Dear Son, there’s more to life, but if these four aren’t done, nothing else matters

Florida wildflower
Nature and life and humans – and choices

 

(this post applies to all of us, not just the 13 year old)

Dear Son, life is hard.

Here’s a recap of the top four things, in order, for you:

  1. Honesty
  2. Behave admirably
  3. Self control
  4. Personal responsibility

There’s more to life, but if these four aren’t done, nothing else matters.

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Authenticity becomes two things as we age

Tabloids spouting negativity
Headlines can build humanity up, or not.

 

The older we get, the more authenticity appeals to us and feels uncompromisingly important.

And yet.

None of us will change if we aren’t ready.

Or willing.

(we can be ready, but unwilling)

The only possible way this will work is if we discard the old rules.

Conformity. Compliance. Toleration. Yearning. Stalling.

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We are all busy, yet the big choices do not wait for anyone

Disney Magic Band entry process
A green Mickey Mouse means please come right in.

 

Someone asked me why I write five daily blogs about the five big choices in life. They were especially curious because of all the other things in life, like work, family, etc. All I can think of is this is how life works. We are all busy, yet the big choices do not wait for anyone.

I guess it is the privilege to think how each one impacts the other and how we can influence that by doing little things each day that we would not have done because we did not give any thought to it.

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We know this important thing, but it doesn’t make sense until we’re older

White Lab in car at drive-trhu window
Started bringing Cooper along on Summer trips to get Twistee Treat ice cream

 

Follow our passion. Right? Looks good on paper. Later in life it’s the things we didn’t do we regret most.

We know this, but it doesn’t make sense until we’re older.

What other critical life lesson do we know in youth, but don’t comprehend it’s reality until we’re older?

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