Earlier this morning I sent out a text to the boys in our high school basketball program, informing them that I would be away from practice for a bit to address some issues I’m having with my 60-year-old body. I’ve learned from experience that I’m about one quick pivot or reaction away from landing in … Continue reading TELL ME, WHAT DO YOU SEE?
Author: Hoosierdaddy101
Changes... Under reconstruction
Wilderness
Out in Wilderness THE UPSIDE TO WILDERNESS There's a beauty to the wilderness; a land untouched by time; a sense that where you stand is a place few have stood at any point in the human experience. Often, there are opportunities to see the world around us from an expanded perspective; to see the daily … Continue reading Wilderness
Haunted!
Halloween is behind us, but the idea for this post was conceived along some county roads as I stared out my windshield on Halloween morning several weeks ago. I was on my way to meet a real estate client and look at a house. As I drove along, I thought about how many times my … Continue reading Haunted!
NOISE!
RUNNING FOR THE HIGH-COUNTRY In recent years, I've improved my physical conditioning and returned to a love I had years ago: hiking. I live about an hour from the east entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado, so I have incredible trails only a short drive away. I've looked forward to my hiking days … Continue reading NOISE!
The Illusion of Life
DIAGNOSIS: DRY & EMPTY It was about 7:30am as I stood talking with my wife. Suddenly my phone sent a notification…a potential real estate lead! I almost hit the phone but then hesitated, telling my wife that what I really needed in that moment was to be quiet before the Lord. (Stay with me here, … Continue reading The Illusion of Life
BREAK & CREATE
What follows is a story that was inspired by a recent open gym time we held for the high school players who aren’t involved in spring sports. I’ll forever be a coach…always identifying patterns, always challenging, trying to inspire and motivate. However, I’m also that player who needs to learn how to play to my … Continue reading BREAK & CREATE
No One Ever Showed Me
This starts with stories on the basketball court, morphs into battles with addiction, but in the end, it's about simply putting ourselves into a position to get more out of this life we are given. Hope you enjoy it. What Am I Doing Here? This past October I got back into coaching high school basketball. … Continue reading No One Ever Showed Me
Play to Your Strength
Several weeks ago I had a young man approach me in basketball practice a bit frustrated and he said, "Coach, am I taking bad shots?" I noted this young man has shown himself to have some excellent character in the small snapshot I've seen which is less than two months of practice. I asked him … Continue reading Play to Your Strength
The Little Things
As I stood on the sideline this evening during practice, I found an agitation stirring within. For me, coaching has always been about a bigger picture than the game itself, it’s been about discovering those teachable moments, opportunities to challenge a player to become a better athlete and teammate…a better student in the classroom…a better … Continue reading The Little Things
Do We Really Want the Answer?
It was a door of opportunity in front of the young man, and some unfamiliar drive from within propelled him forward. He had to understand this stirring in his heart. He’d heard things that challenged him, and he saw things that, frankly, had he not witnessed with his own eyes, he would not have believed. … Continue reading Do We Really Want the Answer?