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Family epiphany, spirit

family of three next to a hiking trailhead sign
Finally in 2025, we all got to visit Sperry Chalet together. It felt like a now-or-never proposition at this stage in our family’s life. Travel is not hereditary. Nor is family travel hereditary. i’ve never owned a new car. Saving money on car payments is my lifestyle choice.

Family epiphany?

Yes.

Life is hard.

Life is challenging.

Life is glorious.

Life is scary.

Life is your main job.

Forgiveness, patience, kindness, surrender, peace…these things are not genetically hereditary.

If your family has always had these traits as a family foundation, one family member isn’t mandated to live that way.

Conversely, if your family is tense, anxious, grudge-filled, resentful, impatient, one family member can break free and make their own emotional-lifestyle choices.

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Put your habits in your Will, spirit

Black eyed susans in Iowa front yard
When traveling and running, it’s a simple habit to send my wife (photos of) flowers.

Got your Will all set?

If your family inherited only your habits (not your things or your money), which habits would be your most valuable gifts (legacy)?

What habits would i bequeath?

First, who am i to bequeath anything to anyone?

A quirky habit is sharing songs with Cheryl.

Been doing it since forever ago.

Here’s one.

Hope you enjoyed the ‘reminder’.

Ps. Who doesn’t love Brad and Carrie?

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June 1, 2026, spirit

Mitchell's Sand Castle's Beach
The start of a Summer Beach day. Sanibel Island.

Happy June 1, 2026.

While the Summer Solstice is three weeks away (June 21, 4:54am), Since childhood, i’ve always celebrated Summer’s arrival on June 1st.

Why?

Summer is my favorite season because i love warmth.

Love to sweat.

Love to not have to wear a shirt to stay warm. In fact, the opposite, remove your t-shirt to stay cooler. Or jump in a pond, creek, or lake.

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The privilege of making mistakes, spirit

Disney Keynote Speaker
The beauty of a creative, and insignificant, photo shoot is the risk taking. From a long-ago Disney Cruise, in the upper deck “Walt-themed’ bar. Brought dozens of small plastic Disney Character figurines,

Is it a human privilege to make mistakes?

i think it is.

The privilege of making mistakes is only for people who act.

Why?

Intentional action leads to outcomes.

Outcomes lead to learning.

Learning leads to growth.

Growth is the essence of life.

Bottomline, whatever you spiritually believe, believe 100%. Not 80%, not even 99%.

Why? Isn’t 99% an A+?

You tell me…

All in.

Because if you’re not all in (100% is the only ‘all-in’ number), you are not all in. Period. Hard stop.

Need more convincing? Think about any life circumstance where one, only one, incident is criminal.

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Time poor, spirit

pinterest image
Never stop learning because life never stops teaching. Stumbled upon an email from Pinterest, years ago.
Glacier Park daisies
My best friend and i claim this flower as a shared all-time favorite.
Steve Jobs and his wife
A humble light to the world was Steve’s wife. No one is immune from tragedy.

Am i time poor? And, does it even matter?

Time poor is when you are so busy, you cannot afford to waste any time.

You are living without any discretionary time.

No extra time to do something that isn’t required.

i want to create a new way of being with my discretionary time.

First i want discretionary time to explode.

Second, to increase discretionary time, my new ‘job’ is to eliminate or streamline everything that requires my time. The target is everything that feels like work.

Third, the extra discretionary time is to be spent making Cheryl (and myself) the center of my time expenditure.

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