Not sure if I’ve written about this topic before in this forum. If not, it’s high time. If I have, it’s worth revisiting. Being brave is a core value and characteristic of living a happy and fulfilling life. If we don’t learn to have courage and be brave, we will struggle with new things, with …
Category: parenting
Simple Suggestions
Boiling life down into bite-size bits and basic ideas we can learn and hold on to day-in, day-out? Might just be a superpower secret to living a good and happy life. These are concepts we should not only live by everyday, but pass along to those around us, especially our children, if we have them. …
What We Do
What do we do when we’re married? What do we do when we’re parents? What do we do after a long day, a long week? We take care of business, that’s what we do. We go to the practice, we wash the dishes, we’re sociable, even if maybe we’re not feeling it. Who knows, it …
A Dad’s List, #6 : A Daughter and The Pumpkin Patch
Really this post is more, “a dad’s list in pictures.” I was super lucky a couple weeks back: I took the day off to go with my younger daughter and her class to the pumpkin patch. It was the best of both worlds. I got to be with my daughter, but also see her in …
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Good Peeps
There are many people we meet throughout our life. Some we’ll be friendly with. A few will become good friends. Life-long even, if we’re lucky. And there are those folks we see seldom, they live too far away, or are living busy lives like many (all?) of us are. Consumed by the day-to-day, week-to-week responsibilities …
Dadlife, Dark Side
I talk a lot about the positive. I promote the upside of things, look for the silver lining even in bad situations. That's the fundamental credo of this blog: be positive, find positive, share positive. But sometimes the dark side creeps in. Sometimes the dark side is strong. Sometimes it's been a long day, or …
Guest Post: “Be the Light” — YES!
I met Camille and her husband too last year when one of their son's played on the soccer team my wife was coaching (and two of our kids played on, too). Since then we've stayed in touch via social media, and we cross paths around town from time to time too. With that as backdrop, …
“Stay Curious”
A simple phrase that came to mind this past week when my wife and I took the kids for one last before-school adventure: a day-trip to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. The weather was nice, the drive was pleasant, the pace relaxed as we strolled down to the aquarium, and wandered from display to display. The …
G-096: Dispatch from the DMV CA
I hadn’t been into the Department of Motor Vehicles in a long time. And so when it was time for my 2019 Driver License renewal? It was time to pay a DMV Field Office a visit. I was headed to the office in Santa Clara. It was the place I had taken my original driving …
A Dad’s List, #5
The Dad's List Series continues after a little (medium-size?) hiatus. Super stoked to be back with another edition, this one like, "...FIVE golden rings, four calling birds...", no wait, stay on track. Just a little humor is at play; almost never a bad thing, humor. But to the matter at hand...The Number Five Dad's List, …
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