PeaceWalker Blog

  In training, we’re often taught to move, respond, act. But anyone who’s spent real time on the mat knows this truth: Sometimes the most powerful move is a pause. A pause sharpens awareness. It creates space between stimulus and response. It keeps you from reacting when presence is what’s required. The same is true in conflict. A pause can de-escalate what force never could. It allows emotions to settle, options to appear, and better decisions to emerge. Many conflicts don’t need more intensity — they need more clarity. Life works the same way. — After 18 years of writing, and 777 blog posts, I’m pressing pause here. Not out of burnout. Not out of indecision. But out of intention. This pause matters. If you’d like to stay connected, I’ll be focusing my energy on the PeaceWalker YouTube channel: 👉 https://www.youtube.com/@peacewalkerlife Thank you for reading, training, reflecting, and walking this path with me. I appreciate you more than I can say. Keep going, ~Craig

  I did it again! After washing my hands in my bathroom, I found myself turning around to wipe them off on the towel that wasn’t there. Why?! For more months than I’d like to admit, I’ve been hanging the towels that I use after a shower, over my shower curtain rod… And that’s where it sat. Well… A few weeks ago, I started hanging the towel back on a towel rod, where it belongs. However, it was blatantly obvious I developed a habit of going to where the towel was, not where it IS. So, now almost every time I dry my hands; I still reach for a towel that is no longer in that spot… Or I catch myself wanting to reach there, then have to rethink it taking time and attention to redirect. That made me think about… The Power of Habits! Here’s a bitter pill for you: your life isn’t defined by big dreams, bold goals, or things you like to do. It’s defined by what you do  every single day . Not what you say you’ll do. Not what you plan to do. Rather by what you  actually do . And tha...