Well some really sad news to tell... On August 16th, 2011 I lost my grandfather. He was 91 years old and very important to me.
Grandpa was one of the most important teachers I've ever had. He taught me to be patient, to love, to understand, and not to rush into things. "Sometimes things just work themselves out whether you want them to or not. Don't fight it. Don't rush into anything. Its better to take things slow and right the first time instead of rushing and having to do it all again...."
I've tried to take his teachings and use them in everyday life. I learned that having patience and understanding are the best tools a person can have. When I was younger, I wanted to rush through mowing a yard at home. Grandpa came up to me and told me to just stick to the sides of the mowed grass and not worry about the ends. I tried to go against that, and in the end he was right. My mowing of the yard was all over the place and I ended up having to re-mow the parts I missed.
Grandpa had a way with him that sometimes left me angry. But in the end, if I'd done things his way, it would have all worked out. I guess I wasn't ready to be an adult yet.
Grandpa was always kind to me. Even when I would spend time with him and be angry from something that happened earlier in the day, by the time grandpa had me tell him what was on my mind, grandpa would say, "Now that your not full of hot air anymore, what do you think you need to do to fix it?" After I would come up with ways I thought would fix things, grandpa would say in his quiet way, "Will that do? What other things can you think of that would be better?"
I'm really going to miss him and his words of wisdom. Sometimes his words of wisdom had nothing to do with what we were talking about, but by the end of our chat, things always worked their way out, even in ways that I didn't expect.
Thank you grandpa. Thank you for you as you. Thank you for your wisdom and laughs. I'll miss you terribly.
I love you grandpa. Say hi to grandma for me...
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| Grandpa Don Denton |
I've tried to take his teachings and use them in everyday life. I learned that having patience and understanding are the best tools a person can have. When I was younger, I wanted to rush through mowing a yard at home. Grandpa came up to me and told me to just stick to the sides of the mowed grass and not worry about the ends. I tried to go against that, and in the end he was right. My mowing of the yard was all over the place and I ended up having to re-mow the parts I missed.
Grandpa had a way with him that sometimes left me angry. But in the end, if I'd done things his way, it would have all worked out. I guess I wasn't ready to be an adult yet.
Grandpa was always kind to me. Even when I would spend time with him and be angry from something that happened earlier in the day, by the time grandpa had me tell him what was on my mind, grandpa would say, "Now that your not full of hot air anymore, what do you think you need to do to fix it?" After I would come up with ways I thought would fix things, grandpa would say in his quiet way, "Will that do? What other things can you think of that would be better?"
I'm really going to miss him and his words of wisdom. Sometimes his words of wisdom had nothing to do with what we were talking about, but by the end of our chat, things always worked their way out, even in ways that I didn't expect.
Thank you grandpa. Thank you for you as you. Thank you for your wisdom and laughs. I'll miss you terribly.
I love you grandpa. Say hi to grandma for me...
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