If we are blessed enough to have a few more months, we will witness him spreading his wings.
The new world order of not being physically present in his life opens opportunities to continue to teach him.
What do two 60-somethings do with their life after the children are gone?
PS. Son, our home is your home. It will always be your home. And we promise to cherish every visit you bless us with. We also promise to visit you as often as possible, wherever you are in the world.
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The closer you look, the more you see. Wild Goose Island and St Mary Lake.
Dear Glacier National Park, happy 109th birthday my friend.
Son, this Summer will be your final pre-college trips . Reflect on the personal growth you’ve experienced. Reflect on the natural beauty and magnificence you’ve witnessed.
Long after Mom and i are gone, Glacier will endure as your friend who will always welcome you back and make you feel at home.
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This is humbling, even to this day, six years later.
This is lovely, a joy to read and to recall the deep meaning behind this Walt Disney Legacy Award.
Son, a lifetime of striving to be remarkable at what you do and who you serve is never wasted. You may feel invisible, but the people you serve don’t think you are.
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By the time (noon) i got to setting up the trophies on the desk (client request) the lighting wasn’t great.
Got creative to adjust the light and background. Pushed the desk away from the office window and climbed onto the porch roof and shot the photo looking in from the open office window.
Zooming in a bit, from outside on the porch roof.
Disney creativity has no choice but to flourish.
The best kept secret about Disney creativity is our over-focusing on collaboration.
We involve people in ways that would make outsider’s heads spin.
It reminds me how in yesterday’s stories, what was really happening subconsciously with me, is i was involving the event owner in a creative solution.
The easy answer was, “No, if you record anything, i can’t speak.”
But i spent days trying to NOT use the easy answer because i thought together we could “dream, create, and inspire” something remarkable.
Son, you’ve suggested i give others too much benefit of the doubt. Yes, it’s a Disney trait. When you always behave this way, you never have to look back and regret that you weren’t fair and patient enough.
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After a good night’s sleep and a normal Friday morning two-hour workout including the usual four-mile roundtrip walk to the gym and the hour at the gym, i had the (obvious) answer.
The 20-year lifetime recording ban was not in jeopardy of ending.
We shared a few emails Friday afternoon and then…
Scheduled another impromptu call with the event owner and told him i can speak but not be recorded. Period. Gave him a synopsis of the reasons.
He was frustrated and began a discussion (that ultimately repeated itself three times) that led with how he/i would be letting attendees down.
My stance was simple: since 1999 there is no video or audio recording. Period.
This speech was not going to be the first.
i suggested he frame up my speech as an “intimate, unique, attendee-only” opportunity. You know, be creative.
Through what in hindsight was manipulation and a “personal values based” guilt trip, the pattern was established on that initial call to graciously decline the opportunity if he refused to not record.
Record, then no speech. No speech, then there needs to be some public relations measures implemented.
Easiest way to ensure the speech happens, no audio or video recording.
Simple.
Clear.
Right?
As the call progressed and the guilt/manipulation took effect, i agreed to do a live audio podcast.
He was at a no-deal stance but said he’d think about it over the weekend, but didn’t expect to change his mind.
Not only was it good for him to take two days to think, it was good here as well.
Son, a cooling off period is hardly ever a mistake.
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