I used to say that vacations with kids are vacations FOR kids – not for you. Because they require a certain surrender of your own agenda, your own comforts, even your own desires. But it struck me today, as @vanderkimberly and I were managing more tiny humans than I’d previously thought possible… that any excuse for single-minded focus on those you love most really IS a vacation: From all the stresses and “priorities”constantly nipping at the back of my consciousness, vying for my attention. It make sense if you don’t think about it too much. But it did make me happy today. #parenting #parenthood #optimism #vacation
I used to say that vacations with kids are vacations FOR kids – not for you. Because they require a certain surrender of your own agenda, your own comforts, even your own desires. But it struck me today, as @vanderkimberly and I were managing more tiny humans than I’d previously thought possible… that any excuse for single-minded focus on those you love most really IS a vacation: From all the stresses and “priorities”constantly nipping at the back of my consciousness, vying for my attention. It make sense if you don’t think about it too much. But it did make me happy today. #parenting #parenthood #optimism #vacation
I used to say that vacations with kids are vacations FOR kids – not for you. Because they require a certain surrender of your own agenda, your own comforts, even your own desires. But it struck me today, as @vanderkimberly and I were managing more tiny humans than I’d previously thought possible… that any excuse for single-minded focus on those you love most really IS a vacation: From all the stresses and “priorities”constantly nipping at the back of my consciousness, vying for my attention. It make sense if you don’t think about it too much. But it did make me happy today. #parenting #parenthood #optimism #vacation
I used to say that vacations with kids are vacations FOR kids – not for you. Because they require a certain surrender of your own agenda, your own comforts, even your own desires. But it struck me today, as @vanderkimberly and I were managing more tiny humans than I’d previously thought possible… that any excuse for single-minded focus on those you love most really IS a vacation: From all the stresses and “priorities”constantly nipping at the back of my consciousness, vying for my attention. It make sense if you don’t think about it too much. But it did make me happy today. #parenting #parenthood #optimism #vacation
I used to say that vacations with kids are vacations FOR kids – not for you. Because they require a certain surrender of your own agenda, your own comforts, even your own desires. But it struck me today, as @vanderkimberly and I were managing more tiny humans than I’d previously thought possible… that any excuse for single-minded focus on those you love most really IS a vacation: From all the stresses and “priorities”constantly nipping at the back of my consciousness, vying for my attention. It make sense if you don’t think about it too much. But it did make me happy today. #parenting #parenthood #optimism #vacation
46 trips around the sun… I’ve been feeling into a new relationship with time, lately. I used to try to bend it to my will: Speed it up, squeeze more into it, short cut it. Or panic at its passing. Or just ignore it altogether. But recently, I’ve found myself happier the more I’m in touch with reverence, and deference to time. Yes, it CAN be stretched. It can fly… But this planet, this dimension, is governed by time: Trees grow at their pace. The earth spins at a near constant. And the more reverence I can find for all of it, the more life becomes a living prayer of appreciation. For life. For nature. For the great cosmic mystery of which we can sometimes can catch the edges. And the more I deference I can summon to the lessons earned only in time… the healthier relationship I have with miracles. And the easier it becomes to root in the present, open to the perfection of a process I was never meant to control. Which is all really just a long-winded way of saying: Middle-age rocks 🫶
46 trips around the sun… I’ve been feeling into a new relationship with time, lately. I used to try to bend it to my will: Speed it up, squeeze more into it, short cut it. Or panic at its passing. Or just ignore it altogether. But recently, I’ve found myself happier the more I’m in touch with reverence, and deference to time. Yes, it CAN be stretched. It can fly… But this planet, this dimension, is governed by time: Trees grow at their pace. The earth spins at a near constant. And the more reverence I can find for all of it, the more life becomes a living prayer of appreciation. For life. For nature. For the great cosmic mystery of which we can sometimes can catch the edges. And the more I deference I can summon to the lessons earned only in time… the healthier relationship I have with miracles. And the easier it becomes to root in the present, open to the perfection of a process I was never meant to control. Which is all really just a long-winded way of saying: Middle-age rocks 🫶
46 trips around the sun… I’ve been feeling into a new relationship with time, lately. I used to try to bend it to my will: Speed it up, squeeze more into it, short cut it. Or panic at its passing. Or just ignore it altogether. But recently, I’ve found myself happier the more I’m in touch with reverence, and deference to time. Yes, it CAN be stretched. It can fly… But this planet, this dimension, is governed by time: Trees grow at their pace. The earth spins at a near constant. And the more reverence I can find for all of it, the more life becomes a living prayer of appreciation. For life. For nature. For the great cosmic mystery of which we can sometimes can catch the edges. And the more I deference I can summon to the lessons earned only in time… the healthier relationship I have with miracles. And the easier it becomes to root in the present, open to the perfection of a process I was never meant to control. Which is all really just a long-winded way of saying: Middle-age rocks 🫶
46 trips around the sun… I’ve been feeling into a new relationship with time, lately. I used to try to bend it to my will: Speed it up, squeeze more into it, short cut it. Or panic at its passing. Or just ignore it altogether. But recently, I’ve found myself happier the more I’m in touch with reverence, and deference to time. Yes, it CAN be stretched. It can fly… But this planet, this dimension, is governed by time: Trees grow at their pace. The earth spins at a near constant. And the more reverence I can find for all of it, the more life becomes a living prayer of appreciation. For life. For nature. For the great cosmic mystery of which we can sometimes can catch the edges. And the more I deference I can summon to the lessons earned only in time… the healthier relationship I have with miracles. And the easier it becomes to root in the present, open to the perfection of a process I was never meant to control. Which is all really just a long-winded way of saying: Middle-age rocks 🫶
* technically I probably count more as “early aughts” but I’ll take it. #90s #90sicons #nostalgia #puzzles #popculture
I finally said “yes.” 2020 was set to be a VERY busy year for me. Then… yada yada… we moved to Texas, and a lot of the things I THOUGHT I’d wanted to do no longer seemed exciting. So I passed on a lot. Then this one came up. And if the chance to sing and dance in a comedy with this cast wasn’t enough to get me back on a movie set… it occurred to me I might as well retire. I’m not retiring 😎
I finally said “yes.” 2020 was set to be a VERY busy year for me. Then… yada yada… we moved to Texas, and a lot of the things I THOUGHT I’d wanted to do no longer seemed exciting. So I passed on a lot. Then this one came up. And if the chance to sing and dance in a comedy with this cast wasn’t enough to get me back on a movie set… it occurred to me I might as well retire. I’m not retiring 😎
I finally said “yes.” 2020 was set to be a VERY busy year for me. Then… yada yada… we moved to Texas, and a lot of the things I THOUGHT I’d wanted to do no longer seemed exciting. So I passed on a lot. Then this one came up. And if the chance to sing and dance in a comedy with this cast wasn’t enough to get me back on a movie set… it occurred to me I might as well retire. I’m not retiring 😎
😳 Look out for those death rainbows, guys. Actually – wait – DON’T look for them. Just… be aware. #kidstories #deathrainbows #howdidthisoneturnoutsodark?
My valentine… I’m embarrassed by how long it took me scrolling to find a picture of the two of us. The life we are building is chaotic and beautiful and I wouldn’t trade any part of it, ever… but it is high time I took a moment to publicly appreciate the mystic goddess that is @vanderkimberly. For how beautifully she loves on our kids, for how brave, adventurous, and hilarious she can be, for how intimidatingly gorgeous she is, but most importantly… for the tenacity with which she continues to fully inhabit herself: her gifts, her pain, her magic and her joy. You are an endless well of fascination, and not a day goes by when I’m not psyched to get to be with you. Even travel days like today. 😘 #happyvalentinesday
11 years old today. This is the year we came to realize your sweetness wasn’t just a by-product of youth. That your good-heartedness wasn’t just naïveté. And that your deep-thinking, soulful nature isn’t something you’re growing out of… but growing into. This might sound messed up, but some of the moments in which I have the deepest gratitude for you are when you’re upset: About the state of the world, about your siblings, about me. Because it’s how you process, listen, and work through those feelings that gives me hope for the future. You remain one of my greatest teachers. Thank you for being the family conscience, our class clown, and our heart. I cherish life every time you call me Dad. I love you, bud.
11 years old today. This is the year we came to realize your sweetness wasn’t just a by-product of youth. That your good-heartedness wasn’t just naïveté. And that your deep-thinking, soulful nature isn’t something you’re growing out of… but growing into. This might sound messed up, but some of the moments in which I have the deepest gratitude for you are when you’re upset: About the state of the world, about your siblings, about me. Because it’s how you process, listen, and work through those feelings that gives me hope for the future. You remain one of my greatest teachers. Thank you for being the family conscience, our class clown, and our heart. I cherish life every time you call me Dad. I love you, bud.
11 years old today. This is the year we came to realize your sweetness wasn’t just a by-product of youth. That your good-heartedness wasn’t just naïveté. And that your deep-thinking, soulful nature isn’t something you’re growing out of… but growing into. This might sound messed up, but some of the moments in which I have the deepest gratitude for you are when you’re upset: About the state of the world, about your siblings, about me. Because it’s how you process, listen, and work through those feelings that gives me hope for the future. You remain one of my greatest teachers. Thank you for being the family conscience, our class clown, and our heart. I cherish life every time you call me Dad. I love you, bud.
11 years old today. This is the year we came to realize your sweetness wasn’t just a by-product of youth. That your good-heartedness wasn’t just naïveté. And that your deep-thinking, soulful nature isn’t something you’re growing out of… but growing into. This might sound messed up, but some of the moments in which I have the deepest gratitude for you are when you’re upset: About the state of the world, about your siblings, about me. Because it’s how you process, listen, and work through those feelings that gives me hope for the future. You remain one of my greatest teachers. Thank you for being the family conscience, our class clown, and our heart. I cherish life every time you call me Dad. I love you, bud.
11 years old today. This is the year we came to realize your sweetness wasn’t just a by-product of youth. That your good-heartedness wasn’t just naïveté. And that your deep-thinking, soulful nature isn’t something you’re growing out of… but growing into. This might sound messed up, but some of the moments in which I have the deepest gratitude for you are when you’re upset: About the state of the world, about your siblings, about me. Because it’s how you process, listen, and work through those feelings that gives me hope for the future. You remain one of my greatest teachers. Thank you for being the family conscience, our class clown, and our heart. I cherish life every time you call me Dad. I love you, bud.
11 years old today. This is the year we came to realize your sweetness wasn’t just a by-product of youth. That your good-heartedness wasn’t just naïveté. And that your deep-thinking, soulful nature isn’t something you’re growing out of… but growing into. This might sound messed up, but some of the moments in which I have the deepest gratitude for you are when you’re upset: About the state of the world, about your siblings, about me. Because it’s how you process, listen, and work through those feelings that gives me hope for the future. You remain one of my greatest teachers. Thank you for being the family conscience, our class clown, and our heart. I cherish life every time you call me Dad. I love you, bud.
11 years old today. This is the year we came to realize your sweetness wasn’t just a by-product of youth. That your good-heartedness wasn’t just naïveté. And that your deep-thinking, soulful nature isn’t something you’re growing out of… but growing into. This might sound messed up, but some of the moments in which I have the deepest gratitude for you are when you’re upset: About the state of the world, about your siblings, about me. Because it’s how you process, listen, and work through those feelings that gives me hope for the future. You remain one of my greatest teachers. Thank you for being the family conscience, our class clown, and our heart. I cherish life every time you call me Dad. I love you, bud.
11 years old today. This is the year we came to realize your sweetness wasn’t just a by-product of youth. That your good-heartedness wasn’t just naïveté. And that your deep-thinking, soulful nature isn’t something you’re growing out of… but growing into. This might sound messed up, but some of the moments in which I have the deepest gratitude for you are when you’re upset: About the state of the world, about your siblings, about me. Because it’s how you process, listen, and work through those feelings that gives me hope for the future. You remain one of my greatest teachers. Thank you for being the family conscience, our class clown, and our heart. I cherish life every time you call me Dad. I love you, bud.
I believe. #Goats #WhatAnimalDidThis? #nature #wild #naturequestions #notcrazy
