It’s fascinating why we dismiss this opportunity

Florida Sand Hill Cranes
At the beginning of yesterday’s run.

 

Florida Sand Hill Cranes
Our neighbor is building a massive lakefront compound.

 

Nothing is God’s fault. Bad things happen no matter what our belief. Same with good things.

In everything give thanks.

We either do this or we don’t.

Most of us can do it until the bad stuff overwhelms us.

What if that wasn’t true?

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Different angles on the same image

Honeymoon bicycle trip
We had been married 14 months before this bicycle honeymoon in August 1984.

 

Honeymoon bicycle trip
Daisies are our favorite flower, 1984.

 

Different angles on the same image:

The image of hardly attending Church this Summer.

Two trains of thought:

i’m a bad person because i’m not fulfilling a sacred obligation to demonstrate my faith.

i’m smart to take a Summer sabbatical after 15 years, to help me appreciate what i’m missing and what i had.

Midlife perspective can be transformational.

But only if we enjoy enough solitude to be able to notice.

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Your optimism kills me

Windermere 2015 5k photos
Setting up the day before race day.

 

Windermere 2015 5k photos
The difference one day (race day) makes.

 

Windermere 2015 5k photos
Just 30 seconds before race starts. Botton right, Andrew Brickweg, 15, took 3rd overall.

 

As the microwave timer chimed and the 55-year old added a tablespoon of honey to the cup of plain hot water, the 14-year old asked, “What are you doing?”

The old man said, “A little honey gives the hot water a little flavor.”

Then the 14-year old said to the 55-year old, “Your optimism kills me.”

The old man had always wondered about life, especially mornings, without caffeine. Because for the past 20 years or so, caffeine seemed indispensable.

He’s realized in the past 100 days that caffeine was an unnecessary, and distracting crutch.

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Half full or half empty?

Church sign

 

(photo: Yesterday’s run was after the Sun rose. This is the same photo spot as yesterday, here.)

Everyone is entitled to their perspective.

Half full or half empty?

Two people go on a week long business trip.

One posts on Facebook describing a tough work week.

The other doesn’t post and finds amazing peace and contentment knowing extraordinary work had been done.

Work that produced four of the top 50 deliveries, including the gold and silver level transformational efforts.

What did one see that the other didn’t?

They are both self-proclaimed Christians.

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