jeff noel.org » Inspiration http://www.jeffnoel.org Surrender. Self-control. Service. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:03:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Perhaps Prayer Is Our Way Of Saying Thank You And Goodbye http://www.jeffnoel.org/authenticity/perhaps-prayer-is-our-way-of-saying-thank-you-and-goodbye/ http://www.jeffnoel.org/authenticity/perhaps-prayer-is-our-way-of-saying-thank-you-and-goodbye/#comments Sat, 22 Oct 2011 04:03:27 +0000 jeff noel http://www.jeffnoel.org/?p=9719

Valentine's Day eve, praying for a miracle - a peaceful, pain free send off

We can pray for our daily blessings (food, shelter, love, etc) while we live. We can pray for peace and comfort when we die. Is everything else trivial?

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One has eyes wide open, the other, eyes yet to open

What goes through an animal’s mind when it’s neck is caught in a predator’s death grip? Everyday in the animal world is another day of survival of the fittest. When a parent animal watches it’s offspring get captured to become the predator’s meal, do animals pray?

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The circle of life

Perhaps it is the same in nature and we should just take our direction from the laws of nature. Do older animals just accept that they are slower and weaker and have now taken a place in the circle of life where they can no longer escape the inevitable outcome they’ll be caught and eaten?

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The brilliance of unbiased thinking

Proactive or reactive in midlife? For most of us, it’s the proverbial midlife crisis wakeup call that sets the reactive wheels in motion. This gives Baby Boomers a second chance to start proactively for their second half. Most never do.

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We buried our 2nd Yellow Lab, Carter, on Valentine's Day

Here’s a little Baby Boomer midlife wisdom from jeff noel, The Blog Whisperer: There is no difference in the effort required to live life. The only difference is in what type of effort, proactive or reactive. There is no shortcut.

It’s tempting to never want to get another pet because of how the ending goes. But look at all that would be missed. A great metaphor for life in general.

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