Robin challenged me to name 3 things for 5 days that are positive in my life. Sounds good for the soul so here it goes. If anyone else would like to join in, be my guest. Jesus and BBQ immediately come to mind, but for now, lets go with some other fundamentals: DAY 1 1. Parents, Vera and Phil Crist - I know the blatantly obvious, but they gave me life, and at least for me (my students may think otherwise), that is a positive. And today is moms birthday. She would have been a beautiful 93! You ALL would have loved and enjoyed her amazing warmth, gracious presence, and sincere interest in the inner workings of your life. My dad was an accomplished engineer, enjoyed building all kinds of things (know the AWACS radar system? - that was his), was deeply curious about philosophical issues, and enjoyed writing and painting. Among the many other influences, my parents genuine love of music was gifted to me early in life and continues to enrich my life every day. 2. Family - It begins with my beautiful and amazingly talented for anyones business wife Wendy and our three kids, and resonates seemingly infinitely down through our family trees. The sense of belonging to and being accountable to family forms a wonderful feeling of security. The love and commitment to one another is a blessing that empowers and provides stability. Even with all the potential sibling rivalries and other grievances that may occasionally and naturally pop up, family is precious. 3. Friends - Human interaction is crucial to ones spiritual health. Its so nice to share ideas, pray, love one another, exercise our deeply woven values, play music, and eat a sandwich together among other things with good friends. Also, always a good idea to continually broaden ones network of friends. Someone out there needs a new buddy to talk with. That bud could be you!
Posted on: Mon, 01 Sep 2014 16:14:59 +0000
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