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Living seldom stops us. What stops us is our fear of living

Teppan Edo at Epcot's Japan
Let the memories begin right here, right now

 

Dear son, thank you for an amazing 36 hours. Perhaps the best evening and next day – back to back conversations ever.

Dear readers, thank you for your amazing support after all these years.

Living seldom stops us. What stops us is our fear of living.

Mistakes and failures are gifts.

Life altering gifts.

Embrace them.

Chase them.

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Silence perpetuates silence

Caribou Coffee employee
The shortest part of life is the part where we live it – probably as children

 

Silence perpetuates silence.

Not talking about being medicated, distracted, and entertained leads us to perpetuate the vicious cycle of the herd mentality.

We have a moral obligation to transform ourselves if we even remotely expect others to change.

We know this.

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Dear Son, there’s more to life, but if these four aren’t done, nothing else matters

Florida wildflower
Nature and life and humans – and choices

 

(this post applies to all of us, not just the 13 year old)

Dear Son, life is hard.

Here’s a recap of the top four things, in order, for you:

  1. Honesty
  2. Behave admirably
  3. Self control
  4. Personal responsibility

There’s more to life, but if these four aren’t done, nothing else matters.

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Is there such a thing as a midlife keener?

Three important flags blowing in the strong wind
When we see things differently, we experience them differently

 

Is there such a thing as a midlife keener? Here’s what Google revealed from ‘keener’:

CANADIAN (informal)
– a person who is extremely eager, zealous, or enthusiastic.
– “keeners who spent most of high school buried in homework”

Maybe.

It’s a really simple concept.

Midlife keeners spend most of their second half focused on thriving versus surviving.

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