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Post Op Day 3, spirit

22-second video: Have enjoyed getting reacquainted with John Mellencamp the past few weeks. Appropriate song for a Sunday in the South, eh?
John Mellencamp iTunes screenshot
Jesus left Birmingham for unknown reasons. And we can trust they are good and decent reasons.

It was nearly 30 years in Florida before we added an in-ground pool.

dad

Having a pool is almost spiritual.

Why?

Something to do with water.

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Post Op Day 2, spirit

Father and son at high school graduation
Sight let’s you instantly reminisce.

Patience and surrender is an invisible 401k plan.

dad

This morning is world-class leaning into discomfort from “doing nothing but sitting inside all day”. And also knowing this is a two-week minimum goal.

Making a healthy 401k spiritual withdrawal to carry me through the next two weeks.

My most recent two decades have helped me hone patience and surrender.

Huh?

While not perfect, there is a self-proclaimed A+ gratitude grade. Leaning into discomfort is my comfort zone.

Endless reps improving patience.

Endless reps improving surrender.

Keep in mind i’ve already invested four weeks fighting intense feelings of impatience and lack of control.

You know why i’m able to patiently navigate this potential life-altering blindness?

From the current emotional / spiritual withdrawals from my spiritual investment accounts.

There is plenty of patience and surrender from decades of doubling – the magic of compound interest.

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Post Op Day 1, spirit

11-second video: True story.

Peace and contentment is a mindset.

dad

Which comes first, peace and contentment, or patience?

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Cancel it all?

Family hiking g in mountains
The two other parents here (besides Cheryl and me) are returning this year. But this year (2023) it’s gonna be late September, not late July. We are bundled up because it can be cold and windy in late July.

Plan for the worst. Hope for the best.

dad

You heard me a month ago say that i thought worst case i’ll permanently lose sight in one eye.

Consequently, i wrote off the rest of the 2023 GNP Summer season. For me this turned a record-setting three-month GNP Summer into a one-month Summer.

Yes, and…

While i cancelled almost all accommodations, i didn’t cancel all of them.

Why?

Hoping for the best.

So here we are.

Eye sight is remarkably better than just a week ago.

Can envision me and Cheryl back on a Montana-bound plane.

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Keep moving forward

Social media screenshot featuring Rumi quote
Common sense, eh? An object in motion, like me, hates to not be in motion.

You need to be a couch potato.

Dr Kumar, Retina Surgeon

Keep moving forward is hard to do when your surgeon says, “Don’t do it!”

Not gonna lie, was more active today in the yard than i’ve been in the past three weeks

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