jeff noel – Page 6 – Disney Creativity and Innovation Keynote Speaker

Don’t let the sun go down

unique mountain ridge formation — In a few minutes the stunning light fades. We drove from the East over Logan Pass. Literally 300 meters from the Pass this view suddenly becomes available. Our timing to see a setting Sun find a small opening to set this section on fire is humbling.

Never count on random people to transform your life. However, sometimes it happens. Enjoy the karma you project.
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Meeting Steve and Stacy Wahlberg on the backside of Reynolds Mountain at 8,600′ is absolute randomness.

World-class randomness for sure.

We saw something in each other, without trying.

The Universe aligned us that cold, windy, yet brilliantly sunny morning.

We were the only three people on the mountain.

i was hiding from the harsh wind behind the lone boulder in the expansive scree field.

They were heading up for their 12th Reynolds summit, in honor of Stacy’s father, a true mountain man.

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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.

Favorites are fun

It’s fun having favorites. They are the benchmark for everything else.
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The older you get, the more impressive your favorite(s) become.

Why?

Because of all the competition.

Bonus: Here’s the opposite of favorite…

Water so cold it makes you speak profanity…

26-second video: Took swim goggles to Glacier for this moment…to attempt to confirm the water depth beneath the bridge. The bridge people jump from.

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Home manifestation

Home vibrancy is the manifestation of how you consistently are the last to be impacted and the first to recover from adverse conditions.
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Home vibrancy is the manifestation of how you consistently make the best decisions using your prioritized priorities.

Of all the people you know, you are the most positive, healthiest, most peaceful and content, most remarkable at your work, and the most organized.

Having prioritized priorities is fun.

Never regret not having more fun than seems reasonable.

There’s a time to postpone fun. It will be an exception to the rule.

The rule is to make having fun a habit. Every day. All day.

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And so it goes, at home

motel room — Reunited and it feels so good.

Happy present moment.
dad

You know what never gets old?

Living in the present moment.

A few minutes ago, it dawned on me that the paperwork of life can frequently feel overwhelming because there’s so much to do.

You create a life, get married, start a career, buy a house, buy a bunch of stuff to make your house a home, perhaps raise some children, and as you approach and arrive at midlife, you start to question everything.

Back to that thought i had a few minutes ago, we habitually race through all the administrative and decision-making tasks. And i thought what if we could streamline life so that every task that we had to do and decision we had to make we could be fully present for it and enjoy it and appreciate it in a way that racing never reveals?

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You know what?

lodging room inventory chart — Dark pink means no vacancy. Light pink means vacancy. The last four nights of this season are now available courtesy of you know who. Took a hit financially from the 50% deposit loss cancellation policy. It’s a fair policy which i graciously accept.

13-second video: Noah Lyles just pulled off a rare 100/200 double Gold medal performance at the 2023 Track & Field World Championships in Budapest. His vision is to break Usain Bolt’s 19.19 200 world record.

Everything is a blessing when you employ a growth mindset.
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You know what?

So grateful to have prioritized priorities.

Had to cancel a four-night Sperry Chalet reservation this morning.

(a blessing on so many levels)

Cheryl and i are tickled at the ‘tradition’ we started three years ago.

(another blessing on so many levels)

We got lucky and were able to spend the final three nights at Sperry in 2021. Last year, 2022, we went big and spent the final four night at Sperry.

(ditto on the blessing thing)

Missing our new ‘tradition in 2023’ will take psychological pressure off me to try and balance timing of a trip with my body’s natural timetable for healing.

(another blessing on so many levels)

Ps. Able to gift (i’m well past any refund window) tomorrow’s two-night Granite Park Chalet to a GNP reservation agent. Offered it to several people, based on ‘seniority’ of me knowing them. Taylor, the GNP Reservation agent, is someone i’ve never met. However, his leader, who i invited, is unable to go and she recommended Taylor who’s had it on his bucket list the past two Summers.

(double-ditto on the blessing thing)

.hpm

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