Commissioning 2009

I am sitting here trying to figure out how to express my feelings after witnessing my 2nd oldest son's graduation and commissioning this past weekend. I still remember him as a beautiful baby the moment I first laid my eyes on him. Other than his hair darkening, he hasn't changed a bit; he's still as beautiful. More than being a proud father, I am a father that is even happier for his son. He has survived the crucible for four years and is moving on to his aviation career. Two children graduated, two more to go. I will do everything in my power to see them all become successful. I have discovered the secret of happiness, the attainment of the level of selfactualization: my love for my children and involvement in their lives.

Methode Naturelle

After discovering Evolutionary Psychology (EP) in 1998, it was a natural progression to Evolutionary Fitness. This was not a term original to me, but a term nonetheless that I deduced from EP's concept of the mismatch between modern and ancestral environments and the resulting implications. What psychological implications this mismatch has also holds true physically. I began researching how to bridge the gap between modern and ancestral movement patterns. The latest discovery to grab my attention is the work done by Georges Hebert. A French Naval officer that developed an approach to physical fitness that he called Methode Naturelle, or natural movement. Currently, Erwan Le Corre continues Hebert's philosophy in his MovNat or Movement Naturelle: "Be strong to be useful" -- by focusing on 10 essential skills: walking, running, jumping, walking on all fours, climbing, balancing, throwing, lifting, defending, and swimming. More on this to come.