Tag: Choices

Who wants to?

Map My Run screen shot
Yesterday’s New Year’s Day run in 36 degree temps, plus wind chill.

 

College Track
Two Colleges near the Nursing home.

 

Nursing home shared resident room.
Shared Nursing home room. The TV remotes are one of their most important tools.

 

Nursing Home room
The emotions and thoughts from sitting here run from joy to sadness, from gratitude to confusion.

 

Did i want to run in 36 degree weather yesterday?

Could i have spent those 90 minutes in a more comfortable situation?

Who wants to watch TV all day, everyday?

Being around people 20 to 40 years older than you – if you pay close attention and aren’t medicated, distracted, or entertained – you become keenly aware that vibrant health is something to fight like hell for.

 

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On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.

This website is about our physical health. To easily and safely leave this site to read today’s post on jeff’s spiritual health website, click here.

 

Today is yesterday’s “tomorrow”

Teddy Bear at Orlando airport
Photo taken in Atlanta yesterday.

 

Today is yesterday’s “tomorrow”. Note to self: “Stop making promises that you do not intend to keep.” (tweet that)

 

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This website is about our physical health. To leave this site to read today’s post on my spiritual health website, click here.

The balance between survival and thriving

Epcot's International Gateway at dawn
Epcot’s International gateway at yesterday’s dawn.

 

Disney's Boardwalk Promenade
Disney’s Boardwalk Promenade.

 

Disney's Tower of Terror unique view
Disney’s Tower of Terror unique view during yesterday’s run.

 

Disney's Bus Transportation at dawn.
Disney’s Bus Transportation at dawn at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.

 

Disney's Hollywood Studios bag check area
Disney’s Hollywood Studios bag check area at dawn.

 

Disney's Hollywood Studios entrance at dawn.
Disney’s Hollywood Studios entrance at dawn.

 

We broke a high temperature record for November 9. In 1911 the record high was recorded at 90.  Yesterday we hit 91.

The critical success factor for thriving is to stop making excuses about things no one can control. (Tweet that)

Like yesterday, the record high temperature.

Stay hydrated, run without the sun, and find a million creative ways to stay motivated.

 

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Today is yesterday’s tomorrow

Disney Custodial Cast Member
Yesterday while exiting Epcot. You can’t keep a Park clean by dreaming.

 

Today is yesterday’s tomorrow.

Yesterday i didn’t say, “I’ll exercise tomorrow”.

And today i look back on yesterday and say, “That eight-mile run and core workout at Gold’s was a great investment”.

If you can dream it, you can do it. This is not true unless you make it so. Quotes are meaningless without a lifetime of dedicated effort.

 

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Find a different health lane

homeowner driveway
Yesterday morning before sunrise.

 

Cracker Barrel wall decorations
Breakfast at Cracker Barrel.

 

Florida 429 highway
Heading home and what became a 16 mine bike ride – our longest ever.

 

(If you are already vibrantly healthy, you can skip this post.)

Find a different health lane.

Why?

Simple, ask yourself if your current lane (approach) is working really well.

When we are older, if we haven’t taken care of our health, we’ll regret the lost opportunity.

 

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