Three hundred and thirty three. That's about how many calories I had in the little plate of food I ate for dinner with the family last night. So I wasn't successful in my "no food" fast day, but I was close (see yesterday's post). A couple bites of chicken, and some pancit my in-laws left …
Tag: parenting
Ownership: It’s on YOU
The title says it pretty well. With maybe capital letters to accentuate who needs to step up. YOU have ownership. Of EVERYTHING. Lately I've been listening to a great voice on leadership, Mr. Jocko Willink. Am sure I've mentioned him elsewhere in this blog. Suffice to say, he knows a lot about leadership, and has …
Don’t Be Afraid of a Nibbled Doughnut
We face it all the time as parents of little kids. A plate of food barely touched, a doughnut with the sprinkles and frosting eaten away but little else. What to do? People are starving all over the world. Refugees are on the move fleeing war. And here's this lightly nibbled pastry. The answer? If …
#kidtime/1
We've been at it for a while. The oldest is nearly five years old, the middle one is three, the youngest will be two in a couple months. With all the holiday (and usual weekend) prep activities today, coupled with a particularly needy son today, this mantra came to mind. I'm going to use liberally. …
Acceptance
It was 6:19am Monday morning when I realized, "I forgot the orange bag!" I'd been up about two hours at this point, felt good about getting some running into my morning exercise routine, was in the car with the kids five minutes earlier than usual. Then things went sideways. The "orange bag" is what we …
Welcome to the World, Baby Jude!
Sometimes the day starts off in a way you don't expect, and it ends up being a timeless blessing. Today was that sort of day. I got a text message just after 7:00 AM this morning from my wife, letting me know a married couple we're close with, who were expecting their first child …
Paraffins, Aflas®, Kalrez®, and Stomping Little Boys: You Learn Something New Every Day
Truth be told, I should begin this post with one “stomping little boy”, since that was the learning opportunity I was faced with last night as soon as I got home. Since that lesson carried over to this morning, I decided to add it to the list for today. Before lunchtime today I’ve learned (and …
Parenthood and the Nature of Rest
I was out of town with a couple of college buddies for a long weekend and returned home Sunday evening. As we were making the return trip early on Sunday afternoon my wife called to give me the low-down on the state of things with our three little kids, so I would not be caught …
Your Attitude: Choose Wisely
Early in his seminal work, The Road Less Traveled, Scott Peck used words linked to the Buddha's Noble Truths: “Life is difficult. This is a great truth, one of the greatest truths. It is a great truth because once we truly see this truth, we transcend it. Once we truly know that life is difficult-once …
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