Disney Customer Service Keynote Speaker
Five daily blogs about life's 5 big choices on five different sites.
Dear Chapin…
August 1, 2010, just a few days ago.
It started like every other day for the past 16 months.
How did it start for you?
I often wonder what life would be like if everyone started on their knees in prayer.
Ever wonder that, or am I the only one?
next blog
Ever drive down the road, see something, and feel compelled to turn around?
Last Friday, driving home after dropping our son off for a sleep-over birthday party, I saw a man along the curvy, two-lane country road. He was on his knees, fixing a sign and removing the yellow flowers.
(next blog)
Dear Son,
People are jealous of successful people, generally speaking. As you journey through life, look around and observe this phenomenon. Wish it wasn’t so, but it is.
As you find your way through life, you’ll be tempted to ease up, to slow down, to back off. Mostly because, it’s just easier than creating waves or controversy.
Sometimes, this is exactly what you should do.
And sometimes it’s the last thing you should do.
You won’t know which one to choose until it’s too late. That’s why life is hard.
Just a quick note. The You Tube music video in the post below plays on our Mac Book and Toshiba laptop, but not on our iPhone or iPad.
In trying multiple ways to get you one click to hear/see it. nothing worked.
You Tube. Ty Herndon. Living In A Moment. Probably not worth your time… 🙂
Randy Pausch, who wrote The Last Lecture, and shortly thereafter, died, wrote a book about living while he was dying.
I’m writing a book about living while I’m living.
We are all dying, son, it’s simply a fact of life.
Leave a trail for your Family. That’s what I’m doing for you, son.
Yesterday, as my crazy mind was racing, I recalled Randy’s life, his book, and both touched my soul and inspired me, as well as countless millions. And the sad fact that his “anniversary” is soon – July 25. Two years ago Randy left his earthly life.
Somehow, I recalled the cassette tapes I used to make for your Mother. I’d pour over our CD collection, for hours, and create loving tributes for your Mom.
Must have been five or six tapes total. Most likely over 100 of the best Love songs ever written. Most of them Country songs, and most of them obscure songs, meaning they weren’t hits or mainstream.
Here’s one of them, called “Living In A Moment (You Would Die For)”: