Tuesday, January 02, 2018

Bret - finishing up 2017

2017 was a great year for me. So many blessings and experiences. Through the end of the year I was able to travel to China for work (again) but this time found time to go to Hong Kong. It was great to see our old apartment and a few old friends there. Tevia got to go to India. We took Jarek on a wonderful trip to the UK (London and Dover) and France (Paris). Jarek recently was set apart as a missionary and we were able to go to the temple with him last month. Malik continues to spend most of his time on his music and does training with a professor at ASU. Enok continues to attend the GLC (Gifted Learning Center) and do well in school. He started tennis and basketball in 2017 which was so fun. He also learned how to snowboard, which he loved.

To close out the year I thought I'd share my two favorite quotes from media this year.

1. The most important step a man can take is the NEXT step - Dalinar Kholin from the book Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson. I love this idea that the first step is not the most important step, but rather your next step. We can all change at any point in our lives. It is that change in direction (heart) that makes us who we are.

2. The best teacher, failure is - Yoda, from the movie The Last Jedi. Another great quote to show that failure is part of life and is a great way for us to learn. We shouldn't be afraid to fail, nor ashamed when we do.

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