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Three ways a father can supercharge kids with starry hope

A seven-year-old boy laughed one summer night when his father held him high to the stars.

“Look, son!”

Just then, a white flame skirted across the astonished heavens.

And then another star skipped across and dipped into the lake.

“What’s happening, Dad?”

“Shooting stars. They show up every summer, usually late July and August. It’s really something.”

Decades have passed, but I’ll never forget that night when Dad held me to the stars.

Father gives starry hope
Father and son walking on stars/Jose-Luis Saez Martinez/EyeEm

No doubt, I have many memories with Claude Blaising.

But that night was special. It reminds me of three things kids need most in a dad.

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Three overlooked success secrets from D-Day enlarge your future

Three success secrets are forever etched in our hearts by American troops on D-Day.

D-Day success secrets
Approaching Omaha Beach D-Day June 6, 1944/wikipedia

They are on full display by the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion.

Their mission was to protect Allied soldiers from the Luftwaffe.

success under stress
Large balloons were launched at the beach landing on D-Day

They overcame horror and danger with a success formula we can use today.

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Three overlooked success secrets from D-Day enlarge your future

How loneliness flees by weaving through this path

“Loneliness is the biggest reason folks are in therapy,” says my psychiatrist friend at a party.

She told me this after I asked her what maladies are haunting her clients today.

“Loneliness is tops,” she said.

Journey from loneliness

“How old are your clients?”

“From 25 to early 40s. Some in their 50s.”

So, we chatted about three life-changing ideas for loneliness.

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How loneliness flees by weaving through this path

How Easter turns your mess into your greatest message

The worst mess in our lives can be reversed into our greatest victory.

Disgraced Civil War general, Lew Wallace, turned a surprise encounter with the leading atheist of the 19th century into a best selling novel and inspired the greatest Easter movie ever.

Transform mess into message
Lew Wallace survived the mess of Shiloh to advance his message in Ben-Hur/Wikipedia
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