Mid Life Celebration

Bummer, Eh?

Happy Monday everyone. Hope your weekend was good. There is much worry and trouble in the world.

Let us do today what we can to make ourselves and those around us happy.

In 56 days, on October 17, these five different, daily blogs I write will reach a grand total 3,000 posts.

This five-a-day blogging began all because our son questioned why his 2nd grade teacher wanted him to read out loud 20 minutes each night.

And the five topics (blogs) were created so a Father could have a simple way to teach his son about life.

Lane 8

51 Does Not Feel Old

Mid Life – like birth, childhood, adolescence, leaving home, getting married, having kids, empty nest, retirement, death – midlife fits in there as one of life’s major milestone categories.

For the sake of argument, of course, not everyone gets married or has kids, but it is the most common way to continue our species.

In life’s stages, when and where did you start to feel old?

For me, it was four major things:

1. Getting AARP welcome letter in 2009 (age 50)
2. A dangerous cholesterol report in 1999 (40)
3. Identifying our legitimate disability in 1996 (37)
4. Buying the first pair of reading glasses 1995

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Rejoice In Simple Things

Do great work today. And remember, great is a relative term.

If simply getting through your day is an accomplishment for you, congratulations. Never give up.

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Mid Life Celebration, LLC

Today’s Mid Life Celebration post is short and sweet. Some of you visit jeff noel.com as part of your daily routine (thank you). And some of you still aren’t aware of it.

Click here to visit and see, pretty much, the final list of tag line candidates.

Someone asked the man, “What do you do?”:

I’m the Blog Whisperer, whispering to the world, “Live, before you die.”

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How was it? Are you kidding me? How was it?

AMAZING!!!!!!!!!

I’ll tell you more, later today (hopefully in a few hours).

Have a very busy morning.

Be well and do GREAT work!

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Simple, Key, Repeatable Messages

Life is hard.

And difficult.

But at least it’s not complicated.

Mental responsibilty.

Physical responsibility.

Spiritual responsibilty.

Career responsibility.

Administrative responsibility.

Daily Bear Hugs Are Under-Rated

What are the joyous moments in your day to day routine?

Do you have them?

Are you conscious of them as they happen?

Are you willing to work for them?

Is it worth the effort?

Do you have any idea what I’m talking about?

Every Monday for the past four years after school, on the way home, our son (9) and I stop at Twistee Treat for ice cream.

But before we get in the car at the school parking lot, we do our daily bear hug.

Mid Life Celebration is when…

Weekly Tradition

Two Colors Makes All The Difference

The key to midlife happiness is to lower your expectations.

Yeah, that ought to do it.

Heard this recently and had to wonder, who is saying this?

Lower your expectations?

Are you kidding me?

A Grown Man & A Teddy Bear?

How much time to do you spend each day on not giving up on your dreams?

What do you read to help you stay focused on your dreams?

Who do you hang out with to stay focused on your dreams?

Who do you seek out to stay focused on your dreams?

What do you watch to stay focused on your dreams?

What risks are you unwilling to take?

What risks are you willing to take?

What do you do to tell impossible to go to hell?

Lahti Travel, August 2009

Finland Travel Vacations posted one of my Lane 8 videos a few days ago.

Social media, and trying to do your best, has a place in our world.

The journey to discover, harness and spread it’s influence continues to amaze me.

Your Clock Is Ticking

“Aspire to inspire, before you expire.”   — unknown

Before we know it, our time will be through. No second chances. No do overs.

If tomorrow never comes, will you be ok with that?

Think About Making It Simple

How much is enough?  A famous and sultry actress from yesteryear, Mae West once said, “Too much of a good thing is wonderful”.

We can assume she wasn’t talking about stuff. Anyway, the question still remains. And some collect stuff that defies logic, common sense, basic hygiene, and fundamental organizational skills for practical living.

Excessive collecting can complicate relationships and alienate people from the ones they love, just for starters.

Most of us certainly don’t have the answers, nor do we have any appetite for supporting this behavior. If we did, would that make us co-dependent? Like being co-dependent with an alcoholic in denial?

Click here to read “Why do we collect so much stuff?”

Each day, do you attempt to simplify?  De-clutter?  Detoxify? Purge? Reevaluate?

What if you did?

Unconditional Love (Both Ways)

By mid life, most of us (not all, but most) have had family pets and have had to deal with the loss of a beloved pet.

This can be gut wrenching, and deeply emotional.

Have you been there?

Sometimes we see it coming.  Sometimes it happens in an instant. Either way, it is never easy.

Finding a good way to express our grief at the loss of a beloved Family pet will bring us a mid life peace we so desperately need.

Click here, if you find yourself in need, to read a comforting article on this topic.

I just read it and fold greater peace.

This is exactly what me and my Family needs right now.

Yesterday, we laid Carter, our beloved Canine Son (yellow Lab of 11 years)), to rest.

John 3:16

Valentine’s Day.  Mid Life Celebration. Sunday, February 14, 2010.

Today’s thought is a simple one.

John 3:16

Brothers

Tell me.

Show me.

Involve me.

Common sense is hardly common practice.

If anyone has anything to help my Family find peace and comfort as we say good bye to our beloved Canine Son, Carter, please know you may leave comments here or email them to jeff.noel@me.com , if you’d like to remain private.