Happy one year Disney milestone anniversary

Marriott key packet
Jacksonville, FL Marriott arrival yesterday.

 

Our lives tick by one after the other. Day after day after day.

When does sucking the marrow out of life begin?

Seriously, when?

Never in a million years did i think blogging would change my life.

To carve out two hours every morning to contemplate yesterday, today, and tomorrow…pure joy.

Writing this on July 23 from the Jacksonville Marriott knowing this will go live on Halloween,  a very special, once-in-a-lifetime day.

What’s cool after two hours? The sun comes up and another amazing day unfolds.

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The truest test of our attitude is when we are being tested

Foot x-ray
Last month’s x-ray showed a healthy foot, in spite of ankle pain.

 

The truest test of our attitude is when we are being tested.

It’s doubtful i’ll be able to compete tomorrow at Nationals. Something i’ve been hoping to do for two years.

This could be a huge disappointment.

But it’s not.

Not because it isn’t, but because i refuse to let it be.

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Pretend or don’t pretend

Glacier's Lake McDonald shoreline closeup
Metaphorically uncommitted. Half in, half out.

 

This might not make sense (at first).

When we believe in ourselves we walk a dangerous path.

Our so called bold belief could be a delusion – meant to distract us from our fear.

An alternative is to do stuff (in the absence of fear) that makes us come alive.

Doing brave, generous, and soul stirring stuff.

No pretending.

No fear.

Or at least no fear that is strong enough to stop us.

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Upsides have downsides and vice versa

Apple Notes writing app
Created documents in Apple’s Notes app so i could write in Glacier Park.

 

There’s an inherent risk in trying anything new.

There’s also opportunity for a breakthrough as well.

What’s our risk tolerance, if we were brutally honest?

The upside to being able to write without an internet connection is the fact that you can do it from anywhere using just an iPhone.

The downside is the price you pay when you return to civilization and all the catching up required to go from analog to cyberspace.

It’s taken three days to adjust from doing things differently last week in Montana.

Taxing?

Yes.

To the point of wondering if it was/is worth it.

But traveling without a laptop last week was a huge first. Not to mention no cellular signal except at Glacier’s eastern entrance – nowhere in the 1,000,000 acre park, and no ATT in West Glacier.

Digital withdrawal?

Kinda.

With an upcoming trip to France (leaving in 20 days), the Glacier experiment has boosted my confidence.

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