Katie’s future is so bright, it reminds us of us

Back yard corn hole game
(L to R) Katie, Uncle Brad, Dad (giving wings to the cornhole toss bag)

 

Katie’s future is so bright, it reminds us of us.

For her parents, it must be the most exciting, and frightening, time of their lives.

Give them roots and give them wings.

Looks good on paper.

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A cup of coffee or $50 grand?

Fancy dessert at Disney Legacy Award banquet
I’m well-versed at both ends of the spectrum, finding more joy on the front line

 

A cup of coffee or $50 grand?

The conversation between the executive and the line worker yesterday entered the philosophical realms of what is worth more.

Mailing a $50,000 donation check to charity or being the volunteer to hand the fresh cup of coffee to the homeless woman.

Being close enough to deliver, appreciate, and receive immediate joy in her face?

Or…

Visualizing from your living room how many people’s lives are changed from your massive donation.

Tough call.

I propose we should know our answer intimately.

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One good reason to be nice to unhappy people

Insdide cover of Seth Godin's icarus Deception
Being extraordinarily nice, all the time, is art

 

Be nice to unhappy people, they are merely advertising their pain.

We all have the weight of the world on our shoulders. Every last one of us.

The ones that do not seem to be advertising have simply fired their advertising agency. They (the ‘happy people’) accept that life is very difficult and figure out their own unique way to get what they need to deal with it.

And they often feel overwhelmed (even daily) for long periods of time.

Nice people aren’t lucky, they’re warriors.

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He said he was a Pastor

jeff noel at Akaka Falls Sate park Hawaii
Preaching the Gospel according to Walt?

 

He said he was a Pastor (since 1998).

How’d you get started, I asked.

He said it started when he would walk around work telling people, “My God is awesome“.

He said so many people wanted to know more.

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