It is another year that I have lived through with out The teaching, learning, and leading of my Dad. It is very hard to discuss the hole that his passing left. Even though in his last years he was far more dependent on us than we were of him, he was still a focal strength. He would have been 91.
Happy Birthday Dad…
Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius produced a wealth of Stoic writings: Be like a rocky promontory against which the restless surf continually pounds; it stands fast while the churning sea is lulled to sleep at its feet. I hear you say, “How unlucky that this should happen to me.” Not at all! Say instead, “How lucky that I am not broken by what has happened and am not afraid of what is about to happen.