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Great Recipe for a peace-filled life

Posted by Dad on Dec 8, 2008 in The Blog | 8 comments

I received this email that contained a great list. I thought I would pass it along to you with my best wishes.

1. Take a 10-30 minute walk(run) every day. And, while you walk, smile. It is the ultimate anti-depressant.
2. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day. Talk to God about what is going on in your life. Buy a clock if you have to.
3. When you wake up in the morning complete the following statement, “My purpose is to ________ today.  I am thankful for ______________________.”
4. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.
5. Drink green tea and plenty of water.  Eat blueberries, wild Alaskan salmon, broccoli, almonds and walnuts.
6. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
7. Don’te waste your precious energy on gossip, energy vampires, issues of the past, negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
8. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a college kids maxed out charge card.
9. Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good.
10. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
11. Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
12. You are not so important that you have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
13. Make peace with your past so it won’t spoil the present.
14. Don’t compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
15. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
16. Frame every so-called disaster with these words: “In five years, will this matter?”
17. Forgive everyone for everything.
18. What other people think of you is none of your business.
19. GOD heals everything- but you have to ask Him.
20. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
21. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch!!!
22. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
23. Each night before you go to bed complete the following statements: “I am thankful for ___________. Today I accomplished ________________.”
24. Remember that you are too blessed to be stressed.
25. when you are feeling down, start listing your many blessings. You’ll be smiling before you know it.

All the best

Another update to the Definitive Daddy Blog List

Posted by Dad on Apr 11, 2008 in Dad Bloggers | 0 comments

Well, it’s happened again. I’ve gone and updated the Definitive Daddy Blog List with five more daddy’s out there. Thanks to all of you that made me aware of them.

Those added are:

1. Inn of the Last Home – a blog by a daddy really about almost everything.
2. Six-fingered Monkey – another good blog about life by a dad.
3. One Dad’s Life – close in name to mine, this blog focuses on being a dad.
4. Daddy Dan – another excellent daddy-focused blog. Thanks for the mention, btw!
5. Mitch McDad’s World – zany (in a good way) doesn’t begin to explain it. Go take a look.

We are now up to 189 daddy blogs.  Please, if you know any that are not there, let me know.

All the best

The midlife medical check up list

Posted by Dad on Mar 24, 2008 in Dad Issues | 0 comments

They say that 40 is the new 30 but my body doesn’t seem to have heard that.  At least, it certainly doesn’t seem to agree.  I’m 40 this year and I’m approaching midlife.

Doing some research on the net, I was found a site that presented some interesting thoughts on the subject:

We have two major identity crises. The first, occurring in adolescence, is to establish an identity. You must get a sense of who you are. The second identity crisis is at midlife when you must give up who you think you are so you can become who you were meant to be.

I like that.  “Become who you were meant to be.“  There does come a time when we do let go of some of the dreams we had and come to grips with life’s realities.  This, presumably, helps you become the person you’re supposed to be.  Hmm.  I don’t know. 

I have also heard that you grow old when you replace dreams with regrets. I certainly don’t want to do that. Perhaps a better saying is replacing your early dreams with new, more mature ones?

Well, enough babble.  If you’ve hit middle age or are quickly approaching it, here’s what you got to do so that you have a good chance of seeing your grandkids:

After 40, every year:

• Physical exam for cancer (skin, thyroid, lymph nodes, prostate and rectum)
• Dental Exam

Every 1-2 years:

• Height/weight measurements
• Blood pressure check
• Stool sample check for blood
• Vision and glaucoma check

Every 3-5 years:

• Cholesterol check
• Blood sugar check
• Sigmoidoscopy after age 50 for colon cancer (40 if you have a family history like me!)

Follow the above with a routine of daily 30 minutes of exercise and a diet low in fat and high in fiber.

Here’s wishing you a long and healthy life.  Your kids deserve it!

All the best

Definitive Daddy Blog List – updated again

Posted by Dad on Mar 23, 2008 in Dad Bloggers | 3 comments

Well, I’ve been busy this week updating the ever-growing list of daddy bloggers out there.  Is this a sign that dads are catching on to the benefits of writing about their fatherhood experience or is it some cosmic fluke? You decide…

I don’t have a lot of time to tell you about these six blogs that I’ve added.  Just trust me, they are all excellent and well worth your time to check them out and add them to your RSS reader.  They are:

1. DI Dad
2. DIY Father
3. A Good Husband
4. Hi Tech Dads
5. Dad Balance
6. Be A Good Dad

Welcome to the list guys.  Keep up the good work!

All the best.

The Definitive Daddy Blog List – Updated

Posted by Dad on Mar 15, 2008 in Dad Bloggers | 3 comments

My fellow fathers,

I want to let you know that I’ve updated The Definitive Daddy Blog List by adding three very good blogs by dedicated dads.

The first is Daddy Rockstar. It’s a magazine-style blog written Geoff Manning and his brother-in-law. The wonderful thing is that Geoff isn’t even a dad yet! He’s expecting May 2008 (let me know how it goes, Geoff!). Nevertheless, the blog has some great articles in it dealing with issues that all dad’s have or will have to manage at some point. It’s a great blog and I highly recommend it.

The second is The Bundlo Blog by Mark Barry. Mark started to use the Bundlo Blog as a place to share his experiences with fatherhood and entrepreneurship. He’s doing a great job with it. I’ve learned about Wateroos and Ninja Warrior by reading it. Good job Mark!

Lastly, I’ve added Goo Goo Dadda by David Newman. David is a new daddy blogger and SAHD (stay-at-home-dad for those of you that aren’t familiar with the popular letters). He’s having tremendous fun with his daughter and he’s doing a wonderful job of documenting and sharing on his blog. Please check it out.

As always, if you know of a blog that I’ve not listed, please let me know. My next challenge will be to go through the 177 blogs on the list and cull out any inactive ones. But, that may take me a while…

All the best