{"id":2233,"date":"2026-04-24T06:55:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T10:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cognitivewarriorproject.com\/?p=2233"},"modified":"2026-04-24T06:55:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T10:55:59","slug":"lunch-box-quotes-117","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cognitivewarriorproject.com\/?p=2233","title":{"rendered":"Lunch Box Quotes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We currently have Carolina Wrens, Blue Birds, and Cardinals nesting in our front yard, all within about 40 feet from each other and our front door. This is the first time I have ever seen or found a Cardinal nest. Although I am a bit rusty now, looking back, I am grateful that several people over the years taught me plant and animal identification. By the time I left college (the first time), I was actually pretty good at it. In fact, when I was in SERE (Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape) School in the Army, one of my best friends referred to me as ‘a bit of an odd duck<\/em>‘ because during the evasion phase, I was able to identify most of the plants and birds we ran across. As the years have passed, like any skill not used, these abilities have atrophied, and I have not taken the time to pass along the knowledge I have left to the kids. There is still time, I guess, but as currently construed, our daily lives are not built for the stillness required for bird watching. However, the feeders are full, and there will be moments, in the meantime, two big games tonight for Numbers 2 and 3. Wish them luck.<\/p>\n

As a reminder, Lunch Box Quotes are notes I include in the kids\u2019 lunches every day. Number 1 gets a text, and 2-4 get handwritten napkins.<\/p>\n

Visual credits to, Featured Image: @ACC_National<\/p>\n

Quotes: @arealmofwonder @HermannHessed @Gentleman_Ways @KnowledgeArchiv<\/p>\n

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1. “This grand show is eternal. It is always sunrise somewhere; the dew is never all dried at once; a shower is forever falling; vapor is ever rising. Eternal sunrise, sunset, dawn & gloaming, on sea & continents & islands, each in its turn, as the round earth rolls.”<\/em> – John Muir<\/p>\n

2. \u201cWe make men without chests and expect from them virtue and enterprise. We laugh at honor and are shocked to find traitors in our midst.\u201d<\/em> – C.S. Lewis<\/p>\n

3. \u201cThe distance between dreams and reality is called discipline.\u201d<\/em> –  Paulo Coelho<\/p>\n

4. \u201cIf you want to be the best, you have to do things that other people aren’t willing to do.”<\/em> – Steve Prefontaine<\/p>\n

Bonus Quote: “The riddles of God are more satisfying than the solutions of man.”<\/em> –  G.K. Chesterton<\/p>\n

Sources: <\/strong><\/p>\n

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“This grand show is eternal. It is always sunrise somewhere; the dew is never all dried at once; a shower is forever falling; vapor is ever rising. Eternal sunrise, sunset, dawn & gloaming, on sea & continents & islands, each in its turn, as the round earth rolls.”
\n~ John Muir pic.twitter.com\/g0XjQlXEel<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Cian McCarthy (@arealmofwonder) April 23, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n