Children are rarely asking for the improved version of us. They ask for the present one. And it's not just children. Nobody's waiting for the finished you. The whole self is what gives anything its value.
I can see how it's a challenge to balance everything you're trying to achieve JP, but I'm sure your grandkids appreciate all you're giving of yourself to them when it counts.
I love the journey you took me on in this story and analysis. Your self awareness and ongoing personal development, paired with recognizing how we impact those around us is powerful. Part of my process is to facilitate people in finding the benefits and drawbacks of every situation, which you’ve worked out here. Whenever you feel the imbalance though, just keep exploring both sides until the clarity of balance reveals itself. You’re setting a great example and are also showing those around you how powerful it is to be an ongoing work in progress, because that’s life… and too many people are trying to arrive vs be present, but not you. Bravo!
This powerful, JP! Not only are you speaking to your own building, but how your building is quietly sitting with your grandsons, and the comparison to your own grandfather is priceless. This writing truly speaks to the importance of memories, but also of connection. The kind of connection that only a family can understand. Thank you for sharing these moments.
Really enjoyed reading this, and it's such a nice reminder how presence is never just about 'being in the room.'
Children are rarely asking for the improved version of us. They ask for the present one. And it's not just children. Nobody's waiting for the finished you. The whole self is what gives anything its value.
I love your conscious intent to build an ecosystem that works for you JP
I think it's based on the yes's and no's of our life that we make choices on every day
I can see how it's a challenge to balance everything you're trying to achieve JP, but I'm sure your grandkids appreciate all you're giving of yourself to them when it counts.
I love the journey you took me on in this story and analysis. Your self awareness and ongoing personal development, paired with recognizing how we impact those around us is powerful. Part of my process is to facilitate people in finding the benefits and drawbacks of every situation, which you’ve worked out here. Whenever you feel the imbalance though, just keep exploring both sides until the clarity of balance reveals itself. You’re setting a great example and are also showing those around you how powerful it is to be an ongoing work in progress, because that’s life… and too many people are trying to arrive vs be present, but not you. Bravo!
Easily one of my favorites of yours. I could comment at will, but feeling the need to just keep these words inside for now. Really well done.
Carl, that's the best kind of comment. Thank you.
Wow, JP, that was a wonderfully powerful story.
Appreciate that, Ken. My grandsons will never know they wrote half of it.
This powerful, JP! Not only are you speaking to your own building, but how your building is quietly sitting with your grandsons, and the comparison to your own grandfather is priceless. This writing truly speaks to the importance of memories, but also of connection. The kind of connection that only a family can understand. Thank you for sharing these moments.
Thank you, Patrick. I really appreciate your words. Most of what I know about legacy I learned from a man who never once used the word.
And that is what makes this writing so important.