Nobody sees a flower, really – it is so small – we haven’t time, and to see takes time, like to have a friend takes time. — Georgia O’Keefe
It’s challenging to slow down during the holidays. Who’s got time?
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Nobody Sees
Author: jeff noel
Retired Disney Institute Keynote Speaker and Prolific Blogger. Five daily, differently-themed personal blogs (about life's 5 big choices) on five interconnected sites.
Nuthin’
“What do you want from life“?, was the question. “Nuthin’“, was the answer.
Mid Life Crisis is when you look at what you – need, want and have.
One person’s scenerio:
- Works in a northern city
- Works for the city
- Has big monthly car payment
- Rents a dwelling
- Good salary
- Not married
- No Children
Then he says, “You don’t want a cure for your son, you want a cure for you”.
The other person’s scenerio:
- Lives in southern suberbs
- Works for big, well-respected company
- Has no car payments
- Owns a home
- Good salary
- Married
- Children
They Know What You’re Thinking
Guest Blogger Lorie Sheffer:
“Our opinions become fixed at the point where we stop thinking.” – Ernest Renan
Do you ever change your mind or your opinion about something once you’ve learned new or different information? Or do you form an opinion and then only listen to information that reinforces the belief you already have? When it comes to your mind, is the door shut or is it open? Do you honestly look at ALL the facts, or do you rely on someone else to provide you with information that is intended to get you to share their own view? Perhaps it’s becoming easier to allow someone else to tell us what we think than it is for us to listen to the facts and then decide for ourselves. Maybe talk radio is becoming the intellectual equivalent of getting a meal at the drive thru window. It’s fast, it’s easy and it’s cheap.
I know folks who, no matter what evidence they are presented to the contrary, will not budge from their original stance. There’s something to be said for loyalty, but there is that line between being true to your convictions and just being bullheaded.
“Stubbornness does have its helpful features. You always know what you are going to be thinking tomorrow.” ~Glen Beaman
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Midlife Pith?
Do you have Facebook Friends that post updates about how they:
- Can’t wait for their week to be over
- Are so glad their day is done
- Life stinks
Ever wonder if there’s an antidote for this negative vibe?
With Thanksgiving a week away, the antidote ought to be obvious.
Literally, I can’t wait for the alarm clock to go off, for the chance to write five new pithy posts. Yep, five-a-day blogger, full of midlife pith.
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