The Church.  Big C or little c? Depends on your use of the word, your attitude, your perspective. It means many different things to many different people.  I grew up going to church. I think I've shared that here before. It was one of the cornerstones that shaped my growing up. What I learned from …

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Let this face be your worst.  Neutral. Strive to be void of emotional response, allowing those things that trouble you to pass by. Float above the chaos, accept things as they are. Fill your heart with hope, but expect and prepare for the worst. In this way you are emotionally protected from the inevitable difficulty …

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Little Red Teapot, metaphor for a good wife and thus, a good life. I started drinking loose-leaf tea recently, and my wife was quick to offer up her red teapot for me to use.  She got it several years back on a short vacation we took to London. I've been using the pot pretty well …

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What's your favorite color?  What's your favorite pattern?  Wear it often, let the power sink into your bones.  Let your light shine for all to see. Be filled with the GOOD.

Sometimes, even when it's slow, you gotta go full speed. Why? To stay sharp. To keep your muscles limber and ready. To maintain your edge. Because it feels GOOD to go all out.  Do so. Ready? Set? GO.

If the stars align, this coffee-table book will be out in a few weeks...excited about sharing some more GOOD.  #parenting #Parenting #Newdads #fathers

‪Light the fuse.  It's the weekend.  Maximize the joy with your kids.  Make it so.  I love being us together.  Tell our kids that. Soak up the GOOD. #goodstuff #parenting ‬

Áve María, grátia pléna, Dóminus técum. Benedícta tū in muliéribus, et benedíctus frúctus véntris túi, Iésus.[10]Sáncta María, Máter Déi, óra pro nóbis peccatóribus, nunc et in hóra mórtis nóstrae. Ámen. [Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy …

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So of late, I've been missing the mark on my goal of getting a blog post up everyday. Bit of a mini-hiatus has resulted.  Some gaps in the thread.  None too pleased. Things have been getting away from me a bit of late.  Too, TOO many balls in the air.  Most I'm used to, I …

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  Simple lessons regularly applied, that's how we get better. Improvement comes from repeated effort. You can apply this basic truth to several areas:  intelligence, learning, strength, endurance, overall health, relationships. These steps and these weights are simple things I use to try to get better: to be stronger, to tune my mind for the …

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