Are we capable of transformational midlife change?

Honeymoon bicycle trip
Honeymoon photo, 1984; only 25 years old with no plans of ever becoming “old”.

 

We poison our soul so slowly we never notice. Our deeply engrained midlife habits can change even though it feels impossible to change.

What began as a groove in our youth has become a rut so deep, we can’t climb out.

A wakeup call is the only thing powerful enough to change this.

From our wakeup call, we can benefit in large as well as small, seemingly insignificant ways.

Yesterday i arrived early for a meeting with a Certified Financial Planner. We were both driving to a central location. He was 15 minutes late. Our first reaction is to get impatient. Then we start feeling unimportant as a customer. This makes us angry. Right?

But here’s what really happened.

After the initial tinge of impatience i quickly moved to, “i hope he is alright. i hope he didn’t get in an accident.”

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Midlife morning glory

Florida Beach wildflowers
First morning photo of this year’s Sanibel vacation.

 

Florida Beach wildflowers
Yesterday, the first morning of the 2015 annual Summer vacation.

 

Morning.

Glory.

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What would you do, Mid Life Celebration style?

Catholic Priest
A brand new Priest a few weeks ago. Father Benjamin is inspiring.

 

How do we maintain a positive attitude in the face of deep emotional and spiritual pain?

The recent legalization of same sex marriage in all 50 states has led to an official statement from the Catholic Church.

A former boss at Disney shared the struggle his father, a Pastor, had when my boss told his dad he is gay.

Can you imagine the turmoil, doubt, fear, ridicule, rejection, etc, etc?

What would you do?

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.lead .differently

jeff noel Disney Keynote Speaker
“Ft Lauderdale, FL – ADA 2015 – Attendees during Friday”s sessions at the gMed Summit here today, Friday June 19, 2015. Attendees and users learn the latest developments in the gMed suite of tools for gastrointerologists and their practice. Photo by © MedMeetingImages/Todd Buchanan 2015 Contact Info: todd@medmeetingimages.com”

 

Love the contrast of average versus excellent leadership. The closeness of the word leadership.

Imperceptible though.

Hard to notice if it wasn’t pointed out.

We judge ourselves on our intentions, others judge us on our behaviors.

Whatever it is that still remains as a dream you wish could come true…two words for you.

.lead .differently

Don’t let it be imperceptible.

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