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Yesterday my basketball “gave up the ghost” and deflated. And my eyes welled-up with tears. Dangit… I am a messed up old dude. You should know. I love to shoot basketball. I don’t like to run, or lift weights, or even walk. But I LOVE to shoot. I’ll run around shooting and chasing and shooting…

Just because you don’t SEE us… doesn’t mean… There’s a very interesting and revealing (almost throw-away) scene in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 that was SO powerful when I saw it that I had to leave the room so my kids wouldn’t see me. In the scene, Drax is remembering his daughter and wife,…

What makes a person quit? When I was a much younger man (19 to be exact) I decided to try something unimaginable for a frail, skinny, white-boy. I joined a boxing club. NOT because I was a great athlete. NOT because I was exceptionally quick or agile. But because I was frail, skinny and white…

I’m NOT going to the hospital… and I’m NOT going to die. Some of you may already know this, but when Shelly got sick, I got real sick too. But frankly, I didn’t have any time for that. My kids were in shock. They’d just lost their mother. They needed me to be there for…

“Are you guys newlyweds?” I’ll never forget the day I was sitting next to my wife in front of a banker. As we happily chatted (as the banker was reviewing some things) I could see her (the banker) glancing up at us and smiling frequently. I THOUGHT she was just being polite to her customers…

Way back in the day, I did a bit of boxing. I wasn’t very good, but I loved the idea of thinking that – at the time – boxing was one of the purest forms of sport in the world. Two men… in a ring… see who wins. So, I’m a fan, especially of beautiful…

Recently, I did a podcast where I was asked some questions that made me “get real and raw” about my past and the passing of my wife Shelly. Don’t listen to this podcast without expecting to laugh… and cry. And… hopefully be motivated to live a higher, happier life: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/keepingthetowel/episodes/Ep-172-Why-I-Kept-My-Towel—Kyle-Jetsel-e2tt6vt

The “Shelly Method” of leaving a Mom’s legacy. As I sat in front of the TV fuming, my wife Shelly saw my rage rising and softly placed her hands on my shoulders. What She said next changed my life forever. We had moved to Boise, Idaho to raise our (at the time) 4 sons. They…

I like to think I have broad shoulders… I’ve experienced a lot of difficulties. But sometimes… the weight seems too much. In fact, there have been times when I have felt the weight of the responsibilities in front of me. And that weight – at times – has been overwhelming… Life can be hard. So,…

Yep. I was a kid you’d consider wanting to drown. Recently I was walking with my mentor and we were chatting as we walked. As we passed by his pool he mentioned they’d – just the night before – had a bunch of 12- 14 year-old boys in the pool having a great time. In…