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Rarely do our emotions become so raw and our priorities so clear

stamps placed upside down to show love
Been placing every stamp upside down since the late ’90’s, when my Dad got sick

 

Rarely do our emotions become so raw and our priorities so clear as when a major wake up call arrives completely unannounced, and completely devastates our sense of normal.

The morning of September 11, 2001 was one of those wake up calls.

The morning of January 24, 2013 -102 days ago – a friend sent me (and many others) an email and then took his life.

While this post is old news, it is being written now, January 26. Real life in real time.

Really hard life in really hard times.

Please pray for everyone who’s ever been exposed to suicide, which is probably all of us.

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Why?

a teddy bear and a father at a canadian airport
Fond memories of seven trips in 2011

 

The work day begins early for many of us, usually between 5am and 6am here. When not traveling, I work remotely, meaning from home.

It was yesterday, January 24, 2013, 8:47am (yes, 100 days ago).

I was sitting at my desk… ding – you know the little sound our laptops make when a new email arrives.

It was the most horrible email ever.

And the world stopped turning.

What drives a person to take their own life?

An act of love? An act of hate? What?

Why?

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Ever feel guilty going out to dinner?

Google map of directions from Palace Cafe to cafe Du Monde
Palace Cafe and Cafe Du Monde are two highly popular New Orleans restaurants

 

Sometimes we see images of third world children on the brink of death from starvation.

It really impacts us emotionally. Our heart breaks for them and we wish it wasn’t so.

And not long afterwards, we have absolutely no thought of that whatsoever.

But occasionally we do. It’s an uncomfortable feeling.

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Can kindness scare us to death?

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

 

Do we crave kindness or commitment?

Being kind is relatively easy.

Kindness as a way of life is a full time job.

One in which the end is never in sight.

Our life changes when we embrace this and give thanks for the opportunity.

And then the reality of living up to this sort of scares us to death.

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To what lengths and what depths will you go to leave a trail of love?

jeff noel's traveling teddy bear in the Mercedes Benz Super Dome
When does one stop loving?

 

To what lengths and what depths will you go to leave a trail of love? Some parents defy embarrassment, boredom and distractions to leave a legacy.

We can only hope we might fit that description.

Jack the Bear has been around the country and the world in the past 10 years.

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