Month: July 2014

Million reasons why we never saw it before – a list a mile long no doubt

 

Lloimonincia Hall, an LSO sophomore, just changed the way gymnastics is presented.

She took a risk.

With a heart full of passion.

Million reasons why we never saw it before – a list a mile long, no doubt.

Including you might get banned, or kicked off the team.

What does this mean to any of us?

Everyone told the beginning blogger to focus on one blog.

No one is going to get five interconnected blogs.

Art only becomes art when it is done freely, with unstoppable passion.

You, reading this, are an artist.

But you may not believe it.

(Find a million reasons to believe it. The best time to start was yesterday. The next best time is today.)

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We get a few of these unplanned experiences in our life

Magic Kingdom Resort area from Delta Jet
Disneyland would fit inside the Disney’s Magic Kingdom Theme Park parking lot (lower center)

 

Happy 59th birthday Disneyland.

C-ya in two weeks.

Yes, will be flying on Easter Sunday to reunite with you after 43 years.

And yes, 43 is not a typo.

How cool is that?

Very.

We get a few of these unplanned experiences in our life.

They’re called bonuses, right?

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Nearly every employee knows what tomorrow is

Blue sky
Blue, clear sky the first week of April delights everyone

 

Nearly every employee of the 60k+ knows what tomorrow is. Disneyland’s 59th birthday. Flying to Winnipeg as this is typed (April 7) with Saving Mr. Banks the in-flight movie.

“…if any of you start resting on your laurels, I mean just forget it, because…we are just getting started.” – Walt Disney

The toughest job we will ever love is the one where we are true to ourselves. Only then will magic happen. And yes, MLC is just getting started.

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RIP Cooper (July 14, 2014)

Note: Today is July 15, 2014… deleted the original post scheduled for today (the one written 100 days ago) and wrote this one yesterday, July 14.

 

Emergency Vet consent form

 

(photo: 7am Sunday, July 13, 2014, Estero, Florida)

Forty-eight hours ago we arrived at the Sanibel Island beachfront cottage. Annual Summer tradition officially begun. A 25-year old tradition.

Forty hours ago, felt two peach sized lumps – one on each side of Cooper’s throat.

Googled Sanibel emergency Vets.

It was 10pm Saturday night. We are four hours from Orlando.

Found and called the closest option.

Other than some drooling during the day we arrived Cooper had not demonstrating anything unusual.

Thirty-two hours ago Cooper and I drove an hour to arrive Sunday morning at 7am.

His blood work showed virtually all his white blood cells were gone.

The next 26 hours were focused on three things. Breaking his 105.5 fever. Antibiotics. IV fluids.

His fever never broke.

Six hours ago, Cooper stopped breathing and was immediately intubated.

Moments later his heart stopped.

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Make sense now?

Editor’s note: Today’s five posts will benefit from increased context.

First, we agree that social media is diverse and a universally accepted form of expression.

Second, the rules for personal and professional social media participation are both clear and cloudy.

Basically interpreted as, “Do not embarrass yourself or your company. Use good judgement.”

The only one at risk of being embarrassed today is me, even though extraordinarily good judgement is being used:

Think of good judgement this way: If your Grandmother and your Pastor were having dinner in your home and you asked them to read some of your posts before dinner, would they be offended?

So yeah, good judgement, this one’s for you.

 

Pink and white beach chairs

 

Have decided to continue writing five daily, differently-themed blogs about life’s big choices.

(reached the five year anniversary a few days ago – would have been ridiculously easy to stop)

And never once have regurgitated previous content.

Not once.

(this is a big deal btw)

How?

Why?

Because:

Different is art. Having guts is art. Doing what we say we’re gonna do is art.

Make sense now?

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Note: There is some content that is key, repeatable, and simple – and it is not regurgitation, but imprinting. Big dif.

Live like you mean it!