Category: Dear Son

Dear Morning

Disney Monorail closeup
i literally still pinch myself – being able to do this at will.

 

Dear Morning,

I get the feeling you love me as much as i love you.

Thank you.

 

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Dear Yesterday

Grinnell Glacier overlook
Rewarded for (my) bravery with a view this stunning.

 

Granite Park Chalet
Granite Park Chalet (elevation 6,650 feet) upper left.

 

Granite Park Chalet
Granite Park Chalet (elevation 6,650 feet) lower left.

 

Granite Park Chalet
Granite Park Chalet front porch.

 

Disney keynote speaker jeff noel
Kissing the Going-To-The-Sun Road after 10.5 hours (and 14 miles) on the trail.

 

Dear Yesterday,

First, let me apologize for not doing all the things i promised two days ago. A lifetime of stuff, and habits (to go along with the stuff), have convinced me – or so i think – that i need all this stuff.

The pain of parting with sentimental things (and habits) ranges from excruciating to mild.

In both cases, i always feel lighter.

And more joyful.

 

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Dear Tomorrow

Mt Clements at first light.
Mt Clements, at Logan Pass, at first light.

 

Logan Pass parking lot
Logan Pass parking lot only appears this way to early birds.

 

Dear Tomorrow,

Thank you for challenging me to be decently organized so that when you finally get here, i’m ready.

Ps. i also love that you are such a great teacher – like when the whole day flies by and nothing i hoped for yesterday gets done today. i take solace in the high odds of another chance.

 

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Lightening up is good for your likability

Forehead thermometer
Blindspots are so obvious to everyone but the person with the blindspot. The person’s blindspot is always there but just out of sight.

 

Lightening up is good for your likability. In business and in personal relationships.

Seems so obvious.

Yet.

Yet we struggle.

Behaving in a mirror image with the way we think is called integrity.

Allowing our busy schedule, and the stress it brings, to blindly have ourselves behave differently than we think is called a blindspot.

Dear Son, this is one of the many more important lessons i’d like you to practice and hone before you graduate High School.

 

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On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.

 

When everything is brand new and awkward

WPS Cross Country
Pre-race team huddle.

 

HS cross country
Post race team photo.

 

When everything is brand new and awkward you might not hug and you might not stand too close. Life is a process. Patience is a virtue.

 

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This website is about our home health. To leave this site to read today’s post on my mental attitude website, click here.

 

On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.