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Tim Teege's avatar

We just lost my father-in-law to ALS. Horrible disease. Your words resonated with me very much. Thank you!

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Thank you T. Once again you have plumbed the depths of thinking and brought us some great things to ponder. Not just ponder for the sake of interest, but life-changing wisdom to consider. I never read that book but likely will now.

This past weekend my 2 sons and I enjoyed some time together. For Father’s Day this year they gave me the gift of time. We went to 3 bourbon distillery’s in Ky over 2 days. After the first 2 we had dinner and went back to my oldest son’s home. We sat in the backyard talking for about 4 hours. We opened the monogrammed bottle they gave me from one of the distilleries and 2 of us smoked cigars.

When they are young it feels like life will end when they turn 18. I remember when my oldest was 13 we were driving back a couple of hours from my hometown. My wife looked over and saw me crying. She said “what’s wrong?” I said, I just realized B will be leaving us in 5 years. We have 3 younger than him but that did not matter. I cherish each one for their own reasons.

So 4 marriages, 5 grands, and 22 years later, life has not stopped. The grands especially are a joy unimaginable. One of the things we talked about Fri night was my feelings about how engaged or not engaged, patient, etc... I was when they were kids. That was a great discussion.

Thank you for all you do to share your heart with us. Addressing the heart and things we may believe about the past is a hugely important aspect of growth and healing. And I appreciate you focusing us on that as much as running.

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