Comments on: An Inauguration Day stranger, Memorial Day promises and the inconvenience of change

By: Ryan Paugh

Ryan Paugh — Wed, 27 May 2009 14:57:46 +0000

Thanks @CEP and @Kristina … I’m glad this story touched you too.

UPDATE: I reached out to Mark’s family today, so they might get a chance to see that their son’s story was told.

By: Kristina

Kristina — Wed, 27 May 2009 03:33:46 +0000

Thanks for the evocative post, Ryan. It reminded me, once again, that this isn’t a dress rehearsal. Sieze the day!

By: CEP

CEP — Tue, 26 May 2009 23:31:34 +0000

This is a really great post, Ry! And what a wonderful promise to keep to Sgt. Mark Allen Maida’s dad. Reading this post brought tears to my eyes.

I also what to mention that I welcome change because it has really helped me grow as a person. And has made life very interesting at times!

By: Ryan Paugh

Ryan Paugh — Tue, 26 May 2009 18:36:27 +0000

@Matt: I’m glad you liked it. You did a great job this month, as did Sam. Glad I could be a part of the Inconvenience of Change.

@JR: Absolutely! I think change is something to be enjoyed. All too often we treat it as an obstacle, when really it’s a gift to be able to change at all.

By: JR Moreau

JR Moreau — Tue, 26 May 2009 17:05:38 +0000

Powerful post Ryan! Great story. Sometimes the importance of change and the moment when it finally turns over on itself needs to be savored and acknowledged as a special time in your life rather than rushing past it towards the next event.

By: Matt Cheuvront

Matt Cheuvront — Tue, 26 May 2009 10:02:46 +0000

Ryan – this is great man. Exactly what I needed this morning. It’s so easy for us to fall into idle behaviors, to coast through life, go through the motions. We become content with our routine and lose the want-to needed to rise above and break away from the mediocre lifestyle. Change IS inconvenient, when I sat down and thought about making changes in my own life, the first thing I thought about, the first thing MOST of us think about, is how it will rattle the cage, how it will shake things up from what we’re used to.

What so many fail to realize is that change doesn’t have to be epic – it doesn’t have to be monumental, and it doesn’t happen all at once. But at some point, change requires YOU to change – sitting back and waiting for it to happen will never get you anywhere – and as you said, we never know when our ability to bring about change will be taken from us unexpectedly. That’s why the old creed of ‘LIVE FOR TODAY’ rings so true.

Thank you for sharing your story – and for lending your thoughts to this series on change. There have been so many personal and inspirational stories shared – it’s been overwhelming (in a good way). Cheers Ryan!

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