i knew right away

child's hand, swollen
The first sign that inflammation and incurable disease would become a lifelong issue.

i knew right away that something was way past not normal.

Our son couldn’t open a small peppermint patty wrapper.

When he winced and cried uncontrollably at what was easy and routine, it took my breath away.

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Nice 30-miler

father and son on jet ski
We attended many birthday parties from our child’s circle of pre-school classmates. Photo: 2005 on a lake next to Universal Studios.

Nice 30-miler.

Not in a boat.

On a bicycle.

Can’t recall the last time i rode 30 miles in a day.

Maybe Glacier National Park in June 2019.

Or in the mid-1980’s every day to work from our Poinciana home to Disney’s Contemporary Resort for my 4PM – midnight front desk shift.

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Initiate movement

Initiate movement.

For the past three weeks, i’ve seen more people outside each week than i see in an entire year.

People will stop moving outside once they realize a lifetime of outside exercise is too much effort.

But for you, congrats on using your common sense.

As we get older, reaping what we have sown becomes increasingly more important.

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Favorite tagline

jef noel tagline: Live Like You Mean It
Perhaps my earliest tagline from 2008-2009.

Favorite tagline?

See photo.

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Is downhill terminal?

Mountain trail hike
September 2019, Glacier National Park, Siyeh Pass hike.

Is downhill terminal?

What do you mean downhill?

In a word, decline.

At 60, i’m qualified to speak about this.

Downhill can feel like it’s terminal, and it will for all of us, until we change our mind and turnaround – to go back uphill.

Go.

Note: This is a lifetime commitment – in either direction – and it’s critical to remember that the direction lasts forever.

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