Category: Please don’t tell me

Aim for perfection

Aim for perfection, settle for excellence.

Hone our habits so that we can eliminate as many blind spots as possible.

For example, we can often (daily) catch ourselves being openly critical of people and governments – as if they should both be perfect.

Yet if we exceed the speed limit, don’t come to a full and complete stop at every stop sign, and consistently use our smart phones while driving, we are as imperfect as the people and governments we “despise”.

 

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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.

 

i know my 10-year goal may seem over-zealous to many

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This blog is about our spirit. The center of our emotional wellbeing.

 

Trying to create some Magic for a client’s direct report. She’s in her mid-40’s and her husband is 53. Out of nowhere, her husband is living with early onset, rapid-progression Alzheimers.

i know my 10-year goal may seem over-zealous to many.

Living like we have forever is the surest way to die with regret. (Tweet that)

 

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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.

 

Wisdom is…

Walt Disney quote
Walking to the High School Gym for the basketball game last night.

 

Wisdom is understanding that pleasure doesn’t bring lasting joy, contribution does.

And the only (impossible?) way to make this happen is to practice what you preach.

And the mandatory (impossible?) way to master this is to only preach what you practice.

Your contribution starts with helping yourself first.

Impossible?

Don’t promise, only do.

 

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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.

 

Advent 2015 began yesterday

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Yesterday. It was fun to be the first to open this book.

 

Advent 2015 began yesterday.

Most years it goes by in a blur.

Why?

When will it stop feeling rushed?

Yesterday began the new year (2016) for the Catholic Church.

 

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

When to accept defeat and when to dig in?

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Their devotion is remarkable.

 

When to accept defeat and when to dig in?

Surrender is fundamental to spirituality.

Surrender is also intense and difficult.

i remember surrendering to God’s will. If He didn’t want me to become a dad (the thing i came to realize i wanted more than anything in the whole world) than i would move forward without the dream of being a dad.

Is giving up the same as surrender? Or are they the same things, just different looking?

If we lose our ability to walk, and require 24/7 nursing care, and we’ve been blessed with nine decades of life, would it be easy to abandon hope and faith?

 

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