Perpetuating the wisdom certain events remind us to cherish

Disney Halloween origami
Yesterday while waiting to go back to our dinner table.

 

Halloween has it’s origins in spirituality, honoring the dead, especially saints and martyrs, and may have piggybacked off of Celtic harvest festivals.

Traditions, when strong enough – usually perpetuated by strong emotions – have a wonderful way of helping us remember the past.

Remembering the past helps us appreciate where we are today.

Appreciating where we are today can motivate us to feel a sense of obligation in perpetuating this wisdom – the wisdom these events remind us to cherish.

 

__________

 

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

The joy in routine

Disney's Monorail
On the run home yesterday, Monorail yellow in a hold pattern.

 

Disney World's Space Mountain
Unique viewing angle of Space Mountain that most never see.

 

Disney University
Safety is as important as Magic at Disney. Yet our Guests have no idea.

 

United States Marines trailer
Cutting through a townhouse complex on the way home.

 

United States Marine pride
United States Marine also appreciates (loves?) Disney (lower right “hidden Mickey”)

 

Secret running path near Disney World
A seasonal shortcut, available during drier weather.

 

The joy in routine is there if we aren’t too busy or distracted to notice. i was simply out for a morning run.

 

__________

 

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

It’s easy to forget that Disney is run by normal human beings

Disney Epcot hidden Mickey
A favorite hidden Mickey after lunch yesterday.

 

It’s easy to forget that normal human beings run Disney. The type of human beings found everywhere. Human beings who like to work hard and play hard. Try to find an organization where this isn’t true. Disney is no different.

Walt said that what we do is very serious business, but we should never take ourselves too seriously.

Business executives who admire Disney and wish to create their own brand of consumer Magic can find hope in the fact that it’s not the Magic that makes it work, it’s the hard work that makes it Magic.

Disney over manages details others either under manage or ignore completely.

 

__________

 

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

Pagan worshipers?

Disney University Lobby
Disney University Lobby…passing through.

 

Disney's Bay Lake Tower
Four miles to here.

 

Disney's Contemporary Resort at sunrise. from north side.
i worked here when Bay Lake Tower was the North Wing and only three stories tall.

 

Hidden Mickey in Disney Resort Beach sand
Drew this to show a friend the proper ear proportion.

 

Pagan worshipers?

Disney has both employee and customer advocates.

(and yes, i know all about Cast Members and Guests)

Not only advocates, but well past that to a cult-like worshipping.

i’m pretty familiar with that too.

Next Blog

Walt Disney was an American, with deep American values

Disney customer service speaker
It all started with a Mouse.

 

Walter Elias Disney was an American, with deep American values.

In 30 years at Disney, i never herd anyone talk about Walt’s spiritual beliefs.

Looking back, that seems absurd, because it was such an important aspect of his life. Maybe even the most important.

His father, Elias, named him after their Pastor.

Next Blog