It have reached a solid brain block in deciphering what and when to compose next. All too often a very familiar trait I have learned of myself is that something which should be simple my mind sees it as quite the opposite. Overthinking, perhaps something with photos, screenshots, outputs, what else more?
Do I need to write a longer post to appease people and keep them interested?
Can I post an update about #theHumanElement out of sequence to the other happenings in my life?
What I capture on the text of the screen isn’t an avenue focused on appeasing others, rather then self growth and understanding of humanity. If those pixels on your screen mean no value that is an perfectly acceptable. Posts can flow freely, out of sequence is acceptable as that is our stream of conscious. It’s better to share thoughts then holding on to them for an opportune time that will never present itself.
Wanting to expound upon it more, but the slight exhausting of the 9.5 flight home from a weekend trip has caught up on me.
In Summary, a blank stare visualizing my tapestry of life, my canvas, threads starting to weave in. Not only explore your mind, but challenge yourself how to do it. Seek that deep question on self connection and without a doubt it will be there. Most likely, it has always been there if we just search. Update on #Postcards4Parker soon!
In March, Jane Mitchell an Atlanta based flight attendant, kicked off fundraising for the annual Delta Airlines Jet Drag team benefiting Relay for Life. Jane’s donation link: http://j.mp/Relay4Life4Jane . What is a Jet Drag? A Jet Drag lasts only seconds involving a team of 20 people tugging on a rope to get a 757 to move a set distance. The 757 is my top domestic plane for her design, speed, power and climb.
I donated $500 to Jane’s effort in memory of Glen Mikesell (Age 27, died in 2013) and James Steen, both courageous people who lost their battle with brain cancer. I pondered on how could I donate more but in a way that would unite strangers for a larger cause, allowing my cousin, Parker Eckburg to see the places of the world we have been so fortunately blessed to explore.
Parker the superhero sporting a Superman shirt thanks to Barner (4/21/15)
See Parker Eckburg is only 14 but this brave young man is now in his second battle with brain cancer. Medulloblastoma is a fast-growing high-grade tumor. (medulloblastoma). Parker was diagnosed on March 23, 2013, having surgery to remove cancerous tumors on his brain, and then daily radiation for 6 weeks followed by 6 months of chemotherapy. Unfortunately, Parker went into remission until January 23, 2015 with the cancer back with a vengeance. Parker’s most recent MRI’s show the brain cancer has not grown but is not reducing in his size. Parker’s family has been told a cure isn’t available since he relapsed, they pray for it to stop (or slow down) spreading as it is very aggressive.
Parker being brave, catching up on his games (March 2015)
I thought back to when I was 14 and my worries of the world were homework, being home before the streetlights came on, and recovering from the loss of my mother who took her life in 1993. Having lost my mother so young at age 13, I have never lived a day to take life for granted. I was determined to find a way to share the world with Parker.
My solution was simple, for each postcard Parker Eckburg receives by the date of the Delta Jet Drag, 5/1, I would donate an additional $1 up to $500 giving a total donation of $1,000. On April 10th, I launched the Facebook group, Postcards 4 Parker, Relay 4 Life Challenge. (http://j.mp/Postcards4Parker) .
1 Postcard = $4 Donation to Relay for Life
The Human Element of those around us has never shined so bright with the outpouring of support, posts of encouragement, photos of journeys, postcards, books, Green Bay Swag, T-shirts and now contribution matching. Since launching the Facebook group just 12 days ago, three fellow Delta Diamond Medallion Flyers have jumped in to match my donation, now up to 1,000 cards, $1,000 per person, $4,000 total. Thank you to Barner Golumbfskie-Jones, Shane Rixom and Timothy Allen , your contribution to Relay 4 Life will help so many others.
On May 1st, we are all PULLING 4 PARKER!
Jane Mitchell is to be thanked for her allowing of me to partake in her fundraising efforts with my launching of this challenge. Jane is one of the most courageous woman you may ever meet, a flight attendant, grandmother, mother, and also the rock for her daughter who is now back to battling brain cancer too.
Join the Postcards 4 Parker, Relay 4 Life Challengetoday!
A month ago someone asked me, in 5 years, what will your brand be. Not an MBA question nor where will you be working, what will YOUR brand be.
This thought provoking question left me also slightly unnerved. What would my brand be? In 5 years, what would my life have shaped up into?
For several years I have engaged in lengthy conversations on The Human Element (THE). This is not our evolution to the automation of processes to reduce human error or our impact to global warming but an innate connection that draws mankind closer.
The people you engage with everyday, or once in your life. Taking that connection beyond an electronic device, celebrating the good times and forgetting the bad ones. The Human Element expands beyond person to person interactions but expands also to engaging with companies that one feels so passionately for, a true advocate due to a demonstrated yet individualist feeling of a personal connection. As society has evolved, this element is often missing.
Google Defines Human Element:
How I break it down, characteristics essential for human beings.
I will continue to expound on this topic, seek examples, it may be random seldom updates, it may have no readers but I open this journey to anyone.
**Photo: Sunset over the harbor and Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, February 2015
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