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42?

Who said, “A life is not important, except for the impact it has on other lives“?

Number 42 said it. Number 42? Yep.

With relatives from Pennsylvania staying with us for a few weeks, our routine is adjusted. The TV is on more often, playing programs we do not normally watch. The ABC Evening News is a great example.

Charlie Gibson started talking about baseball having 15 games played yesterday. So?! Well, he then starts telling the story about how every player on this one team was wearing the same number. Number 42.

Then, he says that everyone on the opposing team was wearing number 42. What the?

Not only that, but all 30 teams that played those 15 games yesterday, had the number 42 on every jersey.

Why?

Because it was that day in history when a HUGE barrier was broken.

It was the day when you no longer had to be white to play baseball.

It was the day Jackie Robinson, a black man, first played major league baseball, 62 years ago.

I don’t know about you, but I’m eternally grateful to any person who pushes the boundaries and finds a better way.

Jackie Robinson, number 42, did that. We should all stand up and cheer.

I challenge myself to do something today that will make the world a better place. Carpe diem, jeff noel 🙂

Happy Good Friday

It’s taken me nearly 50 years to fully embrace what Easter is all about.

How long did it take you?

Do you even embrace Easter?

It’s certainly no one’s place to judge another, whether they celebrate Easter or not.

I just wanted to reinforce that a Mid Life Crisis is a perfect time to start thinking about celebrating something.

Finding something to celebrate, even in the midst of “a great depression”, could be the very thing that helps you survive and maybe even thrive. It has for me. Carpe diem, jeff 🙂

What is this blog about? You!

First, I’d like to thank you for taking your valuable time to visit and read this.  You may find as content is added and this blog grows with additional features, you’ll have an invaluable resource to help you, or those you care about, reprioritize life.

Second, if you continue to read and return to this site, you should know one thing in particular – I believe that I am personally responsible for my life.  Everything in my life is my responsibility.  Everything.   I also believe this is self-evident, but most don’t realize it until they are on their death-bed.   And, you should know that this is true with you.  Period.  Any other way of thinking starts to smell of “excuse addiction”, to me.  You should know that I’m very familiar with the daily temptation to make excuses.  I’ve lived with that temptation all my life.  In fact, I was tempted not to create this blog.  Tempted not to try and help others.  Tempted not to help myself.  Tempted not to have courage.  Tempted to worry about how I’ll be perceived.  And the list goes on and on.

So here’s what you should expect:  1.  Hope and inspiration.  2.  Practical tips.  3.  The discovery, or reminder, of life’s simple truths – that our actions have inevitable (and fairly predictable) consequences.   4.  That the impossible is possible – it just may look different than the way you currently see things.  5.  And one more thing to expect –  expect to feel uncomfortable, maybe even angry, or, incredibly hopeful, for calling you and your habits into question.  The clock IS ticking. 

“What would you do if you only had six months to live“?  The age-old question that we all contemplate, but few rarely act upon.  Tim McGraw, the famous country singer, has a song entitled, “Live Like You Were Dying”.   What if you really started to make small, and simple, changes to your life?  Things that may pay off today, next week, or not for another 10-20 years.

We all need to “kick our own butts”.  Do you want to wait for a wake-up call?  Do you want to be remembered as a hypocrite?  Are you honestly doing the right things for the right reasons?  Will your life be held up as a great example or a terrible warning?

I’ll never ask you, or suggest something to you, that I haven’t already done myself.  Fair enough?  See you soon.  Well wait.  Probably not.  You know why?  Because most people are afraid to change.  I’m not and I sincerely hope that you are not.  Carpe diem, jeff