Tag: PREP

Glacier checklists day 2, spirit

Glacier Park hikes
GNP. Glacier Park hike with college buddy Howard in 2017. Grinnell Glacier trail.
Glacier Park hikes
Glacier Park’s Highline Trail with college buddy Howard in 2017.

Glacier checklists, day two.

Cheryl and i (or anyone), once decently acclimated after two weeks, can hike fast or slow.

i prefer a slow, controlled-breathing pace when hiking with others.

i prefer a faster, moderately-elevated-breathing pace when hiking alone.

Whether walking slow or fast, there will almost always be frequent stops for vistas, incredible scenic beauty, wildlife, photos, water/snack breaks.

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Glacier checklists, spirit

Grinnell Glacier overlook
Grinnell Glacier overlook, August 2016. Dave was the first friend who joined me for a week. After three previous family summer visits, this fourth summer, Dave and i hiked Highline Trail for the first time ever, for both of us.

Glacier checklists.

There’s an emotional (spiritual) essence to this (2026) Summer’s visit.

i must balance two things, maybe three:

  1. The loving farewell tour in a place we’ve spent 500 nights.
  2. The obvious implication (assumption) that i need to be a tour guide during the third week. For the record, i dread this responsibility.
  3. Our super special friends arrive after we’ve been there two weeks. We will have our mountain legs and lungs. They will not. Not even close. How do i manage our semi-peak hiking fitness with 100% rookies, day 1?

This blogging stuff is like having a personal trainer, a personal coach, a therapist, physician, etc, etc.

i like LOVE it!

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Great idea a little too late

The biggest lie in Christianity
Our Church gave out thousands of these, one for each Family. Yesterday was Easter Sunday…packed to standing room only.

Great idea a little too late.

Could have named the TED Talk: The biggest lie in customer service and what to do about it.

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The gift of an ordinary day is now

jeff noel and Mike Attardi
Last night at Holy Family Catholic Church’s PREP class pep rally.

 

It’s easy to allow being moody to be okay, but it shouldn’t be.

Dropping by the middle school at lunch yesterday for an impromptu visit, the teen asked his dad, “How are you so happy all the time?”

“Gratitude”, the dad answered without hesitation.

Later that evening was PREP class and coincidently a pep rally for the “Soup-er Bowl Challenge”, with former NFL player Mike Attardi as the keynote speaker.

Mike saw the Pixar tee-shirt and introduced himself and his young son. We know many of the same Disney legends. Mike is an NFL legend to football fans, and to non-fans, he’s just another Parishioner.

Even legends must manage their mood.

And Mike was the perfect gentleman. With me, and then with the entire cafeteria full of middle-schoolers.

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Lines are blurry when instincts and passion are high

PREP class at Catholic Church
Too many bad, unnecessary things happen that can be prevented with hard work.

 

PREP class at Catholic Church
This is brand new territory that needs to be explored and safely navigated.

 

An insane amount of tension and worry when a teen reaches puberty. Sexual attraction is about as powerful and self-evident as any law of nature.

The Church’s middle school PREP class last night required a parent to attend.

The topics:

  1. Love
  2. Friendship
  3. Infatuation
  4. Manipulation

The focus?

Helping young teens understand the difference between the four.

Why?

Because the lines are blurry when instincts and passion are high.

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