1/🧵 Beauty in simplicity
For too long in life, I thought success was about climbing in the 🌎’s eyes…higher, better, farther. My physician wife & I are “new parents” to my 58 y/o brother w #DownSyndrome & he’s giving me all kinds of new understanding of what matters.
#COVID
For too long in life, I thought success was about climbing in the 🌎’s eyes…higher, better, farther. My physician wife & I are “new parents” to my 58 y/o brother w #DownSyndrome & he’s giving me all kinds of new understanding of what matters.
#COVID
2/ When I come home, Greg is usually hiding from me, like you see here. He thinks so beautifully, “How can I make someone else #happy in the small things in life?”
Here he is hiding in plane sight next to our dog Butter. Look at that grin!
#Recovery
Here he is hiding in plane sight next to our dog Butter. Look at that grin!
#Recovery
3/ Hide and Seek: He taught me that if he can’t see me, I can’t see him!
At first that seems nutty, but in truth, for me to enter “into #relationship” w you, we do need to SEE EACH OTHER, right?
So who’s teaching who here?!
At first that seems nutty, but in truth, for me to enter “into #relationship” w you, we do need to SEE EACH OTHER, right?
So who’s teaching who here?!
4/🎥 Dancing: Greg breaks out in #Dance spontaneously wherever we go. He loves to dance.
Why?
He says, “Wesley, let’s dance & go on a honeymoon today!”
Greg taught me that happiness is a state of mind. I have a choice & this level of joy can be mine…
…IF I CHOOSE IT.
Why?
He says, “Wesley, let’s dance & go on a honeymoon today!”
Greg taught me that happiness is a state of mind. I have a choice & this level of joy can be mine…
…IF I CHOOSE IT.
5/ For years I defined life by metrics of medicine or parenting:
How many answers I got to scientific questions, improvements in central lines, or our kids’ achievements.
I’m learning from Greg that simple works.
Today I’ll look up & around to see #beauty alongside #sadness
How many answers I got to scientific questions, improvements in central lines, or our kids’ achievements.
I’m learning from Greg that simple works.
Today I’ll look up & around to see #beauty alongside #sadness
6/fin
Abe Lincoln said, “Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.”
By world’s metrics, Greg shouldn’t be #happy due to his situation in life. Yet he is immensely happy & he brings that #joy to us in great measure!
Today I’ll choose to grin & dance. Join me.
Abe Lincoln said, “Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.”
By world’s metrics, Greg shouldn’t be #happy due to his situation in life. Yet he is immensely happy & he brings that #joy to us in great measure!
Today I’ll choose to grin & dance. Join me.
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