Bernie's Journey: Experience: nothin' like it

Sunday, May 03, 2009

Experience: nothin' like it

Saturday at Lambeau Field Atrium: YMCA Healthy Kids Event.

Michaela did some tumbling with her team to show younger kids how fun it can be to stay fit. Then she joined up with Jamie, Logan & Sami to check out the other activities.

We cooked some hot dogs and hamburgers on the grill. Then the kids played some video games and ran around outside.

We headed over to Gibson's for dinner. We all had picked a horse - so we could holler at the TV during the Kentucky Derby. Nobody picked that 50-1. Played some catch and visited whilst the master griller performed his magic on that chicken.

Logan came over to stay with Jamie and I, and Kayla stayed with Sami. Today, Kayla went with Sami and Dave to the Hannah Montana movie, and Logan and Jamie and I went geocaching. We all met up here for a wind-down, Jamie and Logan - video games, Dave, Kayla and I - cribbage, and Sami explored. She spotted a snake, so we all went out for a few minutes of excitement as we tried to corral the two foot garter, but he snuck away.

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Desiderata

Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time. Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals; and everywhere life is full of heroism. Be yourself. Especially, do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass. Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be, and whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul. With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.

Max Ehrmann