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Five daily blogs about life's 5 big choices on five interconnected sites.
(photo: Unusually early thunderstorm clouds at 7am… cut the run short to only one mile)
We’ve heard the first two over and over, but the third one?
If not you, who?
If not now, when?
If not at all, why?
Midlife repetition is the mother of all excellence.
Or maybe not.
Every dang day?
If we desire excellence, you know, thriving, then yes.
Neglect and excuses are the other (unintentional) option.
Daily habits either way?
Yes.
Never forget that.
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Fascinating 14-minute video…
Why?
Because it says the same thing most people already know about positive attitude, but in a different, more compelling way.
The mind doesn’t work like a camera, the mind works like a projector.
What we see isn’t real although we think it is. It’s what we think that is the real thing.
If we see an empty clear square container, but are told it will be full of spiders in a little while, and we are afraid of spiders, we become afraid of the clear empty container.
Our snapshot of the clear container now sees it full of scary spiders, even though it’s empty.
Crazy how it works.
The implications to whether we become a thriver or a survivor hinges on our thoughts.
Our thoughts do become things.
It begins with, “I’m getting older, so…”
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(photo: The opportunities to learn are informal and formal… and endless… to make learning an exciting adventure)
Back to school excitement is in the air.
We used to have it this time of year when we were that age – middle school.
What happened to us?
Never let your memories be bigger than your dreams.
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(photo: How many apps we have is a decent indicator to many other things… simplicity is the ultimate sophistication)
You don’t hate it enough.
Hate smoking enough and you’ll quit.
Hate being overweight enough and you’ll quit being overweight.
Hate feeling alone enough and you’ll quit feeling alone.
Hate being in debt enough and you’ll get out of debt.
Hate relying on alcohol enough and you’ll quit drinking alcohol.
Hell yeah these are bold statements.
You know how it’s possible to absolutely know?
Will give you one guess.
No theory at Mid Life Celebration.
Ever.
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(photo Lorie Sheffer: Is it possible to have balance in a busy, demanding, distracting world?)
We live in a society that rewards hard work. We see those with type A personalities as successful and admirable. Advertisers use high priced cars and expensive watches and huge homes as trophies. Our children are encouraged to take on as many extracurricular activities as possible, not be satisfied with less than stellar grades and set their sights on top notch colleges. Only the best is good enough. Anyone caught sitting around doing nothing will be slapped with a “LAZY” label.
While hard work and setting goals is good, where is the balance? The last time I was at the beach I remember seeing a man having a business conversation on his cell phone while his wife was running around trying to keep their 3 small children from throwing sand in people’s faces and from running into the surf. Good provider or future heart attack patient?
There has got to be balance. There has got to be down time. If we can’t turn it off and sit back and just enjoy life, then what is all the hard work for to begin with?
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