jeff noel – Page 13 – Disney Creativity and Innovation Keynote Speaker

June 10, home

Disney fun — Attention to detail and a ton of fun. With all the serious effort to pull off a wonderful, once-in-a-lifetime event, this will be my contribution.

There are events Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

Can’t wait.

Always dreamed of a High School reunion that wasn’t stereotypically loud, drunk, and forgetful.

Ps. Thank you Cheryl, Mark, and Joanne.

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This website is about our HOME. This is the fifth of five daily, differently-themed blog posts about: (1) mind, (2) body, (3) spirit, (4) work, (5) home. To return to Mid Life Celebration, the site about MIND, click here.

Ordinary gifts day 5, home

Mid Life Celebration's first branded image — Mid Life Celebration’s first branded image – introducing ‘the chair’ in 2009. It never made the cut to use it. The designer thought it represented a furniture company. In reality, it symbolizes the movie scene that inspired me to write a book, which inspired me (30 years later) to start 100-days of blogging in 2009.

How do you define gift? How do you define ordinary?

Ordinary gifts are everywhere…

All we have to do is open our eyes and look around.

Eyesight.

Breath in our lungs.

It ain’t more complicated than that.

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Ordinary gifts day 4, home

dog on couch — Early evening, waiting for Cheryl to come home from Disney.

Is there a limit to everyday, ordinary gifts?

No.

Why?

Because.

Because…

Bathrooms.

Kitchens.

Bedrooms.

Living rooms.

Chairs.

Flooring.

Lamps.

Weekly trash and recycling collections.

Windows.

Towels.

Stoves.

Microwaves.

Soap.

Pets.

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Ordinary gifts day 3, home

Disney speakers — The real adventure is creating personal vibrancy.

Disney Speakers think differently — Here’s to the crazy ones…

Apple logo – Apple is not a fruit company. What? You don’t have to make sense when you own the place.

Why are ordinary gifts important?

Why?

You’re kidding, right?

Ordinary gifts, like oxygen, sunlight, hunger.

Make sense now?

Then add on some more, like…

Craziness.

Nuttiness.

Childish.

Olympic podium Gold.

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Ordinary gifts day 2, home

What are ordinary gifts?

Ordinary gifts are as common as laughter, smiling, and honesty.

Even as simple as smiling.

And someone is smiling back at you.

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