Day 117: The gold standard…

Today was one of those good, long days.  It started at 8:30am with a BTL team practice and ended with my daughter’s high school band concert just after 9pm.  Not a minute wasted in between.  I’m tired, the good kind.  I don’t have much energy left, so I’ll just share a few Passions from my CORE that I experienced today and encourage you to keep track of yours and do them more than you think. I love…

• Deeply connecting with others.
• Making sense and order of chaos by finding the melody line, the subtle beat just below the surface.
• To play / challenge my mind and body, i.e. figuring out how to solve a problem, puzzle or skill.
• Learning about myself – what things I was born with, what were developed in me (positively and negatively) and working on how to combine the two to live out my OPUS.
• Good people. Those that are kind, thoughtful and who care about others just a little more than most.
• Integrity and honesty. These are two of the most important traits a friend of mine can have.
• The beauty in the everyday.
• Those who literally and figuratively dance from the heart.
• To be with others who are distinctly strong but deeply connected with me and have the courage to be the same.
• Imagination, inspiration, innovation.
• My wife because she challenges me.
• My kids because they inspire and believe in me.
• The diversity of my children.
• Helping others awaken and become more “fully alive”.
• Working outside, especially cutting grass that results in bold lines.
• Studying what really motivates someone to change their life for the better.
• Trees.
• Marching bands and orchestras.
• Crossword puzzles.
• The way Chet writes and tells stories.

That’s a lot of ‘love to’s…’ for one day… I am blessed. Love is the great elixir to living a fulfilling life. So live hard and love harder…