Category: Dear Son

Dear running

Disney World at night
We knew last night returning to our car that this morning’s 4:30am alarm was only 8.5 hours away.

 

Dear running,

Thank you for revealing the secret to being organized enough to integrate a new, lifelong habit of carving out time for my daily routine to run (and go to the gym). At 17 consecutive years and counting, this habit is deeply-engrained, yet always vulnerable to insidious temptation from life’s competing and relentless temptations.

To transform me from never being a morning person to having mornings be my favorite time of the day is better than hitting the $10,000,000 lottery.

For real.

 

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Dear Future me

iPhone 7 receipt
Purchased the new iPhone 7 and 7-Plus a few hours ago (Sept 9, 2016). The Cloud is a great place to store “stuff”.

 

Dear Future me,

You will eventually discover that your material possessions aren’t meant for you, they’re meant for the people who follow behind you.

Do your best to cultivate your “material story” in a way that serves as a roadmap for living a life of peace and contentment. Great roadmaps, from actual journeys (not theory nor rhetoric) are rare.

A treasure.

A gift.

Oxygen.

 

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Dear younger me

Mid Life Celebration jeff noel
Photo: Grinnell Glacier overlook August 2016.

 

Dear younger me,

Nothing will prepare you for the heartache you and your future wife will endure on your journey to become parents. Unfortunately, you will both learn that parenting isn’t an entitlement.

This too shall pass and you will see your Son’s 16th birthday – the story will continue to unfold but i can’t reveal the rest of it right now.

PS. Writing that book to him was a gamble. How that one ends is for the road up ahead.

 

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Dear Morning

Disney Monorail closeup
i literally still pinch myself – being able to do this at will.

 

Dear Morning,

I get the feeling you love me as much as i love you.

Thank you.

 

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Dear Yesterday

Grinnell Glacier overlook
Rewarded for (my) bravery with a view this stunning.

 

Granite Park Chalet
Granite Park Chalet (elevation 6,650 feet) upper left.

 

Granite Park Chalet
Granite Park Chalet (elevation 6,650 feet) lower left.

 

Granite Park Chalet
Granite Park Chalet front porch.

 

Disney keynote speaker jeff noel
Kissing the Going-To-The-Sun Road after 10.5 hours (and 14 miles) on the trail.

 

Dear Yesterday,

First, let me apologize for not doing all the things i promised two days ago. A lifetime of stuff, and habits (to go along with the stuff), have convinced me – or so i think – that i need all this stuff.

The pain of parting with sentimental things (and habits) ranges from excruciating to mild.

In both cases, i always feel lighter.

And more joyful.

 

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