If we are not careful, this will define us

Palm tree view from bedroom window

 

(photo: Fall has arrived to Orlando and Walt Disney World… windows open for first time since March)

How easy is it for our work to define us?

The process of cleaning things off the Disney MacBook has been cathartic.

Will turn the laptop in the same way it was issued – a blank canvas just waiting to be used.

Deleting emails, files, documents, photos…

Just when we think we are self aware, we learn something astonishingly new and important.

If we are not careful, work can define us.

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Burn the ships continued

Carrie Underwood song

 

(photo: Must be something in the water? It ain’t the ships.)

Does “burn the ships” inspire your fire in your belly?

Mike has helped us on many home improvements. He has two grown daughters from his first marriage. He also had a very challenging bone marrow transplant a few years ago. A few years before that, his current wife worked with Cheryl.

Told him the retirement news yesterday, Sunday (October 19). We both understand the need to work many weekends to achieve our goals.

He listened to the future plans and then asked if there was an opportunity to work for someone like Apple or Google, would the fire in the belly still be there?

Told him there will never be any more working for someone else.

And asked him if he knew the story of Cortes.

He did, as a retired Marine serving our Country, he was quite familiar.

We both smiled.

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Please, please, please, remain humble

Red

 

(photo: Photo taken in error, but using it anyway – a reminder of the blood that was shed by a humble servant, for our salvation)

Please, please, please, remain humble.

Being able to retire is like hitting the lottery (or so it seems from the outside).

Hitting the lottery is something to shout about.

Potentially.

Please don’t go rubbing it in people’s faces unintentionally.

It’s been six years in the making. It’s 15 days away.

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Is a promotion imminent?

Church hallway posters

 

(photo: Blessed are many, including the poor of spirit – for theirs is the kingdom of God – this is profound)

Will the decision be to retire on:

September 28: Day after 30th Disney anniversary.

October 31: Halloween, scary.

November 27 Thanksgiving.

December 5: Walt Disney’s birthday.

December 15: Walt Disney’s death.

December 25: Christmas.

December 31: End of year.

Sometime in 2015: Random.

Praying for wisdom to chose wisely.

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