He has no regrets and no fear as he lives out his final days

Tampa Bay Hyatt
Out for a run in Tampa Bay.

 

Tampa Bay
Running is a great way to see things you’d never see otherwise.

 

While i’m in the middle of an extraordinary milestone (at least that’s what my boss keeps telling me), yesterday i visited with an 89-year old who has asked the staff that he be taken off the 18 pills he takes daily. They’ve relocated him from his Senior Apartment (two doors down from my Mother-In-Law) to the 24-hour Nursing Home (ten rooms down from my Father-In-Law’s room).

Hospice visits him daily, and he told me he has no regrets and no fear.

We fly home in four hours and i will never see him again.

That is, not unless we both believe in Heaven.

He did share that he’s not sure about all the stuff in the Bible – like “streets of gold”, etc.

 

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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.

 

Do we really believe this deep down?

Disneyland lockers
Is our mind locked on a certain belief?

 

Do we believe that going to Church once a week for an hour is good enough?

The road to heck is paved with good intentions.

 

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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.

 

A choice you never considered

Windermere Prep 2015 first home football game
Yesterday afternoon.

 

Windermere Prep 2015 first home football game
It’s heading our way.

 

Windermere Prep 2015 first home football game
Down 0-7 but making a drive to score.

 

Windermere Prep 2015 first home football game
Lightning delay forces everyone to the gym.

 

Windermere Prep 2015 first home football game
No panic, but also no strolling.

 

Windermere Prep 2015 first home football game
We waited 30 minutes and decided to leave.

 

Blessings can come from a place you never saw coming.

As unexpected as having a private high school minutes from home.

A choice you never considered until the last minute.

Life has a wonderful way of balancing out our hardships with incredibly unexpected joys.

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A feeble spirit weakens our balance

Disney Pixar Inside Out
Feeble or strong starts from the inside out.

 

A feeble spirit weakens our balance.

An unbreakable faith is the result of a lifetime of focus and discipline.

The wolf is always howling at our door.

Time, commitments, pressure, emergencies, tragedy, pleasure, distractions, excuses, regrets…the list is long.

We are warned life will not be easy, and we are reassured we will never have to walk alone.

Maybe this is too much personal responsibility to own.

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