Love it! Inspired!

We can move on or let it pass or wallow in our problems. The choice is ours!

Great Thought and Attitude. Thanks for the example.

” I can I will Watch me ” thanks Larry have a great day

You win!

Always choose love. Love wins, you win. <3

No one can get enough of this wonderful quality. It is vital for each of us to demonstrate it in all our dealings, with every person we meet.

I believe love is a choice not just a feeling. To love first is the key to receiving the very thing we all crave. Love in return. To love for a long time even when you don’t always want to is a way to build big love muscles. I’m not talking about sexual or casual I’m talking about unconditional sacrificial love!

My online friend, the burdens you are carrying are being borne with grace. I continue to pray that you will be surrounded by friends and family who can be the hands and feet of God. My deepest sympathy at the loss of your father.

Thank you for that perspective!

Our hearts go out to you & your family. There was a period of time when there was one tragedy after another and only through our faith, did we get through it. With Mark’s brain tumor & my cancer & then our business was broken into, we realized that there will always be stress and tragedies. That we can’t change…what we can change, however, is how we handle them when they put a wrench in our plans, we just keep looking forward and have faith that this too shall pass. We wish you & your family all the love, health & faith…know that there are people out there that are praying for you. Keep the Faith! Mark & Mary Minotti

Our condolences to you and your Family…..

Rick j

Larry and family.. my dad had the greatest effect on my life in shaping it and giving me the great values I carried onto my family friend and myself.. I am sure ur dad did the same.a little poem….we feel so sad when those we love are called to live in the home above but they have gone to prepare the way and we will meet them again some happy day for god has told us that nothing can sever a life he created to live on forever so let gods promise soften our sorrow and give new strength for a brighter tomorrow.. all my best

Larry,

With all you have been through and you still find a way to make the most out of life with such a positive outlook. You are such an inspiration to myself and our business !! I am so proud to call you my friend ! My deepest condolences and thank you for all you do !!

Larry,
Sorry for your loss. You have been through a lot lately and you still find a way to inspire others. My condoloences, my friend.

I am sorry for your loss. I am heading down a dark road with my dad right now who was also a private pilot so this hits very close to home. I also wanted to say that the way you look at and respond to issues in your life is definitely helping others shape their own future responses, you’re a great leader, thank you!

Sorry for your families loss.

I am so happy you had such a great time with your dad What fond memories you can bring to mind and pass on Thanks for sharing with us this morning Thinking of you and your family today

Larry, I am so sorry for you and your families loss. You will remain in my thoughts and prayers. Sending you BIG HUGS

Larry you and your family have been through a lot lately just keep going and keep staying positive!

Larry,
So sorry to hear of the loss of your Dad. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family in these difficult times.
Rick Card

You truly are an inspiration. Thank you for being such a great influence and making the world a better place. Our heartfelt condolences from down here in Texas.

Dear Larry and Family, my heart is with you…losing a Father is so hard…you always wish he was still here sharing your family life…but I’m sure he is in heaven and will be sending you love and inspiration…just look and you will see him…

Sounds like he is now up where he enjoyed spending his time. Remember to celebrate his life, and not to mourn the loss!

larry, Im certain that your dad is very very proud of you! Im sure he looks at you with pride on his chest! and he is smiling upon you now! your very lucky to have a wonderful father to reflect on! Stay strong! You made a profound impact on me the week I spent with you at your organization, and at your Motocross Camp! Thanks for being an Inspiration Larry!

Larry,
We are so sorry for your loss. You and your family will remain in our thoughts and prayers.

My thoughts and prayers continue to be with you and your family right now. You have been given a lot to burden, it’s a good thing your shoulders are strong. You are an inspiration and make me gripe less about my own life.

Larry,
I am so sorry for your loss. Your Dad, I’m sure, is so very proud of you. Now he will be able to watch down from the heavens and see what you do everyday. My Dad died a few years ago and it was very hard. After thinking about the fact that he now gets to spend all day and all night watching over me helped ease the pain. So keep that in mind going forward, that your Dad is now watching you all the time. Seeing you perform all the great things you do and sharing with you those moments that he may not have been able to see before. He will continue to inspire you as you have for so many of the people around you.

My condolences Larry. Today’s column is a great tribute to your Dad.

Well said Larry, so what you are saying is there is another bright star in the sky, another rainbow maker, another Angel in the sky shine on us with your Dad’s name on it.
We are happy for them, and sad for us when our loved ones experience their final promotion home to be with God. My condolences to you and your family. xoxo

Your dad is flying over all of us. My condolences go out to you and your family. God Bless!

Larry and family;
Condolences to you! Love the poem and I am sure that your Dad is flying free now. Your memories will keep you long past the sorrow stage. Take care- my prayers are with you!

It is always sad when a loved one passes. One of the comforts we have is our memories. Some memories seem as if he is right beside me, and I believe many times he is.
I am so grateful for an understanding and belief of everlasting life where we will be able to see and associate with our loved ones again.

Dear Larry,
My deepest condolences to you and your family. I believe that we reflect, at least to some extent, our parents (or those that raised us), and from knowing you a little, I’m sorry I never had a chance to meet your father.
Flight has long been a passion of mine, though still unfulfilled, and your poem strikes a deep chord.
Hope you and your family find solace and relief from the wisdom and strength your dad shared with you.
Janik

Larry…my condolences to you and your family during these very trying times. Praying for you all!

My condolences on the passing of your dad. So sorry to hear but happy to know what he taught you.
God Bless

Larry,

I am sorry for the loss of your dad.
Sounds like a great man. I am sure
that he was and is very proud of you.

God’s Peace,
Steve

I am so sorry for your and your family’s loss. It is never easy.
Thank you for sharing your insights with us.Your Dad raised a very fine Man.

Larry you and your family have had to deal with a lot lately. Our prayer group in Orange Virginia has been praying for all of you. Our God doesn’t promise us all good times but he does promise to hold us close during those tough times.

My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. We are all thinking of you here in WI.

Larry, So Sorry to here the news about your Dad you and your family are going through a trying time. My family and my work family express our sincere condolences to you and your family.

Beautiful tribute to your Dad Larry. He was so very proud of you and all of your accomplishments. He loved you and all of his family very much. We will all meet with him again one day. Sending my love and hugs to you.

Man, Larry — two hits in a row. I’m very sorry to hear this, especially when it did. Sending positive thoughts to you and your family.

I love the story about you flying your dads special plane for the first time. I would say that I am sorry for your loss if I believed that you really lost him. Our loved ones always stay with us even if they are in a different field watching over us and helping. They live through us.

Isn’t that the truth…
Walking lightly
… unless of course I put a ten pound bag of rice in my back pack for a hike conditioning myself here in the beautiful mountain of Colorado.

Larry
Is there an address we can use to send photos of your kids in electronic form?

Just now ,this week, receiving your blog.Enjoy what you have to say and learning from your words. Thank you.

Larry,
Your thinkdaily messages are the first emails I open when I get to the office. Thanks for putting it out there.. it’s all too easy to get caught up in the pressure cooker of day-to-day business while forgetting what really is important.

Thanks for all you do.

Paul Bongiovanni

The last couple of days I was honestly a little depressed! I had put so much meaning into, a personal, physical goal that it was emotionally frustrating to see an obstacle (injury) in the way. Today I choose to see the injury as a way to invigorate my efforts and overcome. Thanks for the reboot Larry! A little encouragement goes a long way!

Larry, I am sorry to hear about the recent fire to your dream home. Thank the good Lord you and your family are safe. You are a survivor and I am confident you will overcome these unfortunate obstacles. You are a great role model to many. I have you in my thoughts and prayers. God Bless. Roland Lapointe DES Seacoast

Larry,

From your book, The Highest Calling, I learnt a lot about why things are happening to me the way they do. I learnt so much from you and what you have created that I must say you have inspired me in a lot of things. I don’t know why it is that people get inspiration from tragedies or bad things, but as long as we draw something positive from the tragedies, we will walk away as winners. And you are a winner. I believe that you will one day learn the reason and will benefit from it.
Greetings from Hungary.
Zoltan

Who is he? It says “He said . . . ” My question is simply who is that Larry is referring to?

God Bless- So sorry to hear about this awful loss but so happy to hear that your family made it out safely! You have the right attitude- things, even precious things, are just things. In time, you can collect more things, but the important thing is that you still have your family and your Faith and this will carry you through. In the meantime, is there a place where you are accepting donations?
Warmest Regards

Dear Larry, I can certainly understand your feelings aver losing your personal items and photos…I lost my husband three years ago and some of his pictures were recently destroyed by the weather I guess and I broke down over losing them…like another little piece of him gone…the difference is, you have your family to look at in person and you can’t have more than that…you know the answers already as you share them with us each day, so just look inside of yourself and you will know that you will come out of this a stronger person. Maybe your family needed more from you and this is your opportunity to give them more love…I am sure it is painful for all of you, but just remember, you have each other and love gets us through…if there is any way I can be of help, I’m here for you! Peace be with you!

Larry (Hef), my condolences for the loss of so many special items in your house. I am happy to hear you are all physically safe. You have helped so many people in your personal journey. Be accepting of the wonderful people you have around you offering their support. Recognize it is each one of them showing their gratitude toward you and the way you have chosen to live your life. Thank you for what you have done for me and I wish you well in the rebuilding process.

-Lawrence

Larry,
So sorry to hear of loosing your home. I’ve often wondered how it would feel to go through such displacing circumstances. I will be praying for you and your family during this time. I’ve come to learn everything happens for a reason as well. Thank you for the reminder to keep that mantra in the forefront of my mind. Gratitude and blessings,
Nicole

Larry, Sometimes circumstances in life happen that we just want to jump in an help and fix what is broken, to restore our lives to normalcy. Yet I know there are things in this life we can not fix even though our heart aches and our desire is to help those we love. This is one moment I wish there was something I could do to help but am powerless to restore what was lost. I am praying for you and your family that God will mend your hearts and comfort you through this difficult time.
I know you will rebound from this…you always do. Very thankful your family is safe and you are all OK.

“It’s not what’s happening to you now or what has happened in your past that determines who you become. Rather, it’s your decisions about what to focus on, what things mean to you, and what you’re going to do about them that will determine your ultimate destiny.”

Larry, I know you’ll work hard to find the why and become an even better person for it. My thoughts are with your family.

I am very sorry to learn of this and know first hand through my families own house fire how devastating this is.
My thoughts are with you and your family during this.

Larry,

If there’s one thing I know about you from the past years, it’s that building — or rebuilding – houses has become a metaphor for the way you’ve lived your life. Whether it’s a literal house, the “home” you’ve built out of your company with your family of dealers, or the family you’ve embraced and provided for in your private life, creating “houses” is what you do.

I’m reminded of the story you shared to your dealers and team at your public speakings, talking about your early times in business, and how you built that house and worked through business-related debt, and how inspirational that story was to me when I heard it. I’ve also heard how you’ve found that in your time of need, so many doors have opened to you in so many different ways, by people who are ready to provide you with support and security. I have every confidence that you will overcome this — and make the best of this situation — as you have in the face of every other hardship you’ve confronted.

Sending you my best, sir, and wishing you well in these hard times.

Larry and Family,

First things first, our prayers are with you and as you have already recognized, the blessing is that all of you are alright!

There can be no way to replace the photo albums, the wedding albums or the children’s favorite items givin to them by Mom, Dad or Grandparents but the memories can not be removed from your own minds and hearts.

You built your vision and your company, as a team, you and your wife built a family and as a family, you will build new memories.

God Bless!

Larry I am so sorry for your and your families loss. I beleive there is a higher power and he make all our decisions in life for us. He does it to make us stronger. He wants us to be the people we are supposed to be. I believe this because I have had my share the last 5 years from a 2 year divorce, becoming a single mom of 2 children, then losing my house last year and having to pick up my kids from the only home they knew and moving. God did this to me to make me stronger and the person I am today. I was looking forward to my new beginning in 2014 then it all started again. Mom had 2 strokes, dad fell on ice and cracked his head open then ended up in the hospital several times. He is having his second surgery this coming Monday. Then on Valentines Day I awoke and had a problem talking. I was taken to the ER and after a catscan I was told I had a brain tumor. After a week in the hospital and brain surgery I was on my road to recover. I questioned myself many of times why, why did this happen to me. It was not something I ever planned on but God put it there for a reason. He did it to make me stronger than I already was. I beleive he needed me to prove to myself that life does go on and with the help of family, friends and my new finance’ I got through it. I pushed myself and was back to work 3 1/2 weeks after the surgery. I am still healing and it will take time but God did it for a reason. When something tragic happens it puts a new prospective on life. I said to myself while laying in a hospital bed that there are others including many children here in worse condition than I. I have my health. I have my family. I will heal and God will make me stronger than every before. I wish you all the best and I am here if you every need anything.

Hey Larry
Sorry for your loss
Most likely you will rebuild w a high tech fire suppression system
Then start another company
God bless u & family are safe.

A very wise man once told me,
If you can learn from the worst times of your life, you’ll be ready to go into the best times of your life.

What ever you might need Janesky family ….. don’t hesitate to call upon me.
You’re the best Larry, Keep the faith!
John

Larry,

I am sorry you are living this yet again. Rose says it well in her comment. Your family is safe and is with you to brainstorm the why and sit around telling stories of the memories in your home. At young ages your children may have deeper appreciation now than before regarding family vs stuff…

The way I see it, maybe it is time for a wedding!!! You and your wife can renew your wedding vows, take picture and create a new wedding album.
You give a lot to many folks, please let me if there is anything I can do to help.

Change is constant and your shoes are getting bigger Love and blessings to you and your family

Larry
Sorry for your the loss of your home and family belongings
my first thought was ,thank god no one was physically injured. Thank you for Think Daily

Trust your unknown future to a known God. He will bring you beauty for ashes. I believe you will not just come out of this disaster but you will be increased in ways you’ve never imagined. We are praying for you and lifting you and your family up.

God is not the only one that has confidence in you.
Here is your hug for the day with a kiss. XO

I saw your post yesterday and then I went online and could not believe the pictures. Thank God your family and your pets are ok. Thoughts and prayers go out to all of you.

Once again,you are a positive example to us all. Keeping your sense of humor in this huge “misadventure” is something I will always remember when I think I have a problem.
I have learned in the gatherings I regularly attend “If I lost all my stuff, but was left with the people in my life, God will show me more of His plan for me by speaking to me through those people. I haven’t lost all my stuff (lately) but, Thank You for speaking to me through your words and actions.

We humans tend to classify the events in our lives into buckets labeled either “Good” or “Bad”. But I think God has one bucket labeled “Know Me”. May you be drawn nearer to Him through this and all the events in your life.

Larry,
As a long time blogee of yours, with all of your sage advice, comments, admonishments and uplifting thoughts, I’m very glad so much is coming back to you at this time.
Remember the ancient healing saying, “and this too will pass”.
Best wishes
Fred Irvin