Category: Dear Son

Senior Year Day 3, spiritually

Humanity, like nature, is filled with good and not-so-good.

Not-so-good things happen to every person. Good things happen too. Both have happened to me, mom, you, our family and friends, co-workers, neighbors.

What caught my attention with Jeremy Camp (we saw him in concert) is the story of his incredibly undesirable circumstance. His young wife dies.

His song, I Still Believe, is his testimony.

Critical insight: God will never abandon you. Ever.

Note: His song is one of the ‘million ways’ i use to stay motivated. A movie about his young life is on my list to watch. Here’s the trailer…

This is worth a listen now, his original song, I Still Believe.

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Senior Year Day 2, spiritually

closeup of bronze hands
Roy’s palm is up, demonstrating an invitation to hold his hand if Minnie is so inclined.
Statue of Roy Disney and Minnie Mouse
A Park bench long enough that Minnie can sit at opposite end.

As you ponder your future, remember you have everything you need.

Over-focus on life’s basics that most under-focus on or ignore.

Having and understanding personal vibrancy architecture is pro-level material for forging your own life path.

Irrefutable truths – like mind, body, spirit, work, home – are ‘the pillars’, the basics.

Find your own style to develop your personal vibrancy habits.

Have fun.

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Senior Year Day 1, spiritually

Roy Disney and Minnie Mouse statue
Over-focus on things you used to under-focus on or ignore. The attention to detail in this photo is best explained in person.

Senior Year Day 1, spiritually…

My parenting has always been about teaching you the basics. It was never about you not being good enough.

dad

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Totally impossible, right?

16-second video: clear, concise, compelling. Maybe impossible. Probably.

Totally impossible, right?

Yet.

Yet, boldness has genius.

Luck favors the bold and the prepared.

Be prepared.

Be bold.

Be a humble servant.

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Spring Grove spirit

small town church and Paper Mill
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, left. Paper Mill, right. Baptized and confirmed at St. Paul’s. Made great Summer College-job money for two Summers at “The Mill”.
small town Catholic Church
This tiny Catholic Church is directly across from my Grandparent’s row home. After your Great Grandmother Evelyn died, your Great Aunt Jennifer sold the row home, in the late 1990’s.

There are three Churches on Main Street: Lutheran, Catholic, and Methodist.

Your Grandfather never went to Church. Sunday morning was the only opportunity to sleep in. And he deservedly took it.

Don’t recall your “Spring Grove” Great Grandparents ever attending Church. In contrast, your Great Grandmother who lived in Hanover (where i was born) taught Sunday School and reportedly was devoted to her Methodist Church in Hanover. Your “Hanover” Great Grandmother never had a husband that i met. To this day the story is a mystery.

In writing this, it’s a flashback to how absent formal religion was in my life.

We never said Grace before dinner. Never.

We never volunteered for community service. Never.

This seemed typical and i never felt like something was missing.

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