“People like us do things like this”
-Seth Godin
People like me post notes like this on sites with our names [dot] com.
People like me drop off the car for an oil change and ride our bikes home (because it’s a beautiful day & we can).
People like me don’t wear earbuds or sunscreen. We bring books, not screens.
People like me write things down, take a stance, and get clearer on where we’re headed and who we’re becoming.
People like me write so our grandkids might find it someday, nod quietly, and tape it to the fridge.
People like me read the Bible all the way through with someone we love, one day at a time.
People like me get 50% custody on paper, but we’re 100% dad in practice. We don’t miss and don’t wonder where the time went.
People like me respect consistency and aim for alignment, where meaning, money, and love overlap.
We do these things not because they’re required, but it reveals who we are becoming.
“Those not busy being born are busy dying”
– Bob Dylan
Things like reading with intention, riding bike with the noise of nature, writing instead of scrolling, praying instead of complaining.
This is a line of defense.
Headlines scream atrocity, and I have to locate what to feel, and the media bludgeons me for its attention with nothing in return.
People like me are choosing something else.
We write to remember.
We read to stay awake.
We live like our attention matters.
At the least…
We’re exercising our mental muscle, keeping our brain sharp, learning and improving.
The best thing would be…
Someday, someone we love will read what we’ve written and remember how to pay attention, too.
Want to give this a try?