Category: Dear Son

Is the goal to be spontaneous?

List of philosophers
Great philosophers who didn’t believe in God. Who knew? Who cares?

 

An important goal of being decently organized is to be able to build in the spontaneity factor.

This is the ability to stop in the midst of many priorities and be able to shift to – something important, but not urgent.

Like realizing that in 90 minutes a new movie is about to start and now is perfect timing, so you call an audible and do it.

And the movie (as you hoped but highly doubted) you saw ends up being one of the best you’ve ever seen. Ever.

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The astonishing paradox of patience

Florida wildflowers in early Spring
There are hints on the ground that the trees are not ready to reveal.

 

Florida Cypress trees in winter
Nature never rushes Spring. It will arrive in due time, like clockwork.

 

When it comes to patience we should be very wise and pick our battles carefully.

Rather lose it over small trivial things than the most important moments in a teenager’s life.

No?

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Organize the school year so that today’s students are prepared for the future

School bulletin board
This moment in time is worth a second, slightly different, look

 

Organize the school year so that today’s students are prepared for the future:

  • Agriculture
  • Technology
  • Health care

Stephanie articulated at the very beginning the big three future challenges and opportunities she sees middle school students facing/embracing.

I think she’s spot on.

Clear. Concise. Compelling.

Inspiring.

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Dear Son, you know what’s funny?

Summer humor reading table at Barnes and Noble
Summer humor reading table at Barnes and Noble

 

birthday cake smoke from candles
13 smoking guns

 

Dear Son, you know what’s funny?

Today is the first day I’ve lived as the Father of a teenager.

What’s funny is how exciting it is.

Way more than prevailing wisdom advises.

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When it rains it pours – is this good or bad?

 

Disney's Mission Space
no rain in this forecast

 

When it rains it pours – is this good or bad?

We rush to announce “it’s bad”.

Wrong.

WTF. (wow, that’s funny!)

We get high on the warm, gentle rain of unsolicited, abundant, law-of-attraction type communication.

Email yesterday morning before heading out: “You were a smash hit, can you please tell us when you are available this Fall?”

Insight: Behaving admirably eventually pays very high dividends.

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