Tag: Death

Let’s make “SYDK” a category, body

family on Highline trail
Hiking Highline Trail, Glacier’s most popular trail. Pre-covid.

Dear Son, the blog category ‘dear son’ is on all five blog websites.

What you probably don’t know is that everything i write could start with, “Dear Son,”.

Everything.

Small example…

Dear Son, you don’t remember me being unfit. What really happened though is after you were born i committed to getting and staying physically vibrant. The commitment’s ‘streak’ is closer to 30 years than 20.

And it was especially challenging in the moments and the years when i was tempted to pause, or worse, quit.

But…

Never paused.

Never quit.

From this was born, “Find a million ways to stay motivated.”

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This website is about our BODY. To read today’s post about our SPIRIT, click here.

Shit you didn’t know, body

child laughing
Our son laughing out loud, maybe 20 years ago. His face is what most adults look like when you tell them (in your 40’s, 50′, 60’s) that you’re training like an athlete.
child on father's shoulders
Find Your Reason To Change
father and son at Disney window
Magic Kingdom 2011.
father and son a high school track
Senior games in Utah.
child running on a long bench
Go Son, go! Orlando.
Unaccompanied minor on Delta jetway with Delta agent
Our son’s (13) first solo flight… Orlando to Atlanta…then to Allentown, PA.
child with dinner plate full of food
Lobster, sweet potato, asparagus and corn on the cob.

Dear Son,

Shit you didn’t know…

How could you?

You were just a kid.

What you didn’t know is…

How being your dad inspired and guided everything i did (and why i did it)…

Like getting and staying healthy even with a new career (speaker), frequent travel, and a history of health peaks and valleys. Because when i started at Disney Institute at 40, it was the same year i received a health ‘wake-up call’.

You’ll never recall me being unfit. Why? Because i began a physical vibrancy journey that’s now 26 years old and counting.

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This website is about our BODY. To read today’s post about our SPIRIT, click here.

Sell me on how, body

Photo of lane 8 at University track
Lane 8 (this blog’s URL) is about the paradox of the worst lane and a lifetime of fitness.
an internet quote about measurement
How do i measure vibrancy? With results.

Sell me on how you sit so much.

Sell me on how processed foods and sugar is a longterm asset.

Sell me on how regular movement is not feasible for you.

Sell me on how a lifetime of irregular sleep benefits you.

Sell me on how low you set your physical vibrancy standards and goals.

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This website is about our BODY. To read today’s post about our SPIRIT, click here.

Get busy living, body

Presentation slide for speaker claiming balance is BS
This social media person used #Balance is Bullsh*t in her tweet, and i saw it and “lost my mind” a bit. If i didn’t exercise every time i didn’t feel like it, i wouldn’t exercise. Same with reading….Same with balance.
Disney Institute Keynote Speaker
You can (and should) get and stay healthy.

Dylan (Bob) said, “He who is not busy being born, is busy dying.”

Spring Break is a time for celebration and relaxation.

Get busy living?

Body?

Yes.

Move like you mean it.

Fuel like you mean it.

Rest like you mean it.

Stay motivated like you mean it.

Note to self: Your biggest competition is who you think you can’t become.

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This website is about our BODY. To read today’s post about our SPIRIT, click here.

Memory a day, body

Lake McDonald Boat House
Years ago while in Glacier National Park. Eggs, bacon, butter, salsa, jelly, apple. On the counter out of sight, peanut butter, bread, tortilla chips. By myself for five days at The Boathouse on Lake McDonald, late September.

i’ll never remember the endless, individual food, hydration, and rest choices i make.

But i will remember that i leaned into those endless choices (like i meant it) every single day.

And when i stay focused and disciplined for a lifetime, that’s the memory.

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This website is about our BODY. To read today’s post about our SPIRIT, click here.