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04/16/2025

Peyton Manning Was Waiting for His Coffee — When He Heard a Teen Boy Being Bullied at the Next Table… and Silenced It With One Sentence

It was a quiet afternoon in a small-town café just outside Louisville.
Nothing fancy.
Locals. Regulars. A bit of small talk, the smell of cinnamon rolls.

Peyton Manning had stopped in during a road trip —
hoodie on, sunglasses tucked into his shirt collar.
He ordered coffee and sat by the window, alone.

At the next table, a group of high school boys were laughing loudly.
One of them — Daniel — wasn’t laughing.
He was sitting small, hunched, shoulders tight.

He had a stutter.
And every time he tried to speak, one of the other boys interrupted, mimicked him, laughed.

“S-s-s-so what do you think, D-D-Daniel?”

“He’s buffering again! Somebody reboot him!”

More laughter.

Daniel went silent.
His eyes dropped.
His hand slowly moved to tear the paper sleeve off his cup. Over and over.

Peyton watched.
Didn’t say a word.

Until the loudest boy leaned over and said:

“You should just shut up if you can’t even finish a sentence.”

That’s when Peyton stood up.
Walked over.

And with calm, measured clarity, looked right at the group and said:

“I’d pick Daniel for my team every time.
And not one of you would make the bench.”

Silence.

The boys froze.
One stammered something. Another looked away.

Daniel just blinked.
Then… smiled.

Peyton turned to him.
Held out his hand.

“You’ve got more courage than they’ll understand for a long, long time.
And by the way… I stuttered when I was a kid too.”

Then he sat with Daniel.
Drank his coffee.
Talked football. Family. Life.

Before leaving, Peyton scribbled something on a napkin and handed it to him.

“For when you forget who you are.”

It said:

*“You don’t need to speak perfectly.
You just need to speak honestly.
And people who matter will always wait for the end of your sentence.

Proud to know you. — Peyton.”*

Years later, Daniel still keeps that napkin.
Framed.
Above his desk.
He’s now a youth counselor — helping kids find their voices.

🏈 Peyton Manning didn’t just shut down a group of bullies.
He lifted one boy up — and gave him the kind of voice no one could laugh away again.

02/20/2025

Well, it is time to celebrate with gratitude. I have been at my current office in Red Bridge Professional Building for 6 plus years! It has been a good place to harbor souls in need of care. I have been very grateful for its comfort and conveniences. It is with joy that I am closing this office, but continuing my therapy practice. My practice will continue and my focus will be on SHIELDBEARERS. www.Camp-David.org. I have felt and incredible burden to help bring a mature perspective to mental health in these heavily burdened professions.
I will not be accepting new clients from the 'civilian populous however, If there is a SHIELDBEARER: Veteran, Law Enforcement, FIre/Medic or frontline (MD/RN) , then please refer them directly to me. Contact info is on my website www.disneyfamilytherapy.com
Again, I am grateful for this chapter, its closing and the beginning of a new adventure.
Grace and Peace
Walt

Disney Family Therapy offers a safe place to help you explore ways to find the change you desire in life, whether you, or someone you love, are battling depression, anxiety, addictions, anger, or difficulty in relationships. We are a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in both Kansas and Missouri...

09/05/2024

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Please join us for the Kelsey Smith Foundation®18th Annual Charity Golf Classic on Monday, October 21, 2024. We will have another GREAT day of golf at the beautiful Prairie Highlands Golf Course in Olathe, Kansas (https://prairiehighlands.com). This event will will include a  4-person scramble...

08/22/2024

Great Night outdoors for ShieldBearers Group!
Good feel. Good work!
-David.org

08/15/2024

My Goal As A Parent

9 y/o Vision of Matt…
Parenting is to protect, Nurture, and Challenge for growth into a Unique Divine Masterpiece flourishing and giving. And, to do it so well they will want to join you in a great adventure to do good.

08/14/2024

https://youtu.be/uMS1PClnAJQ
Be safe out there.

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07/09/2024

Watching Andrew Huberman on Cam Haines podcast:
"Huberman with Cam Haines

Mostly pray for the ability to harness as much care and love for other people and myself. Which I haven’t been that good at.
In order to put the best possible work into the world. To really serve. I see myself as serving higher power, like I am a conduit, and the better that the better I’m serving. The more I’m serving, the more I am connected to humanity. "

06/26/2024

From my good thoughtfful friend Paul N. Who is quoting 'Anthony Hopkins"

I know that I have less to live than I have lived.
I feel like a child who was given a box of chocolates. He enjoys eating it, and when he sees that there is not much left, he starts to eat them with a special taste.
I have no time for endless lectures on public laws - nothing will change. And there is no desire to argue with fools who do not act according to their age. And there's no time to battle the gray.
I have too little time to discuss headlines - my soul is in a hurry. Too few candies left in the box.
I'm interested in human people. People who laugh at their mistakes are those who are successful, who understand their calling and don't hide from responsibility.
I thought I had two lives, but it turned out to be only one, and it needs to be lived with dignity.
- Anthony Hopkins’ interpretation of Mario de Andrade’s poem

02/21/2024

Humor is the endorphins to sooth the tragedy, pain and sorrows of life.
- Walt Disney
( this one, not that one)

12/12/2023

A valid and worthy modality to anxiety, depression and PTSD

A new clinic offering non-invasive, drug-free options for a range of neurological conditions is opening on Northeast Russell Road.