Joy – Page 5 – Disney Employee Engagement Speaker

It has to make sense to you or you will fail

Map My Run screen shot — Find an activity that makes sense for you. It does not have to be running.

Accept this fact: we will struggle, and we will find joy.

Wasn’t planning on logging a half-marathon yesterday. And it wasn’t a struggle. It just happened. Drenched in sweat for two-plus hours, it was joy.

There’s a big difference between struggling and failing.

Struggling comes with the territory.

The goal is to not fail.

For a lifetime.

Go. Move. Do something that makes sense to you.

Expect struggles to ebb and flow.

Expect this to last a lifetime.

The only way to fail is to not accept a lifetime of struggle.

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Back to 100 feet above sea level

sidewalk adjacent to Tibet Butler Nature Preserve. — jeff noel’s world class track & field training facility

Back to 100 feet above sea level.

Last week in Denver it was nice to simply run slow and enjoy the new scenery.

No intervals. No gym. No pushing the pace or heart rate.

But back behind Disney’s Magic Kingdom, all that changes in an hour.

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Is it time to rejoice from such an invisible thing?

Disney Keynote Speaker — From years ago…what a dorky expression on the far left.

Is it time to rejoice from such an invisible thing?

Fourth morning in a row without foot pain.

This is a big deal.

It also brings disproportionally joy to the event itself.

Take what we can get, right?

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Never in a million years

(photos: Yesterday morning’s 10-miler to Disney’s Magic Kingdom and back.)

Never in a million years could you have convinced him he was capable of running ten miles on any given day.

We are capable of things beyond our comprehension.

What is the catalyst powerful enough for us to change our thinking, forever?

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If you’re reading this don’t be sad or worried

(photo: Perhaps balance will prolong his time)

Life is hard. Everyone knows that.

When our four-year old Yellow Lab got sick this past summer and died 24 hours later, it was difficult (and still is) to tell whether it was denial or strength that prevailed afterwards.

Let’s go with strength.

And fast forward from July…

The doctor said he can’t say how much time is left.

If you’re reading this, don’t be sad or worried.

Of all the people that you know who realize that life is not a dress rehearsal and that the best way to approach life is to live like you mean it, none understand it more than the guy typing this.

Denial or strength?

Today’s physical thought continues with a spiritual thought for the day at the Next Blog