Here’s a brief update on how I am doing with the three goals I have shared with you:
I will spend at least one hour each week in an outdoor recreation activity (not including normal exercise). I’m doing great. I’ve done at least one hour each week. Last week it was hiking for one […]

[If you’ve been following the Seven Action Series, the next post in the series will appear on Monday.]
After writing that last post on the important of play, I figured it was time to share my personal goal for the action of playing.
Goal: I will spend at least one hour each week in an outdoor […]

The action of living is about our health; how we live. And our health is critical to the success of our other life goals. Living healthy means being fit for work and play. Taking care of yourself is fundamental to loving and caring for others. So the second personal goal I will share with you […]

As I mentioned in a previous post, I will be sharing with you each of my Seven Action goals. First, I will talk about my learning goal.
Goal: To complete a class on web development or programming to help me with my blogging.
It’s been a long time since I attended a class where my performance was […]

I am Jim Lockwood, a 44 year old man living in central California, USA with my wife, youngest son (the oldest recently moved out), two dogs and a cat. For the past 22 years I have worked with youth and families in Texas, Florida, and California. I started as a residential counselor at a children’s […]