Whether I’m trying to promote growth and development, or healing it’s helpful to : Remember things take time. Growth and healing rarely happen quickly much less overnight. We know this but it’s so easy to forget. Allow them the time they take. Much easier said than done. But, when I can do it I’m ableContinue reading “Things Take Time”
Author Archives: Tim Clark
It’s All Connected
I love looking for and finding connections. Lately I’ve been trying to find the connection between the complex adaptive systems work that is a big part of the Performance Therapy approach used at ALTIS and Fascia Stretch Therapy™️ from Ann and Chris Frederick at the Stretch To Win Institute. And, here’s what I’ve come upContinue reading “It’s All Connected”
Joy
Joy moves us and movement brings us joy. Go play and practice letting yourself be delighted.
What Are Your Intentions
For a few summers I used to watch a group of professional hockey players train in the ice rink attached to the facility I was in. They would come at the goal from different angles at full speed and practice tipping the puck into a specific corner of the net off a specific part ofContinue reading “What Are Your Intentions”
Focus On This One
One of the lessons sports teach us is to focus on the shot in front of you. It’s easy to get stuck thinking about the last shot, or let our thoughts drift to the next one. Thinking about the last shot doesn’t change where we on the course or the court or the field though.Continue reading “Focus On This One”
Small Moves And Thresholds
Two things about small moves. First of all they’re small. Sometimes so small that any sense of progress or change is nearly impossible to discern. Because, you see, they’re not really about progress. They’re about emergence and unfolding; about growth and transformation. That’s how nature works. Centuries ago, the Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu wrote, ”Continue reading “Small Moves And Thresholds”
You Are A Game Changer
Take a moment, right now, to remember a time you did something to change the energy or flow or momentum of a game you were in. What was the situation? Who were you playing? What was happening? What did you do that changed the momentum or energy? Write it down. I asked these questions ofContinue reading “You Are A Game Changer”
Play The Shot In Front Of You
Two weeks ago Lydia Ko shot a 62 on the final round of the ANA Inspiration 2021 LPGA tournament. When asked about that round she shared three things that helped her tie the course 18 hole record. ” I stayed patient.” “No matter what the situation was’ , she said, ‘ I was just focusingContinue reading “Play The Shot In Front Of You”
Mastery
What makes a master gardener a master is not domination of the plants or soil. It’s their understanding of nature, and the skillful application of what they learn, that allows them to contribute to the conditions that makes things grow. What if we approached our body the same way? We might discover that mastering our healthContinue reading “Mastery”
Remembering The Basics
” We need to get back to basics, focus on the fundamentals.” That’s often the lament when things go astray, whether its our golf game or our relationships, our personal health or the health and well-being of the community. If we don’t have a grasp on what they are though it’s easy to mistake oldContinue reading “Remembering The Basics”