Tips, Articles, & Thoughts From Dog Agility Coach And Competitor Daisy Peel
A chance encounter with a monk on a plane leads to unexpected thoughts about mindfulness, distraction, and giving ourselves grace. Even monks scroll sometimes — and maybe that’s okay.
A few unexpected moments during a flight home—featuring a powerlifter, a handwritten postcard, and a halftime show host—reminded me just how much connection still matters, in agility and in life.
At first, you’re looking up at others, convinced they’re in a league of their own. But if you stick with it long enough, you realize you’ve gone from admiring to belonging.
Sometimes, the smallest shift in mindset or the tiniest change in a skill can make you feel like you just unlocked a new level.
How often do you watch someone at a trial and wonder, How do they get those start lines? How is their dog so engaged? Why do they do that warm-up? And then… do nothing?
It’s so easy to get caught up in looking for the next big moment, the next major improvement, that we miss the incredible things sitting right in front of us. But when we take the time to notice them, to appreciate the small steps and seemingly ordinary moments, we start to see just how meaningful they really are.