Not counting today

Woman carrying a bag of mulch
Saturday morning. Thank goodness for an Oak tree’s shade. Planted the shady Oak two decades ago. It was almost six feet tall and 3/4” thick.

Super easy to focus on the future. Super easy to neglect the present moment.

dad

Not counting today, there are 14 days to prepare for a special travel day.

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Know what?

Mountains
From a previous Glacier trip.

Know what inspires you and build it into your habits.

dad

Habits are either by design or by default.

Hone intentionality.

Shun low standards.

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Wedding invitation

Young couple posing in a forest
Washington State. Kamiak Butte. Not far from Washington State University, our home when we first got married.

High standards never go out of fashion.

dad

Which seems better?

High standards for attitude, health, peace, career, and priorities.

Low standards for attitude, health, peace, career, and priorities.

Who picks the second one?

Most people.

What?

Yes, most people pick low standards by default because they’re too busy to do the reps necessary for personal vibrancy.

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Is your mental performance excellent?

1993 Disney performance excellence booklet
My most treasured Disney piece.

If people could behave as well as they write and talk, they’d be unstoppable.

dad

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Plant where you bloom

Floridians planting the Florida state tree
Our house is home to my two favorites places in the world. We are planting like we mean it. Like we finally realized we need to plant now, not later.

Plant where you bloom.

dad

Sometimes, like right now, an insight will arrive for the first time in a lifetime.

Today’s quote is the insight.

The photo is the inspirational catalyst.

The deeper insight behind the insight is that it’s time to “finish” planting the foundational trees after living here for 3+ decades.

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