May we all be so privileged

John Zubek Allentown
John Zubek’s wife, my Mother-In-Law Margaret Zubek, began her journey last night at 6:30pm to reunite with “Johnny”. They were married for 60 years.

 

October 30, 2017.

November 5, 2017.

Six days separated their Earthy life.

May we all be so lucky.

God granted me and Cheryl the distinct privilege to be with Margaret as she took her final breath.

To me, death, especially from “old age”, is a gift.

To personally witness death’s intimacy is one of life’s great miracles.

Even in birth there can be complications and struggles.

Same with death.

Birth is supposed to be joyous.

Why would death be any different?

Live (and die) like you mean it.

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Drive through Lancaster County to York

Lancaster, Pennsylvania Amish Farmer
Lancaster, Pennsylvania Amish Farmer on the drive to York. Spreading manure.

 

Lancaster, Pennsylvania Amish Farmer
The dog is leading the way.

 

Lancaster, Pennsylvania Amish Farmer
Doing double duty.

 

Lancaster Dutch Wonderland
We both visited Dutch Wonderland on separate Elementary School Class trips.

 

Pennsylvania Amish farmers are some of the best farmers in the world.

It was fun to drive by and watch them, ever so briefly, do their art.

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The economy of spirit

Many Glacier region
Humbled to stand in such heavenly beauty.

 

The economy of spirit.

It’s simple.

Faith, Hope, and Love.

The greatest of these is Love.

Simple doesn’t mean easy.

 

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Henry wasn’t a preacher

Red Bus Tour
Second stop…and so on for the next six hours, including lunch at Lake McDonald Lodge.

 

Red Bus Tour
Logan Pass and Clements Mountain (left) ahead.

 

Red Bus Tour driver Henry 2016
He drove a public transit bus in Manhattan.

 

Red Bus tour
We made many “Gopher stops”. Henry would pull over and we all popped up to stand and take photos, or just stare at the majesty.

 

Red Bus tour
When the passengers stand up in their seats, they look like a bunch of gophers.

 

Henry wasn’t a preacher yet his sermon was educational and helpful. His goal was to share the good news of Glacier National Park.

I sat in the back row two-thirds of the trip and the final third, i rode shotgun.

 

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The original tagline at jeff noel.org

Minnie Mouse at Disney's Hollywood Studios
Not everyone is comfortable with walking away.

 

The original tagline at jeff noel.org from 2008…

Surrender • Self-control • Service

Eight years later, it still rings true.

Whomever can walk away from a deal holds the upper hand when negotiating.

Surrendering a business opportunity instead of fighting desperately to make it work is glorious. It is also humbling. And peaceful.

Walk and act with humility. Even in business.

And, because you have nothing to lose, try some radical approach.

 

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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.