Tag: Family

Christmas in September?

Christmas Decorations trigger us to spend
Christmas Decorations trigger us to spend

 

If there was no gift giving, what would Christmas mean to each of us?

And for how long?

Christmas in September? Society, through media and big budget marketing, has spent decades hyping up the Christmas gift giving tradition. Look at black Friday and cyber Monday after Thanksgiving. All intended to get us to spend a lot of money.

Yesterday and the day before I spent time, all of four waking hours total.

Time is money, and I spent as much as possible.

Four hours over two days doesn’t seem like much.

Compared to possibly never seeing them again, four hours was a jackpot.

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Maybe tomorrow I’ll have the courage, and diplomacy, to share this

blurry selfie picture
wasn’t fully awake when I read the email

 

Dear Boomers (and Dear Son), less than an hour ago, read a devastating email from a friend.

Her husband unexpectedly passed away yesterday.

The woman who’s Family attended our Son’s birthday parties for the past decade, and vice versa. Who’s age is near ours.

Mike’s funeral is tomorrow.

Completely blindsided would be the understatement of the decade.

The five blogs I write everyday revolve around the notion that aging is a privilege, not a guarantee.

We can embrace life, and death, as magnificent gifts from a loving Creator, and live our days with joy, passion, and deep, deep gratitude.

So grateful to have known Mike for more than a decade.

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Balancing work, life, family, business, and vacation at the beach

Sanibel Island Pizza

Balancing work, life, family, business, and vacation at the beach. It’s challenging. Difficult. Critical. Doomed to fail? It often feels overwhelming impossible. The Brooklyn trip was inspirational. Tiring.

And last night the London Olympics opening ceremonies were watched from a favorite beachfront locale. Hope to be out the door before the sun rises for a five-miler. Hope your day is amazing.

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Insight: Keep moving forward, no matter the challenges.

Epcot

How was your Labor Day? Spent the day with Family at Disney World’s Epcot. Our timing was impeccable, never waiting more than 10 minutes for anything.

Well, I take that back. Our drive to Epcot was 10 minutes. It’s a perk living next door to Disney World.

Mid Life Celebration. Real life, in real time. Four more blogs to write and then time for a run.