2023
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Morning coffee on the patio
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Staying on schedule with eating even on vacation
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Perfect weather
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The sun was shining and warm
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The joy of my son on a baseball diamond
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Spending an afternoon outside watching baseball
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Ethan and Libby got to their spring break destinations safely.
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I took a nap.
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Road tripping with Amy to Florida by ourselves for the first time since 2001.
- I cleared a pre-travel to do list
- I enjoyed time at my favorite coffee shop
- We had bowling league last night and it was a great time with good friends
- Being outside
- Being in an intellectual flow
- Helping others discover something new
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I got to drive with Amy to and from work today. It was quality time.
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I had three fantastic conversations (two with groups and one individual).
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I get to host a conversation tonight of intentional discussion.
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A quiet day of reading, writing, and processing
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A good day of eating healthy
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Rediscovered the music of Parliament Funkadelic and it made me smile
March 4,2023 #3goodthings
Currently reading: The World-Ending Fire by Wendell Berry 📚
Sitting outdoors and enjoying a cuppa, a good read, fresh air, and sunshine may be my favorite way to start a day. #goodlife #emptynest
March 3, 2023 #3goodthings
This is what it’s all about.
Life is good.
That morning coffee hits different when you’ve been driving all night! #baseballparents
March 2, 2023 #3goodthings
I’m intrigued by indieweb rsvp. But, I’m missing how to create an event. Where does one do that?
I forgot yesterday’s #3goodthings!
So, #3goodthings for March 1, 2023:
Life Must Be Lived Forward
Do you ever read something or hear something that you just know is true? I bumped into a quote today from the Danish philosopher, Søren Kierkegaard, “Life must be lived forward, but it can only be understood backward.(Rohr, Richard. Wondrous Encounters : Scripture for Lent (p. 32). Franciscan Media. Kindle Edition.)“
I have been meditating on it all day.
It’s just stuck my mind like a splinter in the brain. It’s like I can’t escape it.
Life must lived forward…
We can’t stop it. Life is going to do what life does regardless of what want. There are times when my adult children are home and I walk into their rooms and they are sleeping and as I look on their faces I can seethe child that they once were. Perhaps this is the desire many of us have to slow time. We can’t slow it down.
It’s not possible.
Life will be lived. As Ian Malcolm in Jurassic Park says, “Life always finds a way.” We cannot slow time, we cannot stop time, life must be lived. The sooner we accept the reality that life is moving forward the sooner we can embrace it.
Life can only be understood backwards…
In the midst of the living and the ticking of the clock we will struggle to find understanding and meaning. Instead of trying to find the meaning in the moment we might want to consider seeking to live fully in the moment first.
I wonder, what have I missed in my life by trying to perceive the meaning in the moment as opposed to living into it? How much joy have I robbed myself of?
Life is understood backward. As we look back on life with the perspective of time and experience we are able to see the meaning of the past moment.
I so desperately want to free myself from demanding meaning in the moment. I want to embrace it for itself. I want to be right here and right now as fully as I can be.
Perhaps this is the way to learn to be content in every situation?
Life Must Be Lived Forward
Do you ever read something or hear something that you just know is true? I bumped into a quote today from the Danish philosopher, Søren Kierkegaard, “Life must be lived forward, but it can only be understood backward.(Rohr, Richard. Wondrous Encounters : Scripture for Lent (p. 32). Franciscan Media. Kindle Edition.)“
I have been meditating on it all day.
It’s just stuck my mind like a splinter in the brain. It’s like I can’t escape it.
Life must lived forward…
We can’t stop it. Life is going to do what life does regardless of what want. There are times when my adult children are home and I walk into their rooms and they are sleeping and as I look on their faces I can seethe child that they once were. Perhaps this is the desire many of us have to slow time. We can’t slow it down.
It’s not possible.
Life will be lived. As Ian Malcolm in Jurassic Park says, “Life always finds a way.” We cannot slow time, we cannot stop time, life must be lived. The sooner we accept the reality that life is moving forward the sooner we can embrace it.
Life can only be understood backwards…
In the midst of the living and the ticking of the clock we will struggle to find understanding and meaning. Instead of trying to find the meaning in the moment we might want to consider seeking to live fully in the moment first.
I wonder, what have I missed in my life by trying to perceive the meaning in the moment as opposed to living into it? How much joy have I robbed myself of?
Life is understood backward. As we look back on life with the perspective of time and experience we are able to see the meaning of the past moment.
I so desperately want to free myself from demanding meaning in the moment. I want to embrace it for itself. I want to be right here and right now as fully as I can be.
Perhaps this is the way to learn to be content in every situation?
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Life Must Be Lived Forward
Do you ever read something or hear something that you just know is true? I bumped into a quote today from the Danish philosopher, Søren Kierkegaard, “Life must be lived forward, but it can only be understood backward.(Rohr, Richard. Wondrous Encounters : Scripture for Lent (p. 32). Franciscan Media. Kindle Edition.)"
I have been meditating on it all day.
It’s just stuck my mind like a splinter in the brain. It’s like I can’t escape it.
Life must lived forward…
We can’t stop it. Life is going to do what life does regardless of what want. There are times when my adult children are home and I walk into their rooms and they are sleeping and as I look on their faces I can see the child that they once were. Perhaps this is the desire many of us have to slow time. We can’t slow it down.
It’s not possible.
Life will be lived. As Ian Malcolm in Jurassic Park says, “Life always finds a way.” We cannot slow time, we cannot stop time, life must be lived. The sooner we accept the reality that life is moving forward the sooner we can embrace it.
Life can only be understood backwards…
In the midst of the living and the ticking of the clock we will struggle to find understanding and meaning. Instead of trying to find the meaning in the moment we might want to consider seeking to live fully in the moment first.
I wonder, what have I missed in my life by trying to perceive the meaning in the moment as opposed to living into it? How much joy have I robbed myself of?
Life is understood backward. As we look back on life with the perspective of time and experience we are able to see the meaning of the past moment.
I so desperately want to free myself from demanding meaning in the moment. I want to embrace it for itself. I want to be right here and right now as fully as I can be.
Perhaps this is the way to learn to be content in every situation?
A well deserved nitro cold brew with some heavy cream at my favorite coffee shop, Cafe Liv in Ypsilanti, MI.
Self-care includes doing things that make you feel tired and sore and gross.
My favorite discussion topic from last night’s Tap Room Tuesday conversation was, “Name three things that bring you joy.”
I would love to know yours!
Mine were:
#3GoodThings - February 28, 2023
Finished reading: Faithful Presence: Seven Disciplines That Shape the Church for Mission by David E. Fitch 📚
Currently reading: The Acts of the Apostles by JG Dunn 📚
Currently reading: The Wisdom Pattern by Richard Rohr 📚
Game night!
The Red Wings are buzzing tonight! They are playing with some urgency in Ottawa. #LGRW
#3GoodThings February 27, 2023
I’m following all the #baseball micro.blog users I can. ⚾️
Popped on this playlist on a whim, and woo! It was exactly the move for a rainy quiet day off. music.apple.com/us/playli… #funkadelic #gfunk