July 13, 2008
It’s as important to plan for quality use of our leisure time as it is any other time. Here is a helpful exercise:
- List ten or more activities you enjoy or would like to try.
- By each one, note if it requires money, can be done alone or with others, is indoors or outdoors, active or passive.
- Rank them in order from most to least enjoyment. You may end up with some that are more interests rather than passions.
If you’re having trouble thinking of ideas, the best list of activities I’ve ever seen was in a book called “The Superwoman Syndrome” by Marjorie and Morton Shaevitz (no longer in print). Online, you could try DiscoverFun.
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May 17, 2007
Mike Honn October 19, 1957 - May 15, 2007
The guy that was “it” for me is gone. We were married for 23 years. No one could make me laugh (or cry) like him. Though we were no longer together, he still had a hold on my heart that wouldn’t let go. There was a connection of our spirits that never went away, something that is beyond understanding or explaining.
He was a very unique guy: very passionate about many things and so much fun. He had his own way of doing things, and didn’t care if people stared at the custom painting he did on our old van or the special shells he built to haul mail with. He built our first house too, though it didn’t look odd. He could be very messy, opinionated, and stubborn. He played guitar and keyboard and loved to fish, bowl, golf, camp and cook. He loved the SciFi and History channels and loved to teach. He loved the theme song from Kelly’s Heroes, “Burning Bridges.” There’s a newer picture, but this one so captures who he was. He was only 49 when his heart gave out on him.
If you love someone, always let them know, don’t take them for granted, treat them right, act lovingly. Put them first, not necessarily always before yourself, but maybe sometimes. Not necessarily always before the rest of your family, but most of the time. And pretty much before anything else. Know that choices always have consequences, and sometimes the results can’t be undone, no matter how much you wish you could go back and get a do-over.
I grieve that I will never again hear from him or see him. I grieve that our son has lost a wonderful father, his parents a wonderful son, his brother a wonderful brother, his students a wonderful teacher. I grieve. He will be so missed.
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