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Family epiphany, mind

Sanibel sunrise
Photo: Sanibel sunrise from my phone, years ago. No one hands you a written contact guaranteeing your idea will become good enough to change your life and the life of those you love. But i feel like i can guarantee a better life if you stay in contact with your parents.

Family epiphany?

Yes.

My parents never initiated contact.

Mom’s parents always did.

Mom’s mom? Literally daily contact.

My parents? Crickets.

The lesson?

Power through what feels intrusive.

Because the opposite of intrusive is neglect.

Neglect can be convenient when you’re busy and stressed.

“Intrusive” is another way of saying, “I love you and want to be part of your life for as long as our lives let us.”

Son, this song was playing while and after i wrote this post.

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Put your habits in your Will, mind

Wellness excuses, habits, rituals. This immediately triggered a business application.
If Disney Ran Your Life podcast
Wellness excuses, habits, rituals. This immediately triggered a business application.
Disney Institute Keynote Speaker
Have spent my life discerning life’s most vibrant habits.

Got your Will all set?

If your family inherited only your habits (not your things or your money), which habits would be your most valuable gifts (legacy)?

What habits would i bequeath?

First, who am i to bequeath anything to anyone?

Seriously.

Such a street rat.

Yet.

Yet, i have tried.

My whole life i have tried.

Tried what?

Tried to be a good and decent person.

Ps. Tried to be a good and decent person for you, mom, and for me.

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June 1, 2026, mind

family on beach
Sanibel Island Summer 2009.
boy with inner tube at beach
Sanibel Island, 2011.
Family at Sanibel
Every Summer it’s Sanibel and Glacier.
Sometimes, Life's A Beach
Sometimes (like every Summer from 1988-2018), life’s A Sanibel Beach
florida beach pools
The Sanibel location’s pool was also a huge ‘fun time’. Chapin ‘flying’ into the pool.

Happy June 1, 2026.

While the Summer Solstice is three weeks away (June 21, 4:54am), Since childhood, i’ve always celebrated Summer’s arrival on June 1st.

Why?

Why wait!

Go.

Have fun.

Why wait?

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The privilege of making mistakes, mind

Mid Life Celebration book
Wisdom comes from experience. Experience comes from making mistakes.

Is it a human privilege to make mistakes?

i think it is.

The privilege of making mistakes is only for people who act.

Why?

Intentional action leads to outcomes.

Outcomes lead to learning.

Learning leads to growth.

Growth is the essence of life.

Mental growth.

Physical growth.

Spiritual growth.

Growth at work.

Growth at home.

Unintentional inaction (which is an action), also produces unintentional outcomes. Not flossing contributes to poorer oral health than intentional flossing.

Taking risks, challenging societal, personal, and industry norms, these are the building blocks for progress, improvement, and sometimes, breakthroughs.

Note: There are exceptions to literally everything, yet i’d offer that no breakthrough has ever happened from avoiding risks.

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Time poor, mind

Fortune cookie saying
Time is the one thing everyone gets the same amount of each day. But days and years vary for everyone.
Small Florida bug black with red markings
Busy sure, yet capable of noticing the smallest of details in the grass (then mulch). A small black beetle with tiny orange spots.

Am i time poor? And, does it even matter?

Time poor is when you are so busy, you cannot afford to waste any time.

You are living without any discretionary time.

No extra time to do something that isn’t required.

All your time is spent in “have to do’s”?

Can you imaging having discretionary time to spend on “get to do’s”?

As i lean into discomfort this Summer, i want to waste more time than i ever have.

Wanting to spend time well-wasted.

Busy doing nothing.

Bug watching.

Sky watching.

Thinking crazy thoughts.

And so on and so forth.

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