Category: Please don’t tell me

Five-a-Day for 87 months without missing a single day, part 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Five-a-Day for 87 months without missing a single day, part 3. Five-a-Day for 87 months without missing a single day.

 

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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.

 

One small change can change everything (good or not good)

A break from Disney storyboarding because i just stumbled upon this video and it’s so important because it reinforces the power of small change. And a storyboard allows for identifying, and then either adding or eliminating, small changes that can make something better or detract from it.

Wolves had been gone from Yellowstone for 70 years, when 14 wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone in 1995. This five-minute video is remarkable and astonishing.

Every action we take has a ripple effect.

There are positive ripples and there are less than positive ripples.

The good news is that a positive change can reverse years of poor choices.

The bad news is it works the other way too.

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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.

Stormy weather is part of nature (and life)

Sanibel Island Coconut Palm trees
From my office yesterday during “stormy” weather.

 

Stormy weather is part of nature (and life).

Acting all panicky when the sky turns dark is a learned response.

Anticipating and being prepared for stormy weather allows us to remain calm in the midst of nature’s onslaught.

Same with life’s onslaught.

Bad things happen to good people.

Makes a great case for living like you mean it.

Tomorrow is never guaranteed.

Not for us.

Not for the people we love.

 

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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.

 

i saw the pattern emerging yesterday

Flags at half-staff
This past week at Windermere Runners Club workout.

 

Orlando Pulse tragedy
Stumbled upon this last night.

 

i saw the pattern emerging yesterday.

Denial.

One week in Orlando filled with three horrific tragedies.

It can’t be happening.

So i am pretending it didn’t.

Yesterday was the first time (and it happened several times yesterday) i caught myself saying it to others (non-Floridians) in response to their inquiry and condolences.

 

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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.

 

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

 

Dad would have been 82 today

Dad would have been 82 today.

Life is what happens while we are busy with other plans.

 

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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.

 

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