Author: jeff noel

Retired Disney Institute Keynote Speaker and Prolific Blogger. Five daily, differently-themed personal blogs (about life's 5 big choices) on five interconnected sites.

Sunrise at Disneyland Paris

Woman standing in front of Disneyland Paris at sunrise
This morning. Paris. Sunrise. Before heading to airport.

Seems like 17 days ago was only a couple days.

Tomorrow makes day 18 since driving Cheryl to the airport.

Scheduled Orlando arrival is nearly 5:00 PM tomorrow.

More than another full day from writing this blog post until seeing her.

Cheryl orchestrated this trip for her, her cousin Debbie, and Debbie’s co-in-law, Nancy.

Cheryl didn’t birth the idea, but she did organize (one of her superpowers) many logistical details. She created a multi-page document that would make any experienced travel agent envious.

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This website is about our MIND. To read today’s post about our BODY, click here.

Nursing Home stuff, mind

Mickey Mouse
Cheryl sent this from Disneyland Paris yesterday.
13-second video: Also yesterday. Live like you mean it. Someday you won’t be here to.

In the same way i’m saying goodbye to Work, Glacier, Blogging, etc… i’m also saying goodbye to ‘stuff’.

What stuff?

The stuff that accumulated over a lifetime.

The stuff no one will want after i’m gone.

The stuff that i have a choice to sift through now.

The stuff that is free to go. So that the remaining stuff would fit into a shared Nursing Home room.

The stuff that can fit on a small bookshelf, a tiny closet, and perhaps a small nightstand.

What an opportunity.

What a privilege.

What fun!

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Journaling is mental medicine

Inspirational sign on hospital wall
From Advent Health Hospital Lobby wall two days ago. Pick one of two choices: Growth-mindset or closed-mindset. Growth-mindset is medicine.
20-second video: 24 hours ago.

Journaling is mental medicine. You are the…

CMO: Chief Mental Officer.

To me, writing and journaling are synonymous.

And it just hit me while preparing to write the next sentence (this one)… The next time a doctor or physician’s assistant, asks if i’m on any medication’s…

Yes, several. The daily medicines:

  1. B-12
  2. D-3
  3. Movement
  4. Nutrition
  5. Sleep
  6. Writing

Writing daily is like restful nightly sleep, or daily healthy nutritious food. Medicine.

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Yesterday, mind

17-second video out the bedroom window.
sign on hospital wall
Advent Health Port Orange appointment was for 8:00am. They called the day before yesterday and asked if i could change to 1130am. Knowing how cold it was gonna be, and with a long drive, jumped at the chance to be a hero for them.

Today’s posts will be a mixture of pictures, video, text, and no text.

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Picture this, mind

quote about self-awareness
If nothing changes, nothing changes.

Moving is a physical action.

Yes.

But so is thinking.

It’s a mental action.

If you don’t exercise your thoughts, you never notice your chains.

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