There are always challenges. Following you back Doug, in case I didn't tell you that, and I've been away taking care of someone else's home, pets, plants.
I just kept this post of yours up so I could be sure to respond to it, because it is so heartfelt. And because new and even dire challenges are on the way, so we must reach out and proclaim our support of one another, just in order to survive.
Let me add especially since you are a husband, and a dad, and an example of love in action for your family. We are soon entering the biggest spiritual war for our very souls as well. The enemy is fully aware that "we" are the target, while most of us are blissfully unaware, and occupied with cell phones, and distraction after distraction after distraction.
Anyway, do take time to be still, having a quiet mind and deeply into how to act, and not be re-active.
Henry Ford, let me paraphrase, said, "Thinking is the hardest job there is, that is why few people ever really do it".
Now he's the guy who literally brought us AUTOmation. He made cars affordable to the public, and to his workers. He is also the father of Christian Identity, tracing the 10 so called "lost" tribes of Jacob-Israel down the Pass of Caucasus, hence we are called Caucasians, into Europe from the holy lands, then on into America.
But he was an awful dad, and pushed his son to be a man like himself, in the same cut-out. Instead for spite, his son did his own best to do and be in total opposition to his father.
Henry took it as his son making Henry look bad, because Henry on the other hand could not Ever show love to his son, never could compliment him, never could say, "I love you."
There is way more to this story. You could find it on youtube, because, just like the 2nd World War, Henry Ford 's life relates to us now on the verge of a huge population purge by that same enemy vying for total control of the world. That is world domination, in a slave-master relationship, by any means necessary. So it's good to know about Henry Ford, I believe you are a much better father and dad than him, but perhaps he was living the reverse life of his own dad, who shoved his own version of life down his son, Henry. Guess we can't really know that, but we can show forth respect for our own loved ones making choices while they are young, messing up and correcting themselves, learning that indeed their elders have developed wisdom b the only way that wisdom comes to an of us. Do it wrong, and then do it better, until you can do it the best you have to give. Wisdom comes from applying know how, wisdom comes from that knowledge applied. Much knowledge applied results in understanding.
There is no "common sense" with out common "dents." Life has to knock, or knock you around, until you get "it." So that much wisdom results in much understanding.
So here at WA, the same knowledge, wisdom. understanding principles apply. Difference is that we can take Jay's wisdom and shorten our own learning curve, if you can simply follow SOP. Standard Operating Procedures, and without deviation.
Or see the BIG Picture into the future, and DO the Content work, and pay attention to mile markers, trailheads, compass headings, etc., along the WAy. And Carson's technical headings and expertise, along with other Bright Stars of people shining on the path to our own self discovery, goal, and life implementations.
Boy oh boy, Doug, have I blabbed alot to you. Hope you don't mind, the mind-share.
Have a great day, and really love those that you love!
Suzay

Hi Douglas. Every bodies challenges are different. the most important point is not the challenge rather the way you respond to it. Everything is what it is. This should then enable a way of responding properly to the challenge.
I have had several challenges during my life so far, from health issues, financial issues to relationship issues. In each category I was able to create apparently insurmountable challenges. I learnt to respond rather than react. Sometimes that was difficult but it enabled me to bounce/overcome back.
Great post.
Have a great day
Stephen.

Money is life and life is money, just a perfect saying. The crisis at hand has stop healthy people from going to hospitals but allow bars to be open...same gathering they are trying to avoid at the hospital is the same gathering happening in the bars at the end of it all, money will be spent to save the life they are trying to protect with wrong decisions:)

Great post, Douglas! We will all rise to the occasion, my friend! One step in front of the other and one day at a time!

Jeff

We're each given a different skill set and must use that skill set because it we don't we're depriving others. If they don't use their skills, they're depriving us. It's like different parts of the body. Each part has a job and if one fails, the rest suffer. It's what makes us work AND what makes the world go round.

Can you imagine if we all knew the same things and did the same things. We'd have no progress. Synergy!!!!!

~Debbi