Wishing you a Wonderful Father’s Day!

It is a beautiful day here however, yesterday we had a strong thunderstorm that lasted late into the evening.

The storm began just as I was going to pick up my son Reese, from his YMCA camp.  Reese seemed a little “edgy” as he was waiting for me with the rest of the campers as the thunder and lightning began rolling in.  We ran to the car and he got in his seat, buckled in and watched out the window.

As we were driving I could still see he was a bit nervous so I reached back and grabbed his hand and said, “Reese, it’s just a storm, you’ve been through many before and you can make it through this one as well” and his reply back was, “Thanks Dad, I know I can but can I just hold your hand for a little bit longer,” and I replied, “sure” and you could see him get a little smile on his face and then he said, “Thanks Dad, I Love You.”

“My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.”  ~ Jim  Valvano

I received my greatest Father’s Day gift a few days before Father’s Day in 2004 with the birth of my son.  I have believed strongly in my son Reese from that moment on as he was was born 9 weeks premature (3 lbs. 5 oz) and there was only one day where my wife and I were really scared, but I believed in him, that he could make it through and with reflection, I now truly believe and know, he believes in me and it is a wonderful feeling.

We just celebrated his 6th birthday and we are about to head out to his birthday party with some of his friends at a Bounce house.

So on this eve of Father’s Day you may want to do this:  call your father up, tell him you love him and if you have the ability, give him a hug and say “Thanks for believing in me!”  If your father is not around anymore, just close your eyes and tell him, “Thank you”.

Now for those special kids who may not have had a father growing up  (I am in that boat as my father passed away when I was younger) please call up your Mom or that father figure you had and tell them you love them and thanks for believing in you.

Here is why you should consider doing this:

“The gift is to the giver, and comes back to him…….”  ~ Walt Whitman

Happy Father’s Day to all of you and make sure you make their day for them and go give them thanks.

Enjoy your weekend and as always, Believe in Yourself.

Derek

PS:  Don’t forget to give them a call!!!!

PPS: To all the Moms out there who were Dads for their kids, Happy Father’s Day as well. (I love you Mom and I miss you Dad!)

Hey Gang:

It has been a long time since I have posted, why you ask, well I have been focusing on bringing a bunch of great material to you at not cost.  Well the true cost to this will be your time.  Yes, I know how valuable that is going to be, but I need you to understand I want to give valuable information to my followers.  I want the videos to be inspiring and motivational.  I want to make a positive change in this world and I want to start that here on my blog.

I am always looking for feedback, so please feel free to send me a comment or a question.  Anything you need, let me know I will do my very best to get it done for you.

I have watched a little bit of tennis the over the weekend and if you didn’t get a chance to see how the American teen, Melanie Oudin you might want to stop by.

Here is just a quick shot from her shoes and on the bottom she has BELIEVE quoted on them.

You gotta Believe!

It fits this blog as I will always tell you to Believe in Yourself!!!

Talk soon…

Derek

I just wanted to share with you a quick note about what is coming.

I am soooooo excited to get this up and running. I am currently working on some videos for you that will inspire, excite and motivate you to want more out of your life and improve your mind, body and spirit.

Thank you again for checking out the site.

See you soon with some new and inspiring videos.

Derek Baron

Helping people improve their mind, body and spirit on a daily basis!