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jeff noel Talks About Lane 8.org

Happy Sunday everyone.  

It was weird taking a week off from posting here at jeff noel.com

But, you guessed it, I posted on three other blogs every single day – 21 jeff noel blog posts this week.

Quantity is a good thing.

Like I said before, if you want to be a great runner, you need to run a a lot.

If you want to be a great writer, it would make sense that you should write a lot.

And, to mix it up, use other methods to say the same thing.  Here’s a jeff noel midlife You Tube video from Lane8.org

Never let your memories be bigger than your dreams. Carpe diem, jeff noel 🙂

June 1 with Chuck & jeff

Yo!  I said yesterday that I would only be posting here periodically, rather than daily, like I’ve been doing.

Well guess what?  I couldn’t resist posting this video of my friend Chuck and me.  We are like two 12-year olds, enamoured with technology and the power of the Internet.

On Saturday, we gathered at another friend’s house to celebrate a ninth birthday.  While our son’s were in the pool, we spent a little time inspiring and helping each other.

Check it out:

Make it a great day.  Heck, make it a great week.  Happy Monday everyone and carpe diem, jeff noel 🙂

I’m Loving What I Do

Luvin’ it!

Finish the race, even if you finish last.  

It’s up to each and every one of us to choose our attitude. No one else can do that for us.

It’s hard sometimes. Difficult. Scary. Terrifying even. And yet, a choice still needs to be made.

Wishing you the strength and courage you need, to decide to finish the race.

Carpe diem, jeff noel 🙂

Figured Out You Tube?

testing 1, 2, 3
You tube experiment. Control Z = undo.

Thank you Chuck for helping me out with this.  It was so easy, even a runner man could figure it out.

By the way, these two clips are in honor of Steve Prefontaine, who died in a tragic car accident on this day in 1975.  He was 24.  He was also America’s running prodigy.

Things That Matter

Things That Matter

Memphis to Orlando.  Northwest Airlines flight at 31K feet. 

I’m on track seven of Rascal Flatts‘ new release, Unstoppable. 

The song title is a good one – Things That Matter

This song really struck a nerve with me.

“Things that matter, things that don’t….”

Crazy thing, for most of my life, I’ve  felt uncomfortable with the way I think.  It’s a weird sort of guilt, and sometimes even confusion.   And, conversely, there have been times when I’ve felt unique for the way I think.

Why?

Maybe, to use a figure of speech, because it’s killin’ me.  Drivin’ me bloody crazy might be another way to say it too.

Psychologically, spiritually.

I’m finally convinced that this is one of the gifts I’ve been given.  And rather than change it, I should grow and develop it.

This is a huge step for me.  A sort of “coming out of the closet” as the saying goes.

The scary, and paralyzing part?
What if I’m wrong.
The exciting, and liberating part?
What if I’m correct?
Just because I think deeper, longer, harder than many, doesn’t make me a freak.
Feeling like a freak can wear on you after 50 years.

I’ve been on a 7-10 year stretch of major life accomplishments, and the reason these things have happened, is because I’ve thought and prayed about what I’m supposed to do with my life before the sand runs out on my hour-glass.

There are so many people who are afraid to ask that question.  And there are even more who can’t answer the question.

Are you? 

Can you?

If your goal isn’t impossible, you’re not reaching high enough.  You can quote me on that one.  Good luck.

Carpe diem, jeff noel  🙂