Category: Joy In Your Spirit

Glad, elated, thankful

Overwhelmed. Simply overwhelmed.

Disney's Grand Californian Resort inspirational message
Reflection is difficult for the distracted, medicated, and entertained Herd…

 

Overwhelmed, simply overwhelmed.

With joy.

Walking all over Disneyland, even though it’s been 43 years since visiting as a 12 year old.

Our midlife journey is joyful when we make counting our blessings a constant priority.

This takes a different (incredibly more positive) attitude than the one the Herd nurtures.

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Five midlife reasons to love Disneyland – one themed reason on each blog

Disney's Grand Californian Guest hallway at 4am
A short walk down the hall, then outside for another short walk? Yes.

 

Five midlife reasons to love Disneyland – one themed reason on each blog:

1. It’s the happiest place of Earth (mind)

Looking forward to calling Disney’s Grand Californian home for eight days.

Apparently, it’s a short walk from the lobby to Disneyland.

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Is there such a thing as a midlife keener?

Three important flags blowing in the strong wind
When we see things differently, we experience them differently

 

Is there such a thing as a midlife keener? Here’s what Google revealed from ‘keener’:

CANADIAN (informal)
– a person who is extremely eager, zealous, or enthusiastic.
– “keeners who spent most of high school buried in homework”

Maybe.

It’s a really simple concept.

Midlife keeners spend most of their second half focused on thriving versus surviving.

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We get a few of these unplanned experiences in our life

Magic Kingdom Resort area from Delta Jet
Disneyland would fit inside the Disney’s Magic Kingdom Theme Park parking lot (lower center)

 

Happy 59th birthday Disneyland.

C-ya in two weeks.

Yes, will be flying on Easter Sunday to reunite with you after 43 years.

And yes, 43 is not a typo.

How cool is that?

Very.

We get a few of these unplanned experiences in our life.

They’re called bonuses, right?

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Midlife keeps challenging us – are we grateful or do we crumble?

Pool deck umbrella stand blown into pool
A little thing like this and a big thing like Aortic valve repair surgery for a parent (91) – on the same day

 

Life is gloriously challenging.

Or.

Life is unrelentingly challenging.

It is the latter for everyone.

It is the former, also, for a smaller group.

Former colleague, mentor, and professional trainer, J. Jeff Kober, wrote this post today with some very kind accolades about Mid Life Celebration: rethink • reprioritize • recommit

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