03.29.10
What I Learned on My Caribbean Vacation
My blog was silent last week but I wasn’t. My wife of 32 years, Julie and myself, vacationed in Jamaica. For those of us seeking understanding and wisdom, if we keep our eyes and ears open, there’s much to learn anytime, anywhere. Below you’ll find a quick list of my learnings from last week.
- Rest is important for clear thinking and for biblical wisdom to override my own opinion.
- Marriage really does get sweeter as you grow older. You must stay in the game long enough to experience the best of times.
- Some fifty year old women still look great in a two-piece swimsuit. My wife is one of them!
- Not everyone should wear a Speedo (my personal opinion is no-one should).
- Everyone should wear a swimsuit.
- Reading for pleasure is as important as reading to gain knowledge.
- When you run out of books to read on the beach, you may have to go swimming.
- God is more vivid when meditating on Him while watching the waves roll onto the beach.
- You pray more intently when a cabbie is driving on the left side of the road… at night.
- People think you’re weird when you bow your head and pray before a meal when you’re on vacation…. but they respect you for it.
- Community can happen anywhere people have a common cause or objective. I found this out while watching March Madness in a sports bar at the all-inclusive resort we were staying at.
- Men make fun of men when you watch March Madness and drink a Diet Coke instead of consuming a margarita.
- It’s never too late to feel, live, and do life younger than you really are.
Enjoyed reading your blog - sounds like you all had a great time!
Excellent blog entry, even though you ended a sentence with a preposition on bullet #11. I'm relying on you to get that edited out immediately!