PeaceWalker Blog

My '2nd' Mom turned 70 the other day. Who is my '2nd Mom? I have a friend who I've been hanging around since I kindergarten. I've know them for over 40 years! (Yikes! am I really THAT old!?) I think I was over to his house more than my own as a kid. Needless to say his Mom over the years became my 2nd Mom. ...Anyway we had a surprise Birthday party for her and seeing three generations of people who I've  known my whole life and I feel are more of a family to me than friends... ...It Reminded me how important our relationships are... How important living a good life is... It reminded me why being a protector is so important! It reminded me on WHY WE TRAIN!! For Life... Yes, our own protection, of course... But, even more so to help protect others too...        ...That brings us back to our discussion... Avoid - Escape - Ambush - Attack What happens when Escaping isn't an option?! W...

Escaping a Bad Situation: Today would have been a "Perfect" Day. The weather has been simply gorgeous: Crisp. Sunny. Cool, but not too cool. Warm, but not too warm. The leaves are just starting to change, but falls in the air. I had a great run! ...and then remember what happened in Las Vegas, and it brings me back... Not in a bad way, but there is a heaviness that is undeniable... And it gets me to thinking again... About life... About Real Things...                                ...about when things are less than perfect (to say the least)... Avoid - Escape - Ambush - Attack Should I Stay or Should I Go?! My last email talked about ways to Avoid an act of terrorism and/or a "lone wolf" act of violence.  Today I want to discuss ESCAPING. First of all, we need to talk about the 'IF.' Yes, that's right, you ...

Today's a little different... Why? Because, I'm NOT at one of my usual coffee houses. Nope, I'm actually at *drum roll* Starbucks at the mall... (Don't Judge!=) If you know me at all you know that I'm not a Starbucks kinda guy. But, I'm here trying to use my  time wisely in between appointments. I must admit though... I don't know if I can make it through this cup of joe... It's just not 'my cup of  coffee.' (Da dat da psssh). Sorry couldn't resist! I'm here in flip flops trying to hold on to the last remaining warmer days before fall really takes a  hold of us! ...and then I heard the news about the mass shooting in Las Vegas... ...and now I'm back to thinking about some 'heaver' things...               Some Thoughts On Active Shooter/Terrorism Preparedness If you trained at all w/me you'd know that I don't subscribe to living in paranoia and no I'm not a 'prepe...

Well, after a summer resurgence, it looks like fall may be on its way again. I love Autumn, but it's a short season. Before you know it, the snow comes and you find yourself in winter. Such as life. It can be difficult to take the time to be in the moment amidst all of the planning, doing and busyness. Not to mention the reminiscing distraction, fear or regret. It can be challenging keeping balanced. Off to the Doc this morning... with the changing season, comes joint pain for me (probably a few of you out there too I'm guessing?!). Dr. Eric does a good job putting me back together, and keeping me tuned up. He's an awesome chiropractor and does a physical therapy method called ART (Physical Release Technique) too. He works with a lot of professional athletes and although I don't give my endorsement to many chiropractors, but he's the bomb! ...And he's a great guy to boot!               Speaking of tune u...

Here I sit at one of my favorite coffee houses and I am already realizing in order to obtain my goals things are going to have to change! . As someone once said... . "You can't get there from here..." I started blogging in 2008 and have no plans on stopping, however it's time to cut back on the posts slightly to make room for new things. . Even the thought of changing or *gasp* eliminating my 2013 commitment to write four blog posts per month is already proving more difficult to shed mentally than I expected. . Have you ever had that in areas of your life?! . Somewhere down inside of me I feel as if I am giving up. That since I made the commitment I need to continue to uphold it no matter what! And if I don't continue to do so, I failed in some way or I become some sort of loser somehow. . EVEN IF IT'S TIME TO CHANGE!! . EVEN IF THOSE OLD EXPECTATIONS ARE NO LONGER NECESSARY FOR GROWTH!! . Even if it's TIME T...

Yep, I've said it many times, "You Can't Hide Crazy." Although there are a number of ways I can go into how that principle applies to life, today I wanted to talk about how "we can't hide" our own crazy. Teaching leadership, conflict management and of course defensive tactics I often say that if you are a mess on the inside, it's hard to keep it together on the outside. When thinking about emotions and attitude you can either let the situation, person or emotion control you or you can decide to keep control of yourself. If you cannot control your own emotions, people can take advantage of this, circumstances can get out of your control and you will not be able to control anything else in your life.  We all feel emotions, it’s natural, it’s normal, it’s good and it’s healthy as long as those emotions are not a detriment to you making decisions and you living your life.   Let’s face it, feeling intimidated, guilt, stress, fear, panic, loneliness...

The New Jersey beach was silent as I warmed up with the the Camden County police officers in preparation for Lt. Col. (Ret) Joe “Marine’s” infamous partner combat conditioning course. The day was September, 11 th   2015, the anniversary of a dark day. A day that most professional protectors are especially respectful of. A day that we hope is never repeated. . I can think of many good ways to commemorate 9/11: Showing respect for those fallen; extending condolences to loved ones of the victims; giving thanks to the protectors who are now on duty and of course, training to be a better protector. And that is exactly what we were doing this past Friday, September 11 th 2015, in the morning beach sand of a small New Jersey town not too far from where the Towers stood in New York City.   . When we think of what happened and what we can do to prevent something like that from happening again, I am reminded of our diversity, our strength and our resilience. We a...