The thing about everything, spirit

Isn’t it time your waiting is over? Yes. i planned to stop working. It’s finally here. Will that make me more patient?

The thing about everything is that everything takes longer than you plan.

Noteworthy, there’s an exception to nearly every rule.

Exceptions are rare.

We plan to be patient, forgiving, faithful.

Easy to plan for it when you haven’t been tested incessantly for decades.

And yes the tests last a lifetime, as far as i can discern from nearly seven decades here.

The goal for peace with who i am and being content with what i have isn’t a deathbed hope. It’s a hope, goal, and reality, daily.

Now.

Today.

Daily.

Until i die, whenever that may be.

It may take longer than i plan.

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Paperwork playoffs, spirit

Super Bowl 48 staff training at Madison Square Garden Theater
Super Bowl 48, 2014, staff training at Madison Square Garden Theater.

Lots of pressure in a final game.

Either victor or victim.

No one remembers who was second.

A paperwork analogy is weird because it’s not obvious to me.

Gonna surrender to my inability to come up with a paperwork final-game analogy.

Feels good to surrender to it and just keep moving.

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If i could, spirit

Few Know Peace & Contentment Better Than These Two
Few know peace & contentment better than these two.

Spirit…

If i could pray well, serve well, and teach well…

Perfect.

So i dedicated, and continue to dedicate, my daily efforts to pray well, serve well, and teach well.

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Praying for Earth, spirit

Artemis II is returning to Earth after sending humans farther from Earth than ever before in history.

Artemis II traveled around the Moon and lost contact (it was planned for) with NASA for a brief period.

Extraordinary accomplishment in human history.

And as i type this (4:20pm April 7, 2026) we are three hours and 40 minutes from our President’s Iranian-peace-deal deadline.

Praying without ceasing.

Every breath is prayer.

Always.

And especially now.

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Two week countdown, spirit

Husband and wife hug at airport
Photo: Chapin Noel, August 2009 at Orlando International Airport. Heading to Finland for the 2009 Master’s Track and Field World Championships. i flew through Paris. First time i ever saw airport security (anywhere) with AK-47s. Also, it was terrifying for me to navigate Paris’ airport to find my connecting flight to Helsinki. Note: Family stayed home.

Flying Internationally in two weeks for the first time with Cheryl will be an adventure.

And leaving an extra day early takes pressure off for the flight day to go smoothly.

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