Author: jeff noel

Retired Disney Institute Keynote Speaker and Prolific Blogger. Five daily, differently-themed personal blogs (about life's 5 big choices) on five interconnected sites.

The trap to be busy, home

The Store Is Now The Living Room
What was once a one-room corner grocery store was long ago converted into the living room. My first visit was in 1979. i’ve only known it as the living room. Cheryl’s Mom was born in this house and lived here until she moved to Senior Living at age 91.

Gotta do more, be more, get more.

More what?

Do, be, and get what makes your life whole.

Be careful with the trap of more.

More is rarely enough.

This lesson takes decades, at the earliest, to learn.

Be careful.

Pay attention.

Have fun.

Get and stay vibrant.

Then find a million ways to stay motivated to live with prioritized priorities.

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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.

To keep writing or stop, home

Disney business book author jeff noel
Years ago…Had a few extra minutes of writing at Cinderella Castle before making the return trip to Town Square.

What happens if i stop daily writing?

Who am i if i am not a writer who writes about .thinking .differently, having fun, and leaning into discomfort?

Ps. Received first Social Security payment yesterday. Fixed-income lifestyle is now locked in.

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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.

What i hope for today, home

Back to today’s starting line…

Five weeks into the beginning of the 18th consecutive year writing five daily, differently-themed blogs, the question is simple…

How much more writing do you have do, want to do, need to do?

Still don’t know.

Leaning towards continuing through at least Summer 2026, possibly through December.

Why?

To capture this major life transition to fixed-income, no more working lifestyle.

Time will tell.

It always does.

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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.

What i wish for today, home

More Paul and Ree questions:

Did you ever see yourselves getting married?

How did you pop the question?

What was it like having Matthew? Alexandra a year later?

What was it like becoming grandparents?

What’s your favorite vacation?

Any advice for me and Cheryl?

Note: Today’s posts were written before heading out of the house to walk and do today’s call. The 20-minute call went well. So great to hear Paul (and Ree) smile and laugh. Yes, i could hear him smiling.

Ps. Copied and pasted today’s questions in Apple Notes app. Only got through a couple. We carried on with stories from College days.

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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.

Happy present Paris moment, home

Dog on sidewalk
I’m watching you. Paris storefront security dog.

We are in China.

Wait, now we’re in Germany…sitting next to the bar…

Now we’re back in America…

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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.