Got a late Mother's Day Present book today MAKE YOUR BED. One of the things Sam and I do every morning, as we awaken and get out of bed, is to make our bed together. I don't think we've ever missed. Sam says he's going to do a comic strip about how his mom used to say: "Miki bed".
The author William H McRaven writes the book from his Navy Seal training perspective and says "Little things that can change your life and maybe the world."
The other part of the start of each of my days is that I take 10 or 15 minutes to put on my makeup, fix my hair and dress for the day. I figure that even if I plan to stay home, I have to look at myself as I pass a mirror or two and Sam is as important a person to look decent for as anyone.
I look toward our bed as I head down the stairs and I'm ready for the day and ready to meet any person or situation.
Tonight we saw a National Geographic Live event at Seattle's Beneroya Hall featuring a discussion of GOING TO MARS.
Scott Kelly was featured as spending a year in space and came back 2 inches taller and with longer telomeres than his twin brother Mark. These are part of the science going in to preparing for that future event to Mars.
Important to us was that Scott and Mark also take Vitalizer daily. Vitalizer is a daily packet of six Shaklee supplements. Besides the Multi-mineral/vitamins, there is a probiotic that is encapsulated to wait to release until it gets to the large intestine and helps repopulate the good bacteria - that antibiotics destroy. The Fish Oil also waits to release in the small intestine so there is no residual fish taste and the B & C release slowly for twelve hours.
TRIP TO MY HOMETOWN - ONTARIO, OREGON
STRUGGLING for GOODNESS PROJECT
"All of the goodness in the world doesn't amount to a hill of beans without courage." -Dennis Prager
At the September 2016, 60th class reunion of the OHS Class of ’56, we agreed to write a book about our class for the 65th reunion. April, 2017, I drove the 500 miles from Seattle to Ontario to do research and stayed the week with classmate Ray Dickerson and his wife Inge.
Watching the fast moving Snake River out the Dickerson’s family room windows, we talked non-stop for a week, sharing an equally fast pace of stories, history, issues and the changes the city of Ontario has made in the last sixty years.
We got excited about leaving a legacy. With Ray and Inge’s help, I made appointments to visit the Superintendent of Schools, the ED of the 4 Rivers Cultural Center, the ED of the Boys & Girls Club, the publisher of the Argus Observer, Business Owners, City Council individuals, the City Manager, a former Mayor, local classmates and others interested in Ontario’s future.
A summary of the discussions with these community leaders is that we are excited to make this a project, starting with a children’s book, about values we learned in Ontario as we STRUGGLED FOR GOODNESS and COMPETENCE. Our class of ’56 has a host of outstanding outcomes to inspire the children about “responsibility” and “respect”. Religion along with good parenting and modeling are key and important, but are not enough. Studies conclude that “Goodness” comes first and needs to be taught, but learned by each child with their own struggles against an inborn human nature of narcissism.
John Dillon of the Argus Observer is excited to print a set of our stories. Starting next year, he will feature one story a month for forty months. I met him again having breakfast at the Plaza and he was still energized about our ideas.
Juvenile arrests in Ontario have gone down 37% since the Boys & Girls Club has been around the last few years. They will use some of the stories for dealing with issues with their participants and give us feedback.
The stories will go to print for our 65th class reunion. Matt Stringer is eager to host our event at the 4 Rivers Cultural Center. Ontario Leaders who are interested in the STRUGGLING FOR GOODNESS PROJECT will also be invited. Perhaps this first book will develop into a series, including stories from other classes and other community members.
"All the goodness in the world doesn't mean a hit of beans without courage." -Dennis Prager
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According to Mamie Yokum of Li'l Abner comics: "Goodness is better than badness because It's nicer.".
Damien was born on Valentine's Day and he is 60 to 70 trillion cells of narcissism expressing the need for survival. Danielle educated herself to do the best for providing prenatal and now breast milk nutrition, but it is all a set of choices. Providing the "right stuff" is a struggle. It's a struggle of "choices" for knowing what is good, being able to afford what is good and then preparing and presenting needs, the best way?
This is a blog that I'm starting to discuss the various "struggles for goodness" from studies, experiences with life and stories from those of you who are following this blog with us.
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