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If you’ve been following this blog at all, you know that this has been a very busy time in my personal life.  My second little girl Emilia was born on the 30th of April, I have been doing some intensive DIY at the house we purchased in the beginning of April (and will be moving into at the end of this month), and just this week I’ve been helping my wife Melissa prepare for two exams she’ll be taking on Monday and Thursday.

All that is to say that keeping up with writing has been challenging.  Sometimes I sit down with a chapter of the Tao Te Ching or a passage from the Bible and find that I just can’t get my head clear enough to understand it.  I would also love to post more pictures of the exciting things going on during the week!

I have managed to build up a little group of readers out there in cyberspace, some whom I would never have met otherwise.  I hope you will be patient with me through this challenging time.  I won’t be silent over these next couple of weeks!  But it may not be as active as I would like until the dust settles in July.  Thanks for sticking with me!

13 June, 2010 | 1 comment

Last Friday I was fortunate enough to become a father for a second time.  I was with Melissa, doing my best to give encouragement and backrubs, as she gave birth to Emilia Mae.  Amazingly, it feels like the first time all over again.

I think all of us look for something to validate our lives, a purpose for hanging around:  vocations, careers, hobbies, even simple hedonism, all good in my opinion.  For the moment, taking care of my two little ones is mine.  I’ve screwed up a lot of things in my life, but I don’t want being a father to be one of them.  Who knows?  I still might.  But I’m giving it my best shot.  If I say so myself, I don’t think I’ve done too bad so far.

Let’s see how it goes.  I’m having loads of fun :)

3 May, 2010 | 1 comment

If there was one thing in your life that you could choose to do well, what would it be?

What is the most important job you have to accomplish?

How do you measure success for yourself?

Is this the first time you’ve asked these questions?

27 April, 2010 | No comments

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