seconds after leaving the bottom terminal. I took deep breaths to … More Skiing and Cerebral Palsy: The Second Trip
Fear has probably been the best word used to describe my life on the slopes. Starting with the fear of heights, making the ride on the chairlift challenging. The fear of crashing, made it difficult to fully commit to skiing more challenging terrain. Then, I have cerebral palsy, making skiing even more of a challenge. … More Skiing and Cerebral Palsy: A Transition
The last time I skied two days in a row was during my youth. There were a few years in my early teenage years when ski trips took place each winter. Traveling to Idaho and Utah was exciting in the middle part of February. This season has been full of more frequent trips up to … More Skiing and Cerebral Palsy: Two Consecutive Days
There have often been challenges in watching myself on camera. Many of the workout sessions with Bernard were placed on video. We filmed our workouts pretty infrequently, starting before the pandemic changed the world. The challenge with filming was attempting to keep other people inside the gym from getting into the frames. Leaving us with … More Watching Myself on Video: Movement
The opinion of another person can often be valuable. Especially when the person providing the information has good knowledge and insights. As Bernard watched my movements inside the gym, he could understand things I wouldn’t notice. Sometimes I was feeling good and he was noticing some tightness in my movements. At other times, the stiff … More Skiing and Cerebral Palsy: Fluidity of Movement
A Journey With Cerebral Palsy 