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America's unheralded work life balance expert. Servant, Husband, Dad, Boomer, speaker, author, runner. Work is only work of you'd rather be doing something else. Allergic to most pollens and mediocrity. Can't wait for the alarm clock to go off every morning.
Monthly Archives: November 2009
Thanksgiving Tradition Cancelled?
“Dad, would you cancel Thanksgiving?”, my son responded brilliantly to my serious-sounding question. I had just antagonistically asked him, “We don’t need to go to Twistee Treat today. I mean, we can skip one Monday. It’s no big deal, right? … Continue reading
Boundarylessness Thanks
Read this carefully, Boundary-less-ness. Pretty cool. Saw it engraved on a trophy at somebody’s desk a few days ago. Clever, isn’t it, to engrave it on a bronze plate and put it on a trophy? No boundaries. No limits. Nice … Continue reading
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Tagged AARP, Benefits, Boundaries, Gratitude, jungle jeff, Limitless, Mid Life Celebration, Mid Life crisis, Mid Life Health, No Limits, Over 40, Retired, Thankfulness, Thanks, Thanksgiving
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Midlife Traditions
Midlife traditions, Father-Son Traditions. Traditions are simply one more way to be mindful of all we have to be thankful for. Here’s the second of seven Father Son traditions, from November 18. “One, two, three.” Through the years, I’ve met … Continue reading
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Tagged 123, Family Traditions, Father Son, Heritage, Holding Hands, jeff noel, Legacy, Mid Life Celebration, Midlife Traditions, Simple Ideas, Traditions
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Got Thanks?
Was gonna continuing posting about Father Son traditions, but last night read a relative’s email that challenged her Facebook friends: “Every day until Thanksgiving, think of one thing that you are thankful for and post it under your status. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Facebook, Friends, jeff noel, Mid Life, Mid Life Celebration, Mid Life crisis, Thankfulness, Thanksgiving
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Bear Hug
Are you thankful for the seemingly overwhelming obstacles that appear in front of you? Many times, I’ve finally come to learn, the solutions are simple. What began as anger turned into an amazing blessing. Bear hugs began about seven years … Continue reading
Father Son Traditions
Yesterday, you heard a promise. Here it is, the traditions a mid life Father put in place, using a lion’s share of midlife creativity. It would be easy to discount their value, because they are so simple. Bear Hug One, … Continue reading
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Tagged Baby Boomer, Busy, Crazy, Family Traditions, Grandfather, Health, Insane, jeff noel, Key, Life Balance, Mental, Messages, Mid Life, Mid Life Celebration, Mid Life crisis, Mid Life Traditions, Over 40, Physical, Repeatable, Simple, Thankfulness, Thanksgiving, Wellness
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Mid Life Creativity
Do you ever have moments, seasons, or even longer stages of life where you question many things? Or maybe you find yourself lost and confused. Or, overwhelmed. Mid Life creativity is critical in moving from a mid life crisis to … Continue reading
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Tagged AARP, Baby Boomer, Confused, Dad, Family, Father Son, Gen X, Gen Y, Grandfather, Ice Cream, Life's Seasons, Life's Stages, Mi Life Creativity, Mid Life, Mid Life Celebration, Mid Life Challenges, Mid Life crisis, Over 40, Overwhelmed, Retired, Thankful, Thankfulness, Thanksgiving, Traditions
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Addicted to Thankfulness?
It is extraordinarily uncommon to be fully conscious and in the moment all day, every day. Why? No seriously, why? If being thankful is such a blessing, why do we spend so little time doing it? Perhaps the same can … Continue reading
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Tagged Baby Boomer, Certain, Challenges, Confusion, Creativity, Cure, Drug, Drug addiction, Failure, Grateful, Healthy, jeff noel, Life, Medicine, Men, Mid Life, Mid Life Celebration, Mid Life crisis, Over 40, Priorities, Quotes, Risk, Thankfulness, Women
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