As my 46th birthday approaches, I decided to take a different approach to my usual rants here on my blog.
This was a facebook thing several years ago. I retrieved my list from 2008 and updated it. It was a good reflection exercise for me.
Here are 25 things about me in no particular order -
1. I used to alter my mind with substances but found that it didn’t agree with my present or future plans…
2. I am inspired by positive changes in people, places and things...
3. Someone from my high school told me once that I when I grow up, I wouldn’t listen to heavy metal anymore….”F@%k -you old friend, I still do!”
14. My wife is a saint to put up with me on a daily basis!
15. I am glad to have reconnected with so many friends from the past on social media. I am so happy for all of you who choose to share about your lives. I hope to reconnect in person with you in our various travels.
16. The economy may not have a bright immediate future. However, our attitudes do, if we choose accordingly.
17. In October, 2007, I testified before the United States Congress on behalf of the American Dental Association. I was to explain to them about the ravages of methamphetamines on oral health. My true message was that there is a solution to the disease of addiction. Treatment works. Sometimes it may take a few times but it is the best solution going. And, it saves lives!
18. I am about to become the President of the Colorado Dental Association – I am nervous, excited, and amazed that any group of people would choose me to lead an organization. I hope to leave the organization better than when I took it over. I work with an amazing board and CDA staff that keep this train rolling in the right direction!
19. The best thing about being a father is that I get to live my childhood again through them. I am blessed to have a loving family to share their experience on how to do this thing! It is easy to father a child, it is an accomplishment to be a father.
20. Religious people are afraid to go to hell in the afterlife. Spiritual people have been to hell (here on earth) and don’t want to go back!
21. I have had many mentors in my life to which I am most grateful. They saw things in me that I couldn’t see in myself and then encouraged me to grow those gifts. I try to pay it forward by mentoring others. Thanks to all of you, especially mom and dad....
22. My wife thinks that social media is weird but she is starting to warm up.
23. My dream house is in the mountains near a rolling, open meadow strewn with wildflowers and a stream running through it.
24. I played basketball in high school. As a rebellious teenager, I began to hate it at the time. Looking back regretfully, I could have played at a higher level if I put the effort in. Basketball has so many life lessons in it. I took my son Max to the Coach K basketball camp two of the past three years. Last spring, I reached out to my old basketball coach from high school (Ken Sartini). Over dinner we caught up on what had been going on in our lives the past 20 plus years. I thanked him for being a great teacher and mentor to me. I still talk to him often, what a gift!
25. One more….Chicago Cub’s, next year is now! Come on already!
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Thanks for reading! BK
This was a facebook thing several years ago. I retrieved my list from 2008 and updated it. It was a good reflection exercise for me.
Here are 25 things about me in no particular order -
1. I used to alter my mind with substances but found that it didn’t agree with my present or future plans…
2. I am inspired by positive changes in people, places and things...
3. Someone from my high school told me once that I when I grow up, I wouldn’t listen to heavy metal anymore….”F@%k -you old friend, I still do!”
4. My kids are exactly like my wife and I, and it is scary! We are raising our children Jewish…however, sometimes Sunday school interferes with our ski weekends and my mountain running “problem”…Sorry Rabbi Mo!
5. I love to run, bike, triathlon, snowshoe etc.… my favorite running partners over the years have been Gina, my Dad, my brothers and sisters, Gary Benson, Charlie Perez, Maggie Close, Liza Gualandi, John Stevens, Conrad LaPorte, Steven Griffith, Dave Lindeman, Brian Reick, all my Team-in-Training groups, my dog Kida and now Crosby. Thinking back, Gary Benson has been sharing adventures with me for close to 25 years.
6. I love to run/play in the mountains. In fact, last fall I ran the Grand Canyon, South Rim to North Rim and back to the South Rim in less than 18 hours. Other notable athletic accomplishments – Leadville 50 mile mountain bike race, mountain biked from Telluride to Moab, multiple marathons, trail marathons, and snowshoe marathons. (yes you read that right SNOWSHOE marathons)
5. I love to run, bike, triathlon, snowshoe etc.… my favorite running partners over the years have been Gina, my Dad, my brothers and sisters, Gary Benson, Charlie Perez, Maggie Close, Liza Gualandi, John Stevens, Conrad LaPorte, Steven Griffith, Dave Lindeman, Brian Reick, all my Team-in-Training groups, my dog Kida and now Crosby. Thinking back, Gary Benson has been sharing adventures with me for close to 25 years.
6. I love to run/play in the mountains. In fact, last fall I ran the Grand Canyon, South Rim to North Rim and back to the South Rim in less than 18 hours. Other notable athletic accomplishments – Leadville 50 mile mountain bike race, mountain biked from Telluride to Moab, multiple marathons, trail marathons, and snowshoe marathons. (yes you read that right SNOWSHOE marathons)
Which segues nicely into….
7. My life is an adventure, just ask anyone!
8. I am a deeply spiritual person. I try to improve my faith every day. Sometimes I falter and my intentions don't align with my actions. I am human and there are lessons to be learned everyday….There is spirituality in imperfection.
9. I am excited to see so many friends that are on similar paths as I. I am proud to walk this path with all of you! You give me strength and hope when I cannot see it for myself.
10. I have an awesome dental practice, and an amazing team of people that I work with. (employees, patients, consultants, referring doctors, specialists, etc). I am proud of the lives that we impact through our dentistry. . I love being a dentist. I believe that the smile is the window to the soul. I do everything that I can to help my patients’ soul shine through.
11. Progressive music genre: “Complicated music for complicated people” – I think that Geoff Tate of Queensryche was speaking to me when he said that!
12. I would play guitar for a living if I thought it would support my lifestyle.
13. Two friends (Mike Ford and Pat Gibbons) died recently from complications of the flu. Their lives were cut short, but their impact on the world was huge and their spirits carry on in so many lives that they touched.
7. My life is an adventure, just ask anyone!
8. I am a deeply spiritual person. I try to improve my faith every day. Sometimes I falter and my intentions don't align with my actions. I am human and there are lessons to be learned everyday….There is spirituality in imperfection.
9. I am excited to see so many friends that are on similar paths as I. I am proud to walk this path with all of you! You give me strength and hope when I cannot see it for myself.
10. I have an awesome dental practice, and an amazing team of people that I work with. (employees, patients, consultants, referring doctors, specialists, etc). I am proud of the lives that we impact through our dentistry. . I love being a dentist. I believe that the smile is the window to the soul. I do everything that I can to help my patients’ soul shine through.
11. Progressive music genre: “Complicated music for complicated people” – I think that Geoff Tate of Queensryche was speaking to me when he said that!
12. I would play guitar for a living if I thought it would support my lifestyle.
13. Two friends (Mike Ford and Pat Gibbons) died recently from complications of the flu. Their lives were cut short, but their impact on the world was huge and their spirits carry on in so many lives that they touched.
14. My wife is a saint to put up with me on a daily basis!
15. I am glad to have reconnected with so many friends from the past on social media. I am so happy for all of you who choose to share about your lives. I hope to reconnect in person with you in our various travels.
16. The economy may not have a bright immediate future. However, our attitudes do, if we choose accordingly.
17. In October, 2007, I testified before the United States Congress on behalf of the American Dental Association. I was to explain to them about the ravages of methamphetamines on oral health. My true message was that there is a solution to the disease of addiction. Treatment works. Sometimes it may take a few times but it is the best solution going. And, it saves lives!
18. I am about to become the President of the Colorado Dental Association – I am nervous, excited, and amazed that any group of people would choose me to lead an organization. I hope to leave the organization better than when I took it over. I work with an amazing board and CDA staff that keep this train rolling in the right direction!
19. The best thing about being a father is that I get to live my childhood again through them. I am blessed to have a loving family to share their experience on how to do this thing! It is easy to father a child, it is an accomplishment to be a father.
20. Religious people are afraid to go to hell in the afterlife. Spiritual people have been to hell (here on earth) and don’t want to go back!
21. I have had many mentors in my life to which I am most grateful. They saw things in me that I couldn’t see in myself and then encouraged me to grow those gifts. I try to pay it forward by mentoring others. Thanks to all of you, especially mom and dad....
22. My wife thinks that social media is weird but she is starting to warm up.
23. My dream house is in the mountains near a rolling, open meadow strewn with wildflowers and a stream running through it.
24. I played basketball in high school. As a rebellious teenager, I began to hate it at the time. Looking back regretfully, I could have played at a higher level if I put the effort in. Basketball has so many life lessons in it. I took my son Max to the Coach K basketball camp two of the past three years. Last spring, I reached out to my old basketball coach from high school (Ken Sartini). Over dinner we caught up on what had been going on in our lives the past 20 plus years. I thanked him for being a great teacher and mentor to me. I still talk to him often, what a gift!
25. One more….Chicago Cub’s, next year is now! Come on already!
If you like this blog post, I would love to hear about it. Please comment or share it on Google+, Facebook, Linked in, Twitter, etc. If you are looking for a dentist in the Denver area, we are always looking for new patients. Please visit our website http://www.tcdodenver.com/ or like our facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/TCDOdenver. Or you can do it the old fashion way - call us at 303-321-4445.
Thanks for reading! BK
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