Freedom begins within. Walking Home is where I share what helps—truth, grace, and practical steps toward wholeness. For workshops or coaching, send me a message.
Inspired by, but not affiliated with or endorsed by FranklinCovey. You can find out more at: www.walkinghomecoaching.com Walking Home with Curtis is a space for honest reflection and practical tools for life—freedom, faith, resilience, and relationships. I share what I’m learning on the road back to clarity and wholeness.
Rest is a skill. Renewal is leadership.
What are you doing today to refuel?
Habit 6: Synergize (Creative Cooperation)
Synergy is when 1 + 1 becomes 3. It’s choosing to value differences instead of fighting them—and staying in the conversation long enough to find the third option that neither person could see alone.
Today’s practice: listen for what’s true in the other person, say what you need clearly, and build something better together.
My friends and I were out for another Korean food experience!
https://youtu.be/i5oSOufEiLs
Where Do We Really Belong?
I recently saw an advertisement claiming it could analyze my date and place of birth and tell me where in the world I would feel happiest. It used astrology, astronomy, and planetary alignments to map out the “best places” for my life.
It was interesting to read about, but it also made me pause and think.
After traveling to many places over the years—from Kansas to Alaska, Michigan to Korea, Lithuania, Thailand, Hawaii, and beyond—I’ve noticed something important:
The places where I feel most alive rarely have anything to do with stars or planets.
They have more to do with things like:
• the people around me
• a sense of purpose
• meaningful work
• kindness and connection
• moments of peace in ordinary life
We sometimes search for a magical location where everything will finally feel right. But more often, the feeling we’re looking for comes from something much simpler.
Home isn’t only a place on a map.
Sometimes it’s the life we build…
the people we walk beside…
and the meaning we carry with us.
I’m still learning that lesson myself.
– Curtis
Walking Home
This week’s habit is Think Win-Win.
When we stop competing long enough to collaborate, something better becomes possible—something neither of us could build alone.
Where could you practice win-win this week?
Learning to prioritize our Big Rocks takes practice. What's your Big Rock for this week?
16/01/2026
I just started a new Insight Timer Group: Walking Home with Curtis.
Resilience + relationships for real life—without pretending it’s easy. Weekly prompts, short practices, and occasional live sits.
Walking Home: Resilience & Relationships Walking Home with Curtis is for people who want more steadiness, courage, and love—without pretending life is easy. This is a practical, faith-friendly (no pressure, all welcome) community for building resilience and stronger relationships—one week at a time. Inside the Group you’ll find: • ...
13/01/2026
I’ve just shared a new reflection on Insight Timer called Start Where You Are.
It’s a quiet reminder that we don’t need perfect conditions to begin — just honesty and one small step.
If you’re on Insight Timer, you can find it here:
👉 https://insig.ht/47KlOUQYSZb
Thank you to everyone who continues to walk alongside me.
Start Where You Are New Year’s resolutions come and go—but meaningful change doesn’t belong to the calendar. In this short reflection, Curtis explores a simple but powerful quote from Arthur Ashe: “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” Arthur Ashe wasn’t just a champion athlete; he was a...
Big step for me—Certified Holistic Wellness Coach (IAWP).
I’ve spent decades supporting military communities, and this is my next chapter: practical tools for stress, resilience, and relationships.
Thanks for cheering me on!
03/01/2026
New credential, same mission. I’ve officially completed my IAWP training and earned my Holistic Wellness Coach certification. I’m excited to keep helping helpers, leaders, couples, and individuals build healthier rhythms, stronger relationships, and more resilient lives—without burning out in the process.
01/01/2026
Sometimes I grow weary of hearing the familiar “happy New Year’s” wishes. Perhaps it’s because I’ve seen so many “new years” come and go…any day of the ones left ahead of us are good to recommit, resolve, or try something new to make life better.
Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can. - Arthur Ashe 20 million people use Insight Timer to sleep better, reduce anxiety, improve their happiness and learn to meditate. With more than 120,000 free titles, Insight Timer has the largest free library of sleep tools, music tracks and guided meditations on earth