Tag: Family

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.

•  •  •  •  •

This website is about our MIND. To read today’s post about our BODY, click here.

Blogging’s hidden blessing, mind

Mid Life Celebration
Writing is a great way to process thoughts, hopes, dreams, etc.

Dear Son, to me, blogging’s hidden blessing is its love for the writer.

When i write, i’m talking to someone specific.

Namely, me.

You and mom are the ripple-effect, potential beneficiaries.

Yet for many people who blog, they are solely trying to make a living, so they’re talking only to potential customers. No harm, no foul.

But for an ordinary person like me, i’m talking to myself, Mom, and you.

Love.

All around.

Blogging’s blessing of love is mostly a solitary effort. Yet it can be freely shared. That is a writer’s distant hope. That love falls on loving ears.

The modest insight may bloom. It may not. If or when other loved ones read the writer’s thoughts, observations, insights, and musings, magic may happen.

•  •  •  •  •

This website is about our MIND. To read today’s post about our BODY, click here.

Dear Son category reprise, mind

apple watch welcome screen
Did your watch just say, “hello”?

Did you say, “Dear Son?”

Yes.

Talked about it yesterday.

Why?

Because it’s an interesting situation.

•  •  •  •  •

This website is about our MIND. To read today’s post about our BODY, click here.

Dear Son category, mind

Disney University wall artwork
i love my community. Always have. Since 1982.

Dear Son,

This category was created for the specific moments when i wanted to have your full attention.

•  •  •  •  •

This website is about our MIND. To read today’s post about our BODY, click here.

Do the math at graduation

We hung this banner yesterday. Will our home ever have need for another one in our lifetime?

Do the math at graduation.

The only other time we could think about doing this again is if we see a grandchild graduate.

Two grandparents spent the afternoon at our home yesterday. Renato’s grandmother and Connor’s grandmother.

Must be a cool feeling to live long enough to see your child(ren) experience the same significant parental milestones as you.

•  •  •  •  •

This website is about our MIND. To read today’s post about our BODY, click here.

If you want to stay on this site and read more posts from this Blog, click here.