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The older I get the more I’m a ‘Boomer’ in my teenagers eyes. And I’m good with that. Why? Because there a whole lot of things in which I’m ‘Old School.’

I read. I take the stairs instead of the elevator/escalator. I walk on the golf course instead of ride. I use punctuation when I text. I value conversations with people. I enjoy quiet hikes in the mountains along with hand-written notes. And I enjoy long car rides with family and loved-ones.

I’ll be the first to reap the rewards of modern technology and will save me time because of it. But, I also know how important a hand-shake and looking into someone’s eyes can be. If being ‘Old School’ keeps me connected, grounded and present in the moment, then sign me up.

What an incredible blessing of life we have on this earth

The gift of the sunrise, the dark pink sky as it slowly illuminates to pale blue

The breath in our lungs and the faint smells of the morning bloom

The sounds of the world awakening and shuffling their feet

Beautiful faces of anticipation, hope and joy passing us by

The exchanging of ideas, encouragement and knowledge

Gestures of kindness and respect as the fervor to act grows

Individuals expressing their ideas as they expand their minds

The connection with others and the trust that forms within

Laughter and Love

A day of complete emotions

A betterment of one person and a betterment of all

The Blessing of life

Personal growth coach Darren Hardy would tell you that if someone asks you to do something and your response is not “Hell Yeah!” then you should probably pass.

The idea of attacking our day with such energy and fervor gets me pumped up.

I’m not sure I know when the last time I used that phrasing when my wife asked whether I wanted to go to that birthday party on Saturday. But, I also think it’s a great way to get our minds right when we show up to do the things that we may not be so excited to do. Like, workout or that conversation we’ve been putting off or even an email that we know needs to be written.

Maybe I should look at what I’m choosing to do. Maybe I should be arriving at my tasks, appointments and meetings with a little more enthusiasm. Maybe I need to get my head in the proper place in order to kill it when I show up at my desk. What do you think?

Hell Yeah!

I’ve always liked the idea of doing the “right” thing because I have a choice of doing anything. What I mean is that we have an infinite amount of choices in our day in everything we do and it feels significant to me in my life to chose the strongest choice, especially when others expect the opposite.

It’s almost like I can feel my shield of integrity grow in strength. Is that conceded?

Said another way from Oskar Schindler, “Power is when we have every justification to kill, and we don’t.”

The power to make the right choice. That’s powerful.

No doubt, it’s challenging these days to sit quietly without distraction. But, this is exactly what we need in order to slow down, reflect and let our imaginations run a bit wild in the empty fields of our minds.

Giving space to ourselves – both physically and mentally is one way of unplugging from the hamster wheel of life and letting the powers that be know who’s really in charge.

Sometimes these moments can be harder than others to find and/or carve out for ourselves, but I would argue they are essential to our healthy evolvement.

This can come in many different forms and we can choose what suits our personalities. There are no wrong answers. It could be a walk in nature or around a quiet neighborhood, a warm bath, a run, sitting in meditation or staring out at the blue sky from a park bench. The important part is to schedule the time for your mind to wander without distraction and noise.

You never know what your brilliant mind may come up with.