Three steps to midlife peace and contentment

Space Needle observation deck
Faces pushed up to the edge to get a view of everything from Space Needle observation deck

 

Three steps to midlife peace and contentment:

  1. work harder than ever to re-think things (could take years)
  2. put simple processes in place to recalibrate our shifting priorities
  3. begin to live more fully aware of each day, and the many mundane moments in it

We do more at first, so we can do less eventually, so we can have more.

Check?

Doing less. Having more.

Never thought it was possible.

A work in progress by the way.

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How coming to terms with the passing of time sets us free

Early morning flight and sunrise from Seattle
Seattle to Salt Lake City to Orlando, 6am wheels up

 

Mt Rainier rising above the clouds just after sunrise
Mt Rainier rising above the clouds just after sunrise

 

Father and Son nestled close and sleeping on airplane
Coming to terms with the passing of time

 

How coming to terms with the passing of time sets us free. Catching the 4:20am airport shuttle made for a very early start, which created a perfect nap opportunity on the plane.

In random moments truth can be revealed to us.

A parent’s nose pressed gently against the still wet hair of their almost teenager.

That clean hair smell.

A smell only enjoyed from close contact.

It may have happened for the very last time yesterday.

The choice is to be sad, or rejoice in that final opportunity – to be conscious of it…

And eternally grateful for it… and the countless others that had come before.

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Final look and maybe the last ever?

Seattle Space Needle covered in fog
Seattle Space Needle covered in fog

 

Seattle Space Needle reflection on EMP Museum
Seattle Space Needle reflection on EMP Museum

 

Top photo is the first one from yesterday – our final vacation day in Seattle.

Bottom, the final Space Needle photo – a reflection off the EMP Museum.

Love being mindful that each time we do something – special or ordinary – it might be our last chance.

Ever.

Have found, through repetition (aka practice) that thinking this way as a habit doesn’t require extra effort once it becomes a habit.

Weird.

True.

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