Dennis M. Buchman

Husband | Father | Football Coach
Trust. Love. Commit.

[Benjamin Watson @BenjaminSWatson]

Summer is over. The kids are all in school. And I already miss them. It’s always a joke that parents cheer when the kids go back after summer break, but I’m not one of them. I like my kids. I like spending time with them. I like them being in our home. I like our family being together. And I realize that life is a vapor and they are growing older much more quickly than I was prepared for. Maybe l’m becoming a sappy parent, but the start of the school year is always a reality check. Time is a thief.

[Russell Westbrook @russwest44]

Sometimes you don’t even know when you’ve already watched the end.

You had to be there. And now it’s over.

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

I’m convinced that the saddest thing about success is realizing how few people actually wanted to see you succeed. They smiled and cheered to your face but secretly hoped you’d fail. Learn to recognize quiet envy. Cut them from your life. Small circles create big outcomes.

[Jack Soble @jacksoble56]

"I wouldn't play man against us." — CJ Carr

Carr's weaponry was a question mark entering fall camp. We'll have to see it on the field, but he supplied a firm answer when we talked to him today.

Why Carr believes he has everything he needs, via @BGInews: https://t.co/VhqkFjhIA8

[EasternPAFootball @EPAFootball]

2026 Mount Carmel Area Red Tornadoes
Interview with Head Football Coach John Darrah
@piaad4sports @AthleticsPhac @MCAEducation @mcaschdist #PAHSFB @hsfbamerica

[EasternPAFootball @EPAFootball]

2026 Bloomsburg Panthers
Interview with Head Football Coach Mike Kogut
@piaad4sports @AthleticsPhac @bloomathletics #PAHSFB @hsfbamerica

[Inky Johnson @inkyjohnson]

InkSpirations

[EasternPAFootball @EPAFootball]

2026 Pottsville Area Crimson Tide
Interview with Head Football Coach Mike Brennan
@piaadistrictxi @SchLeague @pahsathletics @pasdtide @mbrennan79 #PAHSFB @hsfbamerica

[EasternPAFootball @EPAFootball]

2026 Muncy Indians
Interview with Muncy Indians Assistant Coach Brian Raup

@MuncyAthletics @muncyfootball #PAHSFB @hsfbamerica

[The Winning Difference @thewinningdiff1]

“Most people don’t want be pushed that hard.
They want to be pushed to their level of comfort.
You need coaches that push you outside your comfort zone because that’s how you grow and that’s how you develop self confidence and self esteem.
They push you to deal with failure."

[Inky Johnson @inkyjohnson]

The people we need…

[Life and Football @LifeandBall]

🚨BREAKING NEWS: HOF RB Edgerrin James has accepted the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge…

He chose to DONATE MONEY instead of getting ice dumped on him…

The amount is the same amount of Rushing yards Chris Johnson had in his Career

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

WARNING: Longer post (but worth reading or bookmarking for later).

Your life has seasons.

Each one is unique. Characterized by its own distinct desires, struggles, opportunities, and identity.

But one reflection I've had recently is just how easy it is to completely disassociate with the present season.

To give all your time and energy toward a longing for some nostalgic memory of a prior season or an anticipation for some beautiful state of a future season.

You look back at the past and all you see is sunshine. Because it all worked out. You forget (or glaze over) the struggle you endured. You're here today. You made it. You're alive. You're doing fine.

You look forward at the future and dream on what could be. You'll have so much more. More freedom. More purpose. More health. More deep connection. More everything.

The past is beautiful and the future feels limitless. So, logically, you slowly start to treat everything about the present as the bridge. A dash connecting your past and your future. A gap to be crossed as quickly as possible.

Everything you do today is in anticipation of some eventual end state.

I'm doing this now, so that I can have that later.

Unfortunately, the danger of that dissociation with the present is significant. You may spend your entire life living for a future that has a decidedly mirage-like property. You inch closer, but when it's right in front of you, it disappears and reappears on the horizon.

You may spend your entire life skipping through the present, deferring your presence, your joy, and your very humanity to a future that never comes.

In a classic French fable, a young boy is gifted with a magic ball of golden thread. He's told that if he simply pulls on the thread, time will leap forward. The catch, of course, is that once it's pulled, it can never be put back.

The young boy takes advantage of the newfound powers. Each time he's faced with a boring day at school, a frustrating set of chores, or a scolding from his parents, he pulls the thread, skipping through to the good parts.

As an adult, he continues, leaping through mundane struggles in his marriage, the friction of having a newborn, and the boredom at work. He finds himself pulling on the thread more and more, avoiding even the most minor inconveniences of his life.

But when he wakes up one day and sees an old man looking back at him in the mirror, he's filled with regret. He realizes in that moment that as he chose to skip through the boredom, struggles, and friction, so too did he miss the real texture of being alive.

How often do we all do the same? How easily do we default into this disassociation? Disconnecting from the present in anticipation of some future.

A mentor recently asked me this:

"Where are you going and why are you in such a rush?"

It hit me hard.

And to be honest, I haven't stopped replaying those words since he said them.

Why are you in such a rush?

The world wants you to rush into everything. Rushed decisions. Rushed conversations. Rushed relationships. Rushed timelines.

In doing so, you slowly relinquish your agency. You give up your claim on your own life. Surrender authorship to a pen that was never even yours.

In a world that wants you to rush, the ultimate act of rebellion is presence.

Be in the season you're in. Don't romanticize the past, don't fantasize the future. Be here. Be now. Be in this. All of its texture, depth, and struggle. All of its joy, tension, and pain. Sit with the uncertainty. Become friends with it. Fall in love with it.

Because every single thing you do today is something your younger self dreamed of and something your older self will wish they could go back and do.

The good old days are happening, right now.

And the next time you find yourself skipping through the present, remember these words:

Where are you going and why are you in such a rush?

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

Stop giving front row seats to the hecklers. Not everyone deserves that access to your game. People who laugh at your ambitions. Who tell you to be realistic. They can sit in the nosebleeds. The front row is for real ones. People who inspire you to think bigger. Remember that.

[Inky Johnson @inkyjohnson]

Don’t miss the lesson.

[Inky Johnson @inkyjohnson]

Embracing discomfort is a proven catalyst for growth, resilience and adaptability.

[Inky Johnson @inkyjohnson]

GRATITUDE!

[Inky Johnson @inkyjohnson]

Keep your perspective open.

[Coach AJ 🎯 Mental Fitness @coachajkings]

Tom Brady shares what he tells every college athlete he meets and it's not what they expect.

"I hope this experience is hard for you. I hope it's not easy."

"I hope today in this game you're losing in the 4th quarter and you look at each other in the eye and try to figure out solutions to how you're gonna win the game."

"That's how you're gonna find out what you're made of."

You find out who you are when you are challenged. Expect adversity. Expect tough moments.

"Life is hard. The challenges of life are hard."

"This program is hard. It's built on toughness. It's built on resilience. And that's what I wanna see from this team."

You can't wish for easy or hope for easy.

Adversity is a gift if you let it be.
(🎥 Fox)

[Penn State Baseball @PennStateBASE]

Got his name all over the record book

@BryceMolinaro

#WeAre