Wishing you all health, joy, connection to what you love, and abundance on all levels. #HappyNewYear #favoritelesson #learning #cures #spiritualwisdom #thecureisinthedisease #jamesvanderbeek
“The mark of a true craftsman… is how well he covers his own mistakes.” Apparently my grandfather used to say this all the time, and there are a lot of fun stories about him putting it into action. I’ve been taking it as general life advice lately… and it makes life a lot more fun. Insert whatever occupation and pronouns suit you, and feel free to try it ❤️ #wisdom #wisdomquotes #mistakes #mistakesarelessons #grandfatherwisdom #selfmastery
Two years ago today. We were done having kids. We’d “closed the birth portal”. And then you came kicking down the door, in your signature style. Because we needed you. And you knew it. Grateful every day for you, bubs. You’re a toy-throwing, football-loving little Texas dude, a class A snuggler, and getting to experience life from your point of view has made me fall in love with the world in a whole new way. I love reading to you. I love watching all your decisions and agendas. And your belly laughs might just be the best thing in the universe. Thank you for teaching me what it is to live life with unapologetic joy, and hopeful abandon. Can we maybe try sleeping through the night night, now? The whole night? Like, ALL the way through? 🙏 Love you forever, Bubba ❤️
Two years ago today. We were done having kids. We’d “closed the birth portal”. And then you came kicking down the door, in your signature style. Because we needed you. And you knew it. Grateful every day for you, bubs. You’re a toy-throwing, football-loving little Texas dude, a class A snuggler, and getting to experience life from your point of view has made me fall in love with the world in a whole new way. I love reading to you. I love watching all your decisions and agendas. And your belly laughs might just be the best thing in the universe. Thank you for teaching me what it is to live life with unapologetic joy, and hopeful abandon. Can we maybe try sleeping through the night night, now? The whole night? Like, ALL the way through? 🙏 Love you forever, Bubba ❤️
Two years ago today. We were done having kids. We’d “closed the birth portal”. And then you came kicking down the door, in your signature style. Because we needed you. And you knew it. Grateful every day for you, bubs. You’re a toy-throwing, football-loving little Texas dude, a class A snuggler, and getting to experience life from your point of view has made me fall in love with the world in a whole new way. I love reading to you. I love watching all your decisions and agendas. And your belly laughs might just be the best thing in the universe. Thank you for teaching me what it is to live life with unapologetic joy, and hopeful abandon. Can we maybe try sleeping through the night night, now? The whole night? Like, ALL the way through? 🙏 Love you forever, Bubba ❤️
Two years ago today. We were done having kids. We’d “closed the birth portal”. And then you came kicking down the door, in your signature style. Because we needed you. And you knew it. Grateful every day for you, bubs. You’re a toy-throwing, football-loving little Texas dude, a class A snuggler, and getting to experience life from your point of view has made me fall in love with the world in a whole new way. I love reading to you. I love watching all your decisions and agendas. And your belly laughs might just be the best thing in the universe. Thank you for teaching me what it is to live life with unapologetic joy, and hopeful abandon. Can we maybe try sleeping through the night night, now? The whole night? Like, ALL the way through? 🙏 Love you forever, Bubba ❤️
Two years ago today. We were done having kids. We’d “closed the birth portal”. And then you came kicking down the door, in your signature style. Because we needed you. And you knew it. Grateful every day for you, bubs. You’re a toy-throwing, football-loving little Texas dude, a class A snuggler, and getting to experience life from your point of view has made me fall in love with the world in a whole new way. I love reading to you. I love watching all your decisions and agendas. And your belly laughs might just be the best thing in the universe. Thank you for teaching me what it is to live life with unapologetic joy, and hopeful abandon. Can we maybe try sleeping through the night night, now? The whole night? Like, ALL the way through? 🙏 Love you forever, Bubba ❤️
Two years ago today. We were done having kids. We’d “closed the birth portal”. And then you came kicking down the door, in your signature style. Because we needed you. And you knew it. Grateful every day for you, bubs. You’re a toy-throwing, football-loving little Texas dude, a class A snuggler, and getting to experience life from your point of view has made me fall in love with the world in a whole new way. I love reading to you. I love watching all your decisions and agendas. And your belly laughs might just be the best thing in the universe. Thank you for teaching me what it is to live life with unapologetic joy, and hopeful abandon. Can we maybe try sleeping through the night night, now? The whole night? Like, ALL the way through? 🙏 Love you forever, Bubba ❤️
Two years ago today. We were done having kids. We’d “closed the birth portal”. And then you came kicking down the door, in your signature style. Because we needed you. And you knew it. Grateful every day for you, bubs. You’re a toy-throwing, football-loving little Texas dude, a class A snuggler, and getting to experience life from your point of view has made me fall in love with the world in a whole new way. I love reading to you. I love watching all your decisions and agendas. And your belly laughs might just be the best thing in the universe. Thank you for teaching me what it is to live life with unapologetic joy, and hopeful abandon. Can we maybe try sleeping through the night night, now? The whole night? Like, ALL the way through? 🙏 Love you forever, Bubba ❤️
I believe it’s healthy to dress up and play make-believe every once in a while. To step into someone else’s shoes and dance within new energetics. Even if you’re not insane enough to try to make a career out of acting, I personally believe everyone can benefit from trying on a different personality for a night. As for the candy? As parents, we’re trying to upgrade. I’ve had some success offering my kids cash for their stash (an offer, for the record, I would NOT have taken as a kid 😂) But with everything going on right now… a night of fantasy was just what we needed. #happyhalloween everyone! For those who are keeping score at home… my daughter suggested I go as a “Steampunk Pirate.” Mission: accepted, kid 🏴☠️ #halloween #kids #parenting #candy #costumes
I believe it’s healthy to dress up and play make-believe every once in a while. To step into someone else’s shoes and dance within new energetics. Even if you’re not insane enough to try to make a career out of acting, I personally believe everyone can benefit from trying on a different personality for a night. As for the candy? As parents, we’re trying to upgrade. I’ve had some success offering my kids cash for their stash (an offer, for the record, I would NOT have taken as a kid 😂) But with everything going on right now… a night of fantasy was just what we needed. #happyhalloween everyone! For those who are keeping score at home… my daughter suggested I go as a “Steampunk Pirate.” Mission: accepted, kid 🏴☠️ #halloween #kids #parenting #candy #costumes
I believe it’s healthy to dress up and play make-believe every once in a while. To step into someone else’s shoes and dance within new energetics. Even if you’re not insane enough to try to make a career out of acting, I personally believe everyone can benefit from trying on a different personality for a night. As for the candy? As parents, we’re trying to upgrade. I’ve had some success offering my kids cash for their stash (an offer, for the record, I would NOT have taken as a kid 😂) But with everything going on right now… a night of fantasy was just what we needed. #happyhalloween everyone! For those who are keeping score at home… my daughter suggested I go as a “Steampunk Pirate.” Mission: accepted, kid 🏴☠️ #halloween #kids #parenting #candy #costumes
I believe it’s healthy to dress up and play make-believe every once in a while. To step into someone else’s shoes and dance within new energetics. Even if you’re not insane enough to try to make a career out of acting, I personally believe everyone can benefit from trying on a different personality for a night. As for the candy? As parents, we’re trying to upgrade. I’ve had some success offering my kids cash for their stash (an offer, for the record, I would NOT have taken as a kid 😂) But with everything going on right now… a night of fantasy was just what we needed. #happyhalloween everyone! For those who are keeping score at home… my daughter suggested I go as a “Steampunk Pirate.” Mission: accepted, kid 🏴☠️ #halloween #kids #parenting #candy #costumes
I believe it’s healthy to dress up and play make-believe every once in a while. To step into someone else’s shoes and dance within new energetics. Even if you’re not insane enough to try to make a career out of acting, I personally believe everyone can benefit from trying on a different personality for a night. As for the candy? As parents, we’re trying to upgrade. I’ve had some success offering my kids cash for their stash (an offer, for the record, I would NOT have taken as a kid 😂) But with everything going on right now… a night of fantasy was just what we needed. #happyhalloween everyone! For those who are keeping score at home… my daughter suggested I go as a “Steampunk Pirate.” Mission: accepted, kid 🏴☠️ #halloween #kids #parenting #candy #costumes
I believe it’s healthy to dress up and play make-believe every once in a while. To step into someone else’s shoes and dance within new energetics. Even if you’re not insane enough to try to make a career out of acting, I personally believe everyone can benefit from trying on a different personality for a night. As for the candy? As parents, we’re trying to upgrade. I’ve had some success offering my kids cash for their stash (an offer, for the record, I would NOT have taken as a kid 😂) But with everything going on right now… a night of fantasy was just what we needed. #happyhalloween everyone! For those who are keeping score at home… my daughter suggested I go as a “Steampunk Pirate.” Mission: accepted, kid 🏴☠️ #halloween #kids #parenting #candy #costumes
I believe it’s healthy to dress up and play make-believe every once in a while. To step into someone else’s shoes and dance within new energetics. Even if you’re not insane enough to try to make a career out of acting, I personally believe everyone can benefit from trying on a different personality for a night. As for the candy? As parents, we’re trying to upgrade. I’ve had some success offering my kids cash for their stash (an offer, for the record, I would NOT have taken as a kid 😂) But with everything going on right now… a night of fantasy was just what we needed. #happyhalloween everyone! For those who are keeping score at home… my daughter suggested I go as a “Steampunk Pirate.” Mission: accepted, kid 🏴☠️ #halloween #kids #parenting #candy #costumes
I believe it’s healthy to dress up and play make-believe every once in a while. To step into someone else’s shoes and dance within new energetics. Even if you’re not insane enough to try to make a career out of acting, I personally believe everyone can benefit from trying on a different personality for a night. As for the candy? As parents, we’re trying to upgrade. I’ve had some success offering my kids cash for their stash (an offer, for the record, I would NOT have taken as a kid 😂) But with everything going on right now… a night of fantasy was just what we needed. #happyhalloween everyone! For those who are keeping score at home… my daughter suggested I go as a “Steampunk Pirate.” Mission: accepted, kid 🏴☠️ #halloween #kids #parenting #candy #costumes
I believe it’s healthy to dress up and play make-believe every once in a while. To step into someone else’s shoes and dance within new energetics. Even if you’re not insane enough to try to make a career out of acting, I personally believe everyone can benefit from trying on a different personality for a night. As for the candy? As parents, we’re trying to upgrade. I’ve had some success offering my kids cash for their stash (an offer, for the record, I would NOT have taken as a kid 😂) But with everything going on right now… a night of fantasy was just what we needed. #happyhalloween everyone! For those who are keeping score at home… my daughter suggested I go as a “Steampunk Pirate.” Mission: accepted, kid 🏴☠️ #halloween #kids #parenting #candy #costumes
#HappyThanksgiving from our family to yours. And if your holiday gets a little intense… take a walk. If gratitude feels like a chore… create a little space and let the intentional distance work its magic. And if they look at you like, “Where the hell were you?” when you get back, feel free to blame me 😊 #gratitude #grateful #family #thanksgiving #distance #perspective #kids
Ten years old today. The second we got to meet you, I knew we were in for an adventure. And while you clearly know fun… it’s the purity of your heart at which I marvel. Your sincerity, your kindness, and the depth with which you care is so reliable, it sets the bar for the whole family. And what I’ve appreciated as you’ve gotten older is your honesty: How bravely you’ve expressed the feelings and emotions that don’t get celebrated in an IG post. Keep it coming, kid… I’m here for all of it. I feel deeply grateful to get to know you, and beyond lucky to get to be your dad every time I see you, laugh with you, or get a hug. Always know you are treasured. I love you with all my heart.
What if “self-discipline”… was really just self-love trying to look tough? Been doing a deep dive on the tone of my self-talk lately… and was shocked by how negative so much of it was. And as easy as it is to justify the negativity with “good” outcomes… What if we recognized that negative self-talk… was just us trying our best to love ourselves? And what if we said “thank you” to that taskmaster in the middle, relieved them of their duties… and listened for that quiet voice of self-love to take the floor more often? How would our self-talk serve us then? #JVDBWellnessWednesdays @odin_icebaths #icebath #coldplunge #wimhof #jamesvanderbeek #self-talk #selflovejourney #selflove
1922- 2023 (yes, he was 101) If there was a Mount Rushmore of television, Norman Lear would be front & center. As a writer, producer, and director he developed over 100 shows, including ALL IN THE FAMILY, which was watched by 60 million people every week. His shows were timely, funny, and always pushed the envelope of what execs thought audiences could handle (btw, he also produced The Princess Bride, Stand By Me, and Spinal Tap, just to name a few). I got to meet him when I was courting @vanderkimberly (his wife’s Lyn early approval of me as husband material was key). In those days, Norman & Lyn’s home was regularly host to the most incredible gatherings of artists, thinkers, inventors and entrepreneurs. This wasn’t vacuous Hollywood chit-chat at these parties – it was geniuses sharing their talents, ideas, and humor. And Norman – then in his 90’s – was always the sharpest, funniest guy in the room. I always left inspired and uplifted. And as I started writing and creating shows, he never failed to take the time to meet with me when I needed counsel. And rather than speak to me like a legend, he treated me like a peer. Which was maybe the most impactful thing he could’ve done. My favorite advice of his: “Go with your gut, and don’t let anyone talk you out of it… unless someone comes up with a better idea – then go with that.” And when I confided in him that the most accurate description of me might be “a clown trapped in a leading man’s body,” his response was a genuine: “Oh, I hope that’s true!” Norman, thank you for your kindness, your art, and your activism… but mostly for modeling how to utilize fame & success to bring people together and support innovators. And share some beautiful laughs along the way. #normanlear #mentor #legend
1922- 2023 (yes, he was 101) If there was a Mount Rushmore of television, Norman Lear would be front & center. As a writer, producer, and director he developed over 100 shows, including ALL IN THE FAMILY, which was watched by 60 million people every week. His shows were timely, funny, and always pushed the envelope of what execs thought audiences could handle (btw, he also produced The Princess Bride, Stand By Me, and Spinal Tap, just to name a few). I got to meet him when I was courting @vanderkimberly (his wife’s Lyn early approval of me as husband material was key). In those days, Norman & Lyn’s home was regularly host to the most incredible gatherings of artists, thinkers, inventors and entrepreneurs. This wasn’t vacuous Hollywood chit-chat at these parties – it was geniuses sharing their talents, ideas, and humor. And Norman – then in his 90’s – was always the sharpest, funniest guy in the room. I always left inspired and uplifted. And as I started writing and creating shows, he never failed to take the time to meet with me when I needed counsel. And rather than speak to me like a legend, he treated me like a peer. Which was maybe the most impactful thing he could’ve done. My favorite advice of his: “Go with your gut, and don’t let anyone talk you out of it… unless someone comes up with a better idea – then go with that.” And when I confided in him that the most accurate description of me might be “a clown trapped in a leading man’s body,” his response was a genuine: “Oh, I hope that’s true!” Norman, thank you for your kindness, your art, and your activism… but mostly for modeling how to utilize fame & success to bring people together and support innovators. And share some beautiful laughs along the way. #normanlear #mentor #legend
I love doing audiobooks, but hadn’t done one in a while. This one caught me. Available now wherever you enjoy audiobooks. Hope it moves you as much as it moved me to record it. #OneNightInAThousandYears #sacredcircle 🔥 #deadpoetssociety #onenight #bookaddict #bookblogger #bookinstagram #bookishlife #instareads #kindlereads #literaturelover #poetrysociety #read #readers #readersareleaders #readersofinstagram
