jeff noel.org » Life http://www.jeffnoel.org Surrender. Self-control. Service. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:03:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 How Do We Live The Life We’re Called To Live? http://www.jeffnoel.org/common-sense/how-do-we-live-the-life-were-called-to-live/ http://www.jeffnoel.org/common-sense/how-do-we-live-the-life-were-called-to-live/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:03:17 +0000 jeff noel http://www.jeffnoel.org/?p=10781 Continue reading →]]>

Anything & everything, even at 35k feet.

With anything and everything at our fingertips, it’s increasing more difficult to do the right thing. Writing slows me down, and forces me to think. Thinking helps me let go of things that keep me from doing the right things. It’s not a perfect system, but better than my old one.

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Live, so that when you can say you did your best.

Socrates became famous. We still quote him today.

Live, before you die.

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Closer inspection shows the tiny office (bottom, center) is part of a much brighter future.

The unexamined life is not worth living. – Socrates

I had no crystal clear idea what I stood for nor what direction I wanted to take my life. Tough questions frightened me. So did the truth. I became medicated and distracted with work and having fun. Years ago I set out to change this – it’s still a work in progress.

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Time, money and energy often seem to go down the drain, without any obvious benefits.

We thought parenting was an entitlement. However, our sizable life savings was spent becoming parents. At first I was very disappointed and frustrated that it was gone. And then it hit me, thank God we had it to spend.

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Life's "big rocks" are often hard to see, even when they are right next to us.

If common sense tells us that living with abundant commitment to Life’s Big Choices is essential for work life balance and midlife wellness, then what did yesterday’s assessment reveal about our chances for having a great January?

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