Cancel adventure?

Hotel reservation screen

Hope for the best. Plan for the worst.

dad

Cancel adventure?

Not in a million years.

Cancel some June reservations?

Have to.

Work conflicts.

You can’t see this a year in advance.

You hold on as long as you can in case something unexpected happens.

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This is easy to see

kitchen wall art
Ellie and Carl. Cheryl and jeff.
Disney service awards photo of cast member celebrating 35 years of Disney service
Cheryl’s 35 years of Disney Cast Service award.

If i had to choose between left eye vision or my wife, it’s a no brainer.

dad

A life with a return to vision in my left eye would be meaningless without Cheryl beside me everyday.

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Cataract followup, spirit

2024 hurricane season weather report on tv
This ain’t no honeymoon. Biggest (‘fiercest’) forecast ever.

Hell is sneaky. Hell on Earth is living a life that’s a lie.

dad

i take solace knowing seconds after going blind, 36 hours after returning for a one week Glacier Summer visit break, when i couldn’t see my arm in front of me, i surrendered to it possibly being permanent and irreversible.

So while i am so excited for the high odds my blindness will be reversed, i also am mindful (though the odds seem less than 50%) that a catastrophic cataract lens implant rejection is possible.

Ps. And then there’s the reality of the 2024 Hurricane Season being potentially devastating for areas in the record-breaking paths.

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Cataract surgery, spirit

Sunrise
From our seats on the lounge couch. Great karma.

Pain is unavoidable. Learn to anticipate, treat, and grow from pain.

dad

Valium is part of the pre-op.

Valium takes the place of anesthesia.

Numbing eye drops preceded the Valium.

Grateful that each employee had a narrative describing what they were doing, before and during the thing they were doing.

Perfect example of providing the patient what they want versus what they need.

Patients need safety protocols, and appropriate medications and preparation.

What every patient wishes for, or wants, is never having to wonder what’s gonna happen next.

Bonus note of gratitude: Was asked before the doctor came in to start if i wanted more Valium. Feeling a little too ‘present’, i said a little more would be helpful. They gave me half a dose under my tongue. Which seemed to be perfect in hindsight.

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God, please keep me humble

Habits determine our destiny.

dad

Culture = Habits.

Habits = Results.

Culture = Results.

The habit of starting every day on my knees since 2000.

The habit of waking daily at 5:00 AM with the habit of eight hours of nightly sleep.

The habit of embracing the opposite (paradox) of literally everything.

The habit of writing five daily, differently-themed blog posts.

The habit of .thinking .differently

The habit of living in the present moment.

The habit of hitting the publish button five times a day.

The habit of living in constant gratitude.

And on and on…

Lord, keep me humble.

Why?

All these small, seemingly insignificant, yet incredibly powerful habits can make me feel super valuable to other potentially high achievers.

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