Early Summer Trip day 2, body

Glacier National Park wildflowers
In Allentown, yet finding a Glacier National Park photo with roadside daisies.

Will today be remarkable and fun?

After a good night’s sleep, a long walk, the no-gym gym workout, and a nutritious breakfast, let the fun begin.

The ‘remarkable’ in “remarkable and fun” is a personal metric.

It’s remarkable how i feel after accomplishing early morning victories: rest, movement, fuel.

Not everyday is a joyful workout. Various things can make it feel more like work. This is where finding a million ways to stay motivated pays off remarkably well.

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Early Summer Trip day 1, body

Funny saying about healthy people
From the halls of Cedar Crest College in Allentown Pennsylvania while visiting ‘potential’ colleges with Chapin in 2018.

What will it be like to attend Cheryl’s 50th High School reunion?

The first time i visited Allentown was 1979.

My College Dorm Resident Advisor (RA) partner recommended we visit.

We were fellow RA’s on the top (6th) floor of a co-ed dorm.

This was the first year West Chester State College ever had co-ed dorms.

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June 10, body

Snow and corner house in Allentown, PA
Snow and corner house in Allentown, PA. Cheryl’s mom was born in this house and lived in it her entire life. She was 92 when she sold it and then moved to Senior Housing. The front room in this photo – all i’ve ever known as the living room – was once a one-room corner grocery store for the local community.

Drove Cheryl to the airport a few days ago.

The airline we’re using only flies Orlando to Allentown twice a week.

i’ll be flying up the second day they fly this week.

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Ordinary gifts day 5, body

jeff noel high school track photo 1977
Rounding the final turn for the homestretch, still far behind the leaders. Ps. That’s me in Lane 1.

How do you define gift? How do you define ordinary? 

An ordinary gift?

They’re everywhere.

A hot, nutritious meal.

Headache medicine. And a medicine cabinet with some.

The ability to reach high.

The ability to kneel.

Insurance to help pay for an eye exam and eye glasses.

Something worth seeing more clearly.

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Ordinary gifts day 4, body

A box of Kellogg's Krave cereal serves as a metaphor
Do we crave health or comfort?

Is there a limit to everyday, ordinary gifts?

No.

Why?

Because.

Because…

Food and Drug Administration.

United States Healthcare System and standards.

Food supply chain to our grocery stores.

Telehealth options.

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