Writing to feel uncomfortable

selfie with toddler
The daily learning curve continues to be steep for both. And they both thrive on it.

 

My posts are designed to make me feel uncomfortable.

Maybe you feel (or felt) uncomfortable too.

Not everyone likes this.

i thrive on it.

Oxygen, so to speak.

Why?

The goal with making myself uncomfortable is to challenge me to .think .differently

And the goal with thinking differently is to then reach the point where i no longer feel uncomfortable.

No excuses.

No regrets.

Who doesn’t want that?

 

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This website is about our MIND. To read posts about our BODY, click here.

 

Three weeks away from 14,000

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Consecutive days.

 

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Total posts.

 

Something i cannot explain because it was never a goal, never a desire, never even the smallest thought.

For the past 2,779 days, five daily, differently-themed blog posts (on 5 separate sites) have been written.

Not one day off.

Ever.

In 21 more days, this will equate to 14,000 blog posts.

Feeling incapable in describing it, and inadequate in explaining it.

Note: Since today’s post was written 90 days ago, 450 additional blog posts are added, pushing the total well past 14k.

 

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This website is about our mental attitude. To easily leave this site to read today’s post on jeff’s physical health website, click here.

 

On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.

 

Writer’s flood

Disney business author jeff noel
Yesterday morning 7am in a Nursing Home.

 

Funeral planning
From a Facebook update.

 

Alzheimers disease statistics
Bulletin board in Nursing home.

 

Alzheimers disease statistics
Bulletin board in Nursing home.

 

Alzheimers disease statistics
Bulletin board in Nursing home.

 

Allentown Dieruff High School
Allentown Dieruff High School tour prior to reunion.

 

Allentown Dieruff High School sports
Allentown’s Dieruff High School opened in 1959…the 1st Cross Country team.

 

Allentown Dieruff High School
About a dozen classmates and a few spouses took the High School tour.

 

old type writer
Library display.

 

Allentown Dieruff High School weight room
Public High School weight room.

 

Allentown Dieruff High School lobby
Allentown Dieruff High School lobby.

 

Allentown Dieruff High School reunion
Our table.

 

Allentown Dieruff High School reunion
Final class dance.

 

Allentown Dieruff High School reunion
Head Majorette and her guest last night.

 

Old cigarette ad
A time capsule from 1972 (freshman year for Dieruff’s class of 1976). The article is ridiculous old yet how did advertising people think it had integrity?

 

Allentown Dieruff High School reunion
Final photo last night.

 

Writer’s flood.

Too many thoughts.

Too many lessons.

Too many memories.

From just a single day.

Yesterday.

But i will try to say a lot in today’s five posts, without writing a lot.

Wish me luck.

 

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This website is about our mental attitude. To easily leave this site to read today’s post on jeff’s physical health website, click here.

 

On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.

 

Notice and invent simply by writing every morning

Disney's Tree of Life
Disney’s Tree of Life

 

Disney's Tree of Life
Two days ago…neither of us recalled the Owl being so big.

 

Caution, borderline self-indulgent post. But i needed to hear myself say this today.

 

Knowing that i am compelled to say something tomorrow about what i learned yesterday, what i get to do today, and what i hope for tomorrow, i notice things in glorious, simple ways i would never tap into if i didn’t write every day.

And what i learned, get to do, and hope for might help someone else on their journey to live like they mean it.

Every.

Day.

Five differently-themed blogs.

On five different websites.

Since April Fools Day, 2009.

Yeah, seven and a half years, five-a-day, never missing a day.

Ever.

Impossible.

(note: 65 days from 8 consecutive years…insane)

 

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This website is about our mental attitude. To easily leave this site to read today’s post on jeff’s physical health website, click here.

 

On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.

 

Dear writing

Disney leadership author jeff noel
Leaving Magic Kingdom last night at 8pm.

 

Dear writing,

i love you.

i can’t imagine life without you.

Seriously.

i can’t imagine.

Seven and one-half years ago (and 13k+ posts) i was seduced into thinking that writing five daily, differently-themed blog posts would change my life.

It did, but not for the reason that got me started.

i began because i was desperately trying to figure out how to write that book to our child – the book i had promised to write 30 years prior – for which the first sentence was still to be written.

It was supposed to be a 100-day, self-imposed writer’s bootcamp to gain practice for writing a book.

And you, dear writing, you had another plan.

On day 101, with no commitment nor obligation to continue writing five daily, differently-themed posts, i continued anyway.

It’s been 2,723 days consecutive days.

#Impossible

 

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