Dear Son – Page 2 – Disney Creativity and Innovation Keynote Speaker

Live and learn, home

cross-country bicyclist at ocean — Before a mortgage, career and family, we had time-freedom that disappeared with adult obligations. Photo: Honeymoon bicycle trip next to the Pacific Ocean.

Live and learn.

Has a nice ring to it.

So much living and learning at home.

So many necessities, like a refrigerator, running water, indoor plumbing.

Closets, dressers, shelves. All filled with stuff.

Filing cabinets for the paperwork of life. Full.

Never ends. At least it seems so.

But what have i learned from all my/our stuff?

For me personally, i’d like to live with as few things as possible.

Why?

So i don’t have to store them, take care of them, and possibly insure them.

Why does that matter to me?

So i can spend mental, physical, and spiritual energy living and having fun with people i love.

Insight: We spend time chasing money until one day we start spending money chasing time.

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This website is about our HOME. This is the fifth of five daily, differently-themed blog posts about: (1) mind, (2) body, (3) spirit, (4) work, (5) home. To return to Mid Life Celebration, the site about MIND, click here.

Let’s make “SYDK” a category, home

two people at mountain pass — Dear Son, your passion for card strategy games is remarkable. Loved that we got to play Dominion for three days at Sperry in 2025. Love that you got to experience Sperry for the first time in such a special way.

Dear Son, it has been fun thinking and writing about this stuff today.

Started writing today’s five posts a couple hours ago.

The first two posts flowed easily and quickly. Third post also easy, but focus started to fade as the morning progressed.

Why?

It’s Saturday and there are a few other things calling my name.

One of the biggest opportunities that’s creating dynamic tension in my vibrancy is letting go of work stuff and space.

In my head, the dumb idea to get the thought-party started is: “Could i clear office selves, drawers, and other spaces for your use?”

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Envision a future

Small child watering flowers — Mid-1990’s. A $2.99 Walmart poster.

Small child trying to catch a butterfly — Mid-2000’s. Real life.

A leader’s most critical role is to envision a future that’s not only better than now, but much better than now. -dad

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All i want for Christmas

mother and son next to Christmas tree — December 25, 2025. Today.

All i want for Christmas is what any parent wants for their Family.

Note: Yes, well aware this publishes long after Dec. 25, 2024. August 15, 2025 to be exact.

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Life has no favorites

child in hospital bed with a couple teddy bearst — One of his early colonoscopies. He always took his posse.

Live like you mean it.

How can you not?

Ps. You can. And you get to decide on the helpfulness from your decision(s).

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