MY DAD TAUGHT ME...TO FOCUS ON THE BIG PICTURE
Sometimes I can be the most impatient and easily frustrated person on the planet.
But a foundation of values, created by my father and polished by my beautiful wife, has taught me to get over life’s maddening setbacks while focusing on the long journey and big picture.
That is why I have used humor in my words to describe my father's influence in my life.
I understand the tears of all the people touched by the life of Kenneth Lee Wright. But I feel this is more of a celebration than a ritual of sadness.
My dad did most everything he wanted to do, saw most everything he wanted to see and raised two sons to ages 46 and 50.
In his 70s, the healthy as a horse Midwesterner who probably missed fewer than 10 days of work in 40 years, fought a combination of maladies that robbed him of his energy and tranquility.
That suffering has gracefully ended and why I have created a dozen blog posts to remember the man who taught his oldest son to be a man...
...a man that I hope he is proud of (he always told me he was proud of me and I loved him for saying it).
I am proud of him and I will tell his good story till the day when the time comes for my body to be at restful peace forever.
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