Every single day brings the opportunity for the freshness of perspective

Obituary
Stunned by the news. Al was only 53, with a wife and three child under 15.

 

Freshness of perspective?

What would it feel like to have three overwhelming events happen on the same day?:

  • neighbor says her 22-year old daughter thought Mid Life Celebration (your book) was ‘fantastic’!
  • email sharing that 53-year old father of your child’s classmates just passed away
  • a colleague bestows generosity and kindness beyond amazing

All unexpected.

All powerful.

All emotional.

All reminding us of life’s beauty and life’s harsh reality.

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What if they are full of it and what if they are not?

Quote about acceptance
This is a two-way street so lead with compassion and forgiveness (photo: @overlyxclusive)

 

The interesting thing about getting honest feedback is that we should always consider the source.

What if they are full of it? What if they are not?

This makes it tough because often the source itself is reliable, but the source’s exposure and comprehension may be influenced only by second-hand or pre-filtered information.

As a parent or a boss, we often get little exposure to what is actually happening in the day to day. So we rely on others to give us feedback.

The inherent challenge with this perception of reality is our optimism, values, filter, problems, goals, health, and so on, is not based on eye-witness observations.

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Regret sucks

Unique Clock in New Mexico airport
How we spend our minutes is how we spend our days.

 

Quotable?

Indecision feeds fear, sustains fear, and actually enlarges fear’s reach. (Tweet that)

Don’t let it.

Regret sucks.

So yesterday in a Facebook post, told all those 1977 Spring Grove Area High School classmates something never before shared.

“I love you. Seriously.”

The first quote is from a book inspired by fear and regret.

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Reminders come and go.

iPhone clock alarm screen shot
Wheels up at 5:30am means a 3am wake up call

 

Reminders come and go.

Some are simple and casual.

Some are devastating, tragic, sudden.

What we do with them to a large extent, determines our ability to live with peace and contentment.

Fear is attachment to things, people, and outcomes.

Waking up to this and living like we mean it helps us accept the uncontrollables in life.

This is key to being a thriver versus a survivor.

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