Happy present moment. Where else could you be besides right here right now.
dad
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Category: Leaving a trail for our Son
All Mid Life Celebration posts from 2008 – 2014.
Post Op Day 6, mind
Slow down to speed up.
dad
How slow?
How long?
To what end?
Who helps you judge speed and duration?
Who protects you from impatience?
Who protects you from frustration?
Who protects you from boredom?
Who protects you from “falling behind”?
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Post Op Day 5, mind
How well does your present attitude serve you?
dad
This question is rarely self-imposed…
How well does your present attitude serve you?
Couple that question with the fear others have of asking potentially embarrassing questions. There’s your answer for why mediocrity flourishes.
Bonus: Even if you do ask yourself, no one knows your answer but you. You can easily dismiss your answer and move on to the next appropriate distraction.
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Post Op Day 4, mind
Best day of my life.
dad
Mental editing…
Picture this…late 1980’s…Disney’s Contemporary Resort…hourly front desk Cast Member (me), attends a motivational speech in the Ballroom of the Americas.
The speaker, name finally forgotten, left an indelible mantra in my mindset…
Today is the best day of my life.
It would be so easy to sink into despair from the extended, and uncertain, double retina reattachment surgery.
Only one out of 10 retina reattachment surgeries requires a second surgery.
In layperson’s terms, nine out of 10 surgeries are successful.
i am in the unsuccessful 10% that has to redo the surgery.
In this moment, feeling so incredibly blessed to lean into this “unsuccessful” demographic with pure joy.
Pure gratitude.
Pure optimism.
Pure hope.
Pure “best day of my life”.
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Post Op Day 3, mind
In everything give thanks.
apostle Paul
Thankful to have had nine hours of sleep last night.
Thankful to have five daily, differently themed blogs to write.
Thankful to have a pool with 87-degree water at 9:00 AM in mid-September.
Thankful to have Apple Music.
Thankful to have John Mellencamp playing as i write five blogs while floating in our pool.
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