May we all be so privileged

John Zubek Allentown
John Zubek’s wife, my Mother-In-Law Margaret Zubek, began her journey last night at 6:30pm to reunite with “Johnny”. They were married for 60 years.

 

October 30, 2017.

November 5, 2017.

Six days separated their Earthy life.

May we all be so lucky.

God granted me and Cheryl the distinct privilege to be with Margaret as she took her final breath.

To me, death, especially from “old age”, is a gift.

To personally witness death’s intimacy is one of life’s great miracles.

Even in birth there can be complications and struggles.

Same with death.

Birth is supposed to be joyous.

Why would death be any different?

Live (and die) like you mean it.

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The 15,000th blog post is 50 days away

Disney Jingle Cruise poster
Happy Gnu Year. Gnu year’s resolutions (resolve) can begin anytime.

 

The 15,000th blog post is 50 days away. on July 18.

Eight years and 110 days since beginning that impossible April Fool’s Day launch in 2009.

Didn’t it take 40 years of walking around Jericho for the walls to finally crumble?

 

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What happens when you reach the finish line?

Catching a spider indoors
Our Son (16) inspires me to not kill bugs.

 

Catching a spider indoors
Pretty big spider. Quarter on the right.

 

Catching a spider indoors
Next to a quarter.

 

Catching a spider indoors
Free at least. i felt good about this in an unusually nice way.

 

What happens when you reach the finish line?

You automatically reach another starting line.

This post concludes the 8th consecutive year writing five daily, differently-themed blog posts (on 5 separate sites), without missing a single day.

Tomorrow, the starting line for year nine.

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One week, two wins

chicken eggs with cow spots
Notice?

 

One week, two wins.

First time publicly at a beach without a shirt.

First time running two miles continuously. The usual one mile warm up, a short break, and then a 1.1 mile second half.

At Disney i labeled these “seemingly insignificant” events.

They seem insignificant, but they are anything but.

Be a noticer and rejoice in what you notice, even the small stuff.

 

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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.

 

Today is Pentecost

Today is Pentecost.

In 90 days when this publishes, we’ll be three days past his 16th birthday.

Two incredibly historical dates.

They come and go.

The trick is to be ever mindful and aware.

Move regrets as close to zero as possible.

 

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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.