I am excited this summer is an Olympic year. The pageantry, athleticism, teamwork and patriotism from the opening to the closing ceremonies, I take it all in. Something about it only happening every 4 years with many of the competitions/sports being the only time we pay attention to them. I love hearing about athletes that…
Author: suzyobrien4
6/14/2024 “It is hard to make the boat go as fast as you want to. The enemy of course is resistance of water, as you have to displace the amount of water equal to the weight of men and equipment, but that very water is what supports you and that very enemy is your friend….
“The faculty of bringing back a wandering attention, over and over again is the very root ofjudgment, character and will. An education which should improve this faculty would be aneducation par excellence.” William James, American philosopher and psychologistI first heard the above quote in mindfulness educator training. I thought of it often as I listened…