The two things you need to be great

Orlando freezing weather forecast
Yesterday’s temp as i rode 20k to the gym. Midway, i had the thought you see below, which i transcribed in the iPhone Notes app so i wouldn’t forget.

 

The two things you need to be great are initiative and investment… You have to take initiative… and you have to invest time, money, and effort (in any combination)… otherwise, excellent progress will not be made… and dramatic leaps in personal or organizational vibrancy will never be realized.

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Husband, Father, Teacher, Coach

Brad Ramsey tribute
The entire High School Football team (31 players) took the stage as one player (#55) spoke warmly, and highly of Brad’s ability to inspire and teach in both the classroom & on the field.

 

Brad Ramsey tribute
The HS Principal provided a doodle paper in memory of Brad “always doodling”.

 

Brad Ramsey tribute
We were invited to use the paper any way we wanted…passionate, inventive, selfless.

 

Brad Ramsey tribute
We were also invited to leave our paper in the baskets provided as we exited, for Brad’s Family.

 

Brad Ramsey tribute
i wrote sound bites from various speakers, including Brad’s daughter Megan.

 

Brad Ramsey tribute
This is what was captured. i addressed it to Brad’s wife and daughter and signed it from my Family.

 

Brad Ramsey tribute
We concluded outside with four light-candle kites being released.

 

Brad Ramsey tribute
Kite one.

 

Brad Ramsey tribute
Upward to the Heavens.

 

Brad Ramsey tribute
Slowly , yet steadfastly.

 

Brad Ramsey tribute
Two kites (and a star or planet, lower left) almost out of sight.

 

Brad Ramsey tribute
Last night, October 17, 2016 at WPS Gym.

 

Do you have a plan for how you want to die?

Do you plan on eventually having a death plan?

Does the thought of dying scare you?

Does the thought of dying make you live more intentionally yesterday, today and tomorrow?

Questions like these have helped me think more intentionally about the gift of life and how precious each day is, if we only have eyes to see.

 

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What does this mean?

Beach sunflower
The next to last photo taken during the week on Sanibel Island 2014.

 

Beach sunflower
The last photo taken during the week on Sanibel Island 2014.

 

What does this mean?

Why were these the final two photographs from a week on Sanibel Island?

i don’t know.

Yellow, daisy, yellow, Lab, beach sunflower, abundant, memories?

 

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Now that’s one helluva dream if we got a do-over at college

Recently watched some end-of-the-College-year packing up as the school year cameo an end and students are preparing for their drive home. It was different watching it this time for some reason. i witnessed so many trips from their apartments to their cars. So much stuff.

i was that person. You may have been too.

Most college students go through this ritual.

But what if?

What if all we needed was a Macbook (or iPad), iPhone, headphones, and a few clothing essentials – a pair of good running shoes, two pairs of jeans, two pairs of jean shorts, seven t-shirts, one sweatshirt. Five pairs of running shorts and five pairs of socks. Toiletries. A frisbee. A small backpack for campus, and a larger backpack to carry everything home and back to school. Two washable water bottles. First aid kit. Lighter.

Our books could be digital.

Our meals could be provided.

Our snacks wouldn’t require cooking (or cooking utensils).

Travel light.

Now that’s one helluva dream if we got a do-over at college, knowing then what we now now.

 

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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.

 

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The gauntlet called daily life

The gauntlet called daily life.

It never lets up.

Best to learn how to thrive in spite of the heat.

 

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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.

 

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