I was 16 years old, it was a gloriously beautiful summer day in Sioux City, Iowa. The year was 1957. My buddy Paul Cabney and I were standing in a glass box about 8 feet in the air in the center of Paulโs fatherโs used car lot. From our vantage point we could see all […]
Thoughts From Stephen
It certainly will be something that serves you well throughout your life. Make it fun. Study and learn as much as you can about what modern science and research says contributes to living a long healthy life. Devise a plan that is yours; then follow it. Get excited about living a vibrant healthy life; it
If you want to learn something physical that is difficult; practice often and quit hungry for the experience. Practice for brief periods of time. Do not practice when you are tired and when you begin to make mistakes quit your practice. Imagine a golden thread fastened to the center of your chest pulling you to
It was a beautiful summer day in Sioux City. I was 8 years old. I said In a loud almost yelling voice: โhey mom thereโs nothing to doโ my mother responded: โson your bed needs making, the lawn needs mowing, and the trash needs carrying out.โ From that moment on I have never looked to
What is magic? To me magic is what the magician doesโthe magician would have us believe that there can be reality without process. There are no scarves up his or her sleeve that they did not put there. No rabbits in hats that the magician did not put there. There are no pumpkins into carriages
For me the concept of playground includes the following: physical activity, lots of physical activity, a wide variety of physical activity and movement, my socialization in part, girlfriends, boyfriends, balls of various shapes and sizes, slides, merry go rounds, swings, monkey bars, jump rope, Jacks, hopscotch, gaiety, laughter, Inventing new games,Learning to take my turn
If you want to learn something physical that is difficult; practice often and quit hungry for the experience. Practice for brief periods of time. Do not practice when you are tired and when you begin to make mistakes quit your practice. Imagine a golden thread fastened to the center of your chest pulling you to
Research indicates that continued engagement in challenging mental activities keeps the brain performing well. My path is to be constantly learning new complex physical things (many would regard what I do as playing); at age 72 I am learning to fly an airplane and juggle clubs. For me flying an airplane is significantly easier than
One of my very favorite quotes is from Wayne Gretzky and I have shared this with lots of people. Wayne Gretzky says: โYou Miss Every Shot That You Do Not Takeโ The best Wayne Gretzky Quote. A Michael Scott Quote.? Play I love that quote. ย My thoughts on being bold, By:Stephen Jepson Or ย A Michael
I deem myself to be a learning theorist inasmuch as I have studied how to share in an efficient and effective way what is in my noggin and body with someone elseโs head and body. Historically I have been quite successful in these sharings. By some reckoning achieving remarkable results. If you have an interest,