18 x 52 = 936

jeff noel bead jar
Same old, same old – we must not tire from routines that serve us.

 

Everyone, myself included, is in one of three places right now.

  1. Going through a hell no one knows about.
  2. Just came out of a hell no one knew about.
  3. Unbeknownst to us, is about to go into a hell no one will know about.

And some of us, myself included, are experiencing more than one of these right now.

 

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Go with your greatest fear?

Disney management Keynote Speaker
Rode bike from gym to Bike shop to have an overhaul on the mechanics. Took an Uber home.

 

Never let your memories be bigger than your dreams.

MLK said this nearly 55 years ago, on August 18, 1963.

Dream.

Then.

Go.

The clock is ticking.

The bicycle repair technician and i talked while he inspected my bike.

He was struck by my fear of regret being greater than my fear of failure.

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Personal, spiritual recession?

growth mindset
Clear, concise, compelling: Don’t praise outcomes, praise effort.

 

growth mindset
Also clear, concise, compelling: Effort drives success more than talent.

 

Personal, spiritual recession?

This is when you reflect back on your past year and you realize (and have really known all along) you haven’t grown spiritually as a person.

Dear Chapin, thank you for your initiative a few minutes ago.

To be honest, i wondered if you’d exercise any initiative or if i’d be the one.

Your initiative was the highlight of the day for me.

A goodbye hug never gets old.

Cheryl and i leave in two hours for my 40th High School reunion.

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Why would we choose the most difficult alternative?

Child's 1973 achievement certificate
In 1972, a lifetime ago, i won a trip to Disneyland.

 

Of course, it’s hard to make consistently great life choices.

What the heck though.

Isn’t it equally as difficult living with poor choices?

By the way, this applies to our spiritual health as much as it applies to our physical health.

So given the choice, why would we choose the most difficult alternative?

 

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From paralyzing to no big deal in one try

Highline trail
It was a major accomplishment.

 

Highline trail
The trail returned to less intimidating.

 

The Highline Trail was no less dangerous yesterday than a few days before, but it was far less intimidating the second time around. This afforded Cheryl the opportunity to appreciate what we (our son and i) did a few days prior. Until you conquer this personally, you have no idea – i literally didn’t know if i’d be able to turn around and go back.

When our Son and i hiked the scary 200 meter portion a few days prior, i didn’t know if i had the ability to turn around and return to the Logan Pass Visitor Center. Without going back over the same 200 meters we had just finished, it’s an 11-mile walk to the nearest road trailhead, with no other options; and no way to let Cheryl know what was happening. It would have been a disaster – that’s how afraid i was.

 

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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.