Intentionality - Mindfully focused

I promised Mike I would write a quick note about something I said the other day to him... Instead of doing that - I'm going to post part of a call I had with a friend of mine today - where I talked about Mike and the aforementioned incident... (lightly edited for readability and clarity) <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> ...(on the topic of blogs...) Yeah, I've got a couple [to complete] - one which is I owe my father in law a short piece. I gave him a compliment the other day in a way that he was not expecting. And so he asked me to write about it. I told him, "I have always enjoyed the fact that you're the type of guy that continues to push yourself instead of just running out the clock.  Most people I know that are old fall into a pattern where they just repeat things they've already don...

I just love this story - makes my heart happy.  :) ===== Dec 5th, 2019 ===== So, this morning, as part of the normal routine, I was getting Siena ready for school.  Lunchbox in hand, we headed down the stairs to put on her boots before getting into the car.  I help her get both of her feet into boots, then opened the door to the garage and said, "Come on, let's get in the car... time to go to school." She stood up, and then moved up to the second stair above the landing. I know what she's thinking about doing... so I interject... "Siena, don't jump!  Don't jump on the stairs!  It's dangerous...  Let's get going." She paused for a moment, looked down... and then jumped.   She landed with a "Tada!" sort of landing... and then looked over at me. Exasperated, I dropped down to her level, and said, "Come here" (not angry - just a "teaching moment" voice) She walked over slowly... "Siena Grace - ...