Welcome to the Daily Dad podcast where we provide one lesson every day to help you with your

most important job being a dad. These are lessons inspired by ancient philosophy, by practical

wisdom, and insights from dads all over the world.

Thank you for listening, and we hope this helps.

This could be that day.

It was just another day on vacation for the Roosevelt's in 1921. FDR spent the

morning sailing around an island with Eleanor and his two older boys. They had quite an adventure.

Seeing a small fire on another nearby island, they rushed and put it out as a family.

When they got back, FDR and his sons raced each more than a

mile to a swimming hole, and then later they jumped in the Bay of Fundy together. You've probably

had one of those days with your kids where you went from one fun activity to the next, where you

really connected, where you put aside work completely, ditched the phone, and were just a family.

And if you haven't yet, let us be the

first to tell you, it's exhausting, but wonderful. For FDR, a busy man like you these days were too

few. This one in 1921 took on a special significance after the fact, because as Doris Kearns

Goodwin writes in her book leadership within 48 hours paralysis

had spread to FDR's limbs, thumbs, toes, back, bladder, and rectal sphincter. Pain shot up and down his

legs. His life would never be the same. Never again would he race his boys on foot. Never again could

he play and sail and dive with them without intense

physical pain. In fact, he nearly died. The hard truth is that today could be that day for us. We have

no idea what viruses or diseases are already making their way through our bodies. We have no

idea what the future holds. So we must enjoy this moment. We must give everything we have to it.

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