“Every father should remember that one day his children will follow his example instead of his advice!” – Unknown So I have been a parent for approximately eighteen years, with the last eight years as a singe father, until I recently married last month. The role of being a parent (mother or father) is […]
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“Just be yourself. Let people see the real, imperfect, flawed, quirky, weird, beautiful, magical person that you are.” – Mandy Hale So there I was sitting in pre-marital counseling last Tuesday morning with my fiancée (Monique) and counselor Elizabeth. (Yes I’m getting married, but I’ll save that topic for a future post). Elizabeth knows
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“A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it” – Jean de La Fontaine Being a trailblazer is often looked upon as something cool, dynamic and inspirational. The few that have set trends, established new ways of thinking and embarked on ideas that have impacted the many is something
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“Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing” – Abraham Lincoln I remember it was back in May 2007. I sat in a room with nineteen other colleagues from various divisions of my current company. We were all
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“Friends are the siblings God never gave us” – Mencius As I go through my normal ritual of reflection prior to writing my weekly post, this morning I had an interesting thing occur. So I have been traveling for work for the last week and as I was having my last breakfast in the
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“Love is not something we give or get; it is something we nurture and grow, a connection that can only be cultivated between two people when it exists within each of them – we can only love others as much as we love ourselves.” – Brene Brown By nature I’m an optimist, so
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“When everything seems like it’s falling apart that’s when God is putting things together just the way He wants it” – Unknown Approximately one year ago, we experienced a 6.0 earthquake in Napa county. It was quite a jolting experience, occurring at approximately three o’clock in the morning. I remember being abruptly awakened by the
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“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” – Maya Angelou As each of my children begin a new endeavor, whether it be academic or sports related I always tell them to have fun and to do their best. In sports it was and still
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“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of the deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly;
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“My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me” – Jim Valvano Sometimes, for no particular reason (that I’m aware of anyway) I find myself reflecting on the role I have as a father to my children. Whether we’re about to embark on a summer road trip
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