Category: Dear Son

One week, two wins

chicken eggs with cow spots
Notice?

 

One week, two wins.

First time publicly at a beach without a shirt.

First time running two miles continuously. The usual one mile warm up, a short break, and then a 1.1 mile second half.

At Disney i labeled these “seemingly insignificant” events.

They seem insignificant, but they are anything but.

Be a noticer and rejoice in what you notice, even the small stuff.

 

__________

 

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On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.

 

Live like you mean it

Florida beach sunflower
Last night.

 

Beach sunflower with Teddy Bear
Last night.

 

Beach sunflower with Teddy Bear
Last night.

 

Teddy Bear at Sanibel Island
Last night.

 

Live like you mean it.

 

__________

 

This website is about our spiritual health. To leave this site to read today’s post on jeff’s career health website, click here.

 

On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.

 

Note to self, remember everything is a gift

Note to self, remember everything is a gift.

Even the things that look like setbacks or obstacles.

 

__________

 

This website is about our spiritual health. To leave this site to read today’s post on jeff’s career health website, click here.

 

On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.

 

i told her it was all i had

Yellow Florida flower
Photo last night at High School (sept 20). Post written July 21, 2016.

 

i told her it was all i had.

Yesterday: Gold’s Gym parking lot getting ready to leave, a woman begger approached my 1990 Camry, parked, and tapped on the passenger side window. i rolled down the back passenger window and told her the front one doesn’t work.

She asked for money to buy a bus ticket.

i asked how much the ticket coast. She said $4.50.

i grabbed all the change (maybe $2) in the ashtray (remember, it’s a 1990), and gave it to her.

She thanked me and then moved on to the next person walking to their car.

 

__________

 

This website is about our spiritual health. To leave this site to read today’s post on jeff’s career health website, click here.

 

On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.

 

Teens and late nights

Disney World Parade
The boy will be a teenager before you know it. Photo: a few days ago.

 

Why do teens stay up late and then sleep in (while the morning is disregarded with all it’s possibilities)?

Probably because parents (like me) are so focused on other things they let kids naturally fall into experimentation with the lack of discipline, routine and purpose. (Parents actually unintentionally model this by not building structure and process into these developing minds.)

Does it have to be like this?

How would most parents know, let alone have an answer other than yes?

What if.

What if kids had a reason to go to bed earlier and get up earlier?

Something about having a purpose? Nah.

Something about watching tv and thinking irresponsible behavior is “normal”.

 

__________

 

On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.

 

This website is about our spiritual health. To leave this site to read today’s post on jeff’s career health website, click here.