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Stay on top of it

skin spot on leg — Happened to notice this yesterday.

Stay on top of it. Noticed a skin spot yesterday. Time to have the dermatologist have a look. Worry about it when you don’t have to.

While this is a physical wellness issue, the same proactive karma applies to our spiritual wellness. Tend to your spirit when you don’t need to.

Make no mistake, everything is interrelated and everything needs tending to as we age.

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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.

You literally own the lobby at 7am

Disney's Grand Floridian Resort Lobby — Spent six years of the 30 here.

You literally own the lobby at 7am.

Seriously, you literally do.

It’s a cool experience.

Serene.

Peaceful.

A bit like Heaven.

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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.

Kindness is so wonderful

Kindness is so wonderful.

Walked into the college cafeteria yesterday and right past the cashier, unknowingly.

Big place, i looked around and saw an available employee and asked, “How does it work, where do i pay?”

She invited me to enjoy a slice of pizza at no charge. At first i insisted on wanting to pay.

Then i relaxed and let her kindness become reality.

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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.

We talked about controllable and uncontrollables

Disney 25 year service award — This was my 25th Disney anniversary recognition by my leader, Tom Madden, in 2009.

Larry and i hadn’t communicated for 30 years. As we spent five hours catching up, he responded to a section of our conversation where i had made significant changes in my life (2008-2009), particularly starting a business and the plan to retire from Disney at 55 (i was 49 at the time i made the plan).

Larry said something i had never considered. He said:

You took control of your life.

i had never considered that notion. In fact, it seemed quite the opposite. So i shared with him that perhaps in relinquishing control, i gained control.

It wasn’t until i surrendered everything to God that i was able to “take control” of my life.

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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.

He cried a few minutes after we met

Mickey Mouse on Apple Watch — It was at this time that the Food & Beverage Manager and i met.

He cried (briefly, and almost unnoticeably) a few minutes after we met.

The waitress behind the Hotel lobby cafe counter gently pushed my oatmeal breakfast tray across the counter while the manager got my cup of plain hot water. The boringness of my drink started our conversation.

And in a handful of minutes what began casually turned into a profound moment for both of us.

How i quit drinking coffee and diet coke and replaced that with plain water led to health talk, which led to…

Him sharing that his wife had a massive heart attack and died less than two years ago.

He shared that because he too is taking steps to become healthier.

i signed a copy of my book and included a personal note about Debi and told him i didn’t expect him to read it, but if he did, i hoped it would have a positive impact on the people he loves.

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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.