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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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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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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Planned freedom, home

mountains and small glacier
From Oberlin looking at Gunsight Mountain and Sperry Glacier.

At home.

The planned freedom you surround yourself with.

How much agency do you have?

How much agency does your family have?

How much freedom to think, move, feel, contribute, and prioritize?

Satisfied?

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Teach hope, home

mountains and lake
Same place, slightly different look. This look is always on a spectrum: from modestly-dramatic to super-dramatic.

Teach hope at home…

Help others hope that they can discern their priorities.

Note: Priorities are a nebulous, under-rated, under-focused on, and remarkably neglected concept.

Show with your life’s example that getting this right leads to personal vibrancy.

Help others take one more defining step…

Prioritize the priorities.

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