Author: jeff noel

Retired Disney Institute Keynote Speaker and Prolific Blogger. Five daily, differently-themed personal blogs (about life's 5 big choices) on five interconnected sites.

Day 6 CCL, body

mountains
We arrive before sunrise to secure a parking spot. Then we wait for the sunrise to begin its habit of warming the day.
mountains
99.99% of the guests hiking Hidden Lake Trail never see it from this angle. This is not a judgement, it is a fact. The ones who see it from here are the ones with a deeper relationship with Glacier.

Playing it safe and having fun often compete.

There’s a time and place for everything.

Behaving like an adult and behaving like a child are often at odds.

The challenge — the opportunity — is dancing with both.

Aging reminds me how much fun being childlike (self-centered, creative, and spontaneous) is.

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Day 5 CCL, body

i never tire seeing this view. If you asked me to guess how many mornings i’ve been on this trail, i’d say, conservatively, “20”.

Happy present moment’s epitome is embracing everything in your eyesight without thinking beyond that present moment.

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Day 4 CCL, body

7-second video: Wild Goose Island never disappoints.
wild goose island
We stop and look literally every time we pass. Has to be hundreds of stops over the years.

Habits make you or break you.

This could be the most important piece of wisdom, ever.

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Day 3 CCL, body

foggy morning and a building
7:00 AM in the mountains, early-fall fog.
mountain fog
Give mountain weather some time and it will sort itself out.
18-second video: Mountain weather is unpredictable, even when your forecast doesn’t call for anything but a partly cloudy day.

Over-focus on the same movement you currently (and habitually) under-focus on or ignore.

Over-focus on the same nutrition you currently (and habitually) under-focus on or ignore.

Over-focus on the same rest and sleep you currently (and habitually) under-focus on or ignore.

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Day 2 CCL, body

painting of chipmunk
My favorite painting in Sperry’s dining hall
painting of chipmunk
Zooming out a little for some context.
mountain chalet dining hall
Right wall by stove pipe entering stone wall: A painting of the “Chubby-Bunnies” marshmallow game world-record holder.
two people sitting at a table
My two most favorite hikers in the world.
NOAA storm path image
Always keeping an eye on peak hurricane season, especially in September. Especially while we are not home.
19-second video: Two-mile round trip hike to get ATT.

The interesting, and important, wisdom with walking is that it takes time.

Time is the key.

And motivation.

And habits.

And personal standards.

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