Leaving a trail for our son – Page 10 – Disney Creativity and Innovation Keynote Speaker

Disciplined hope, home

mountains — My favorite summit. At 8,200′, it’s a mild summit. Oberlin was my first summit because it was advertised as Glacier’s easiest.

Notes to myself:

If you met your 80‑year‑old self next week, what would he hope you stop postponing?

If you met your 80‑year‑old self next week, what would he hope you would start doing?

If you met your 80‑year‑old self next week, what would he hope you would stop doing?

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This website is about our HOME. This is the fifth of five daily, differently-themed blog posts about: (1) mind, (2) body, (3) spirit, (4) work, (5) home. To return to Mid Life Celebration, the site about MIND, click here.

Habitual hope, home

mountain pass trail — Two posts back, “the trail on a photo’s middle left edge” leads here. Continental Divide.

Disney University — Yesterday started with a walk to here. That then led to continuing to Disney’s Magic Kingdom. That led to an 11-miler. Ps. Walked two more miles in the yard doing yard work. So yeah, a half-marathon on a Friday.

21-second video: A home-cooked meal awaits after bringing in today’s mail.

Great habits leave little-to-no-room for bad habits.

Take solace in this.

Exploit this.

Enjoy this.

Happy present moment.

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Exploit hope, home

inspirational plaque — Kay Luding’s grandson, Kevin, has been the Sperry Chalet proprietor for at least a decade, possibly longer. Kevin told me yesterday (New Year’s Day 2026) that his concessionaire-contract signature expired December 31, 2025 and he is now retired from Sperry. He had hinted at this five months ago when we had dinner at Sperry.

What the New Year brings you proportionally depends on what you bring to 2026.

Same for each month, week, day, and moment.

Same for each choice, responsibility, priority, collaboration, and result.

Inspirationally bring your best if you want to joyfully be your best.

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Welcome 2026, home

mountains and lake — Same pic as previous blog. However, zooming in to get a better view of the Continental Divide.

You were born to triumph with optimism and possibility.

Think like you mean it.

Move like you mean it.

Serve like you mean it.

Contribute like you mean it.

Organize like you mean it.

Reap like you mean it.

Teach without saying a word.

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Make ’em like

Wisdom comes from experience.

Experience comes from making mistakes.

Make ’em like you mean it!

Tomorrow is a new year.

Yeee-haaaa!

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