Plan, don’t panic

Google search results page for vision issues
Started Googling “dark circle in eye” at 640am today. iPhone Google search last night was uninspired…just wanted to fall asleep and wake up today feeling better.
medical note to excuse a lodging cancellation for the trip insurance company
Official medical note to excuse a lodging cancellation for the trip insurance company

Absence makes your heart grow fonder.

Sextus

Knew the Retina Doc’s office would be answering calls starting at 8:00AM.

Knew our local Eye Doc’s office opens at 9:00 AM.

Knew i’d drive to wherever necessary to get a clinical determination.

Didn’t know how long a walk-in wait would be. Planned for a long wait. Packed snacks and drinks in the car.

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Oasis of quiet, at work

hiker in the mountains
Looking back at Pollock Mountain and the Continental Divide’s Eastern (left side) cliff edge. Not sure if Steve or Stacy snapped this pic.

Good and very good aren’t good enough.

dad

If excellence is achievable, why wouldn’t you achieve it?

Ps. Excellence is always achievable.

The key is proper motivation. You’re in charge of that as your CMO, Chief Motivation Officer.

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Work couch potato

Disney pixar toy figurines in mountains
Pixar’s Elemental Characters timestamp 2023 in GNP.
hikers in the mountains
Group pic on top of Pollock. My second time. Both Pollock summits have been with Steve and Stacy. The first time, it was so windy that Stacy stayed maybe 100′ from top to avoid the risk of being blown off. True story. Steve and i never stood upright the first time. We stayed five minutes tops because of the wind-chill factor.
hikers in the mountains
Here we go to the main event…Bishops Cap.

It’s lonely at the top.

unknown

To be a rock, a steady and sure-footed traveler through life’s high’s and low’s, you have to walk the talk.

The past week there have been hallucinations that look like doubt – the doubt that is human nature. The doubt that comes from inexperience. The doubt that comes from low self-confidence.

Like regret, doubt sucks.

Today’s blog writing is helping me coach myself.

Theory is worthless without committed, consistent action.

Common sense, common practice.

That’s how you slay the un-slayable.

Looks good on paper.

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Brilliant lighting comes and goes

Summiting Bishops Cap in 2023 is the most significant hiking accomplishment for me.

dad

Bishops Cap is an even greater accomplishment than Reynolds.

Had several years of reconnaissance hikes for Reynolds.

Never even attempted Bishops Cap reconnaissance.

Thought about it.

But never backed the thoughts (dreams) with action.

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And so it goes, at work

22-second video: Didn’t intend to arrive near nightfall, however an airline delay created this late-day moment.
10-second video: Surreal to be in this present moment.

The future is calling and i must go.

dad

The reality of the eye challenge is that the cause is simply from aging.

Like human hair turning grey, aging eventually sees to it that everyone’s hair turns grey.

This is a new phase of life for me.

A beginner, so to speak.

A rookie.

Uncharted territory.

The future is calling and i must go. (hat tip to John Muir for his, “The mountains are calling and I must go.”

Ps. Hey jeff, happy hiking.

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