Category: A Summer of Questions

Grace, home

profound napkin message
A profound tough-love message i wrote at a random lunch meeting two decades ago while at Disney Institute. Handwritten text says, “we will remain a nation of crybabies, but you don’t have to be one of them. Bold moves.

What is Grace?

Sunshine.

A loving hand to hold.

Focus.

Discipline.

The desire to live intentionally.

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Smiling Jesus, home

smiling Jesus painting

What makes Jesus smile?

Gotta say, this is beyond my understanding.

But if pressed to share some ideas…

Self-awareness…

Patience…

Fidelity…

Joy…

Children…

Caring…

And so on and so forth…

Probably all the things that make humans smile.

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July 1, 2026, home

smiling Jesus painting in a gift shop
My recent first ever discovery of a smiling Jesus. Beyond surprised. Overwhelmed. Delighted. Ecstatic.

What’s one thing that’s surprised you about summer 2026?

While not technically ‘surprised’, being a couple months into a fixed-income lifestyle is not negatively denting our normal lifestyle so far.

Delightfully surprised.

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Wildcard day, home

Garden state parkway sign
A segue to tomorrow’s posts? Maybe.

What’s a blogging challenge few, if any, know about?

Finding photos and videos to support the written content, five times a day.

Bonus unknown challenge: Knowing when to stop prolific blogging?

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Blogging memories day 7, home

Disney Institute facilitators
From years ago, in 2014, on a trip with fellow Disney Institute colleagues. Walt said, “Laughter is no enemy to learning.”

What are some of your earliest blogging memories?

Having fun.

Fun in quietly practicing everything we preached at Disney Institute.

Which eventually led to me coining…

“Only preach what you practice.”

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