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Peace, tranquility, serenity
How did yesterday go?
Better than expected?
About what we expected?
Worse than expected?
Massive weather delays across the eastern states. Delayed four hours.
One approach is to expect things to be bumpy everyday.
It’s life, after all.
Yesterday went much better than expected because nothing threw me off.
Expecting worst case scenario manages expectations in stormy weather.
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Embrace our critics? Sure. But mostly ignore them.
No, seriously. For real.
Their voice is not our voice. Trust our voice, the one equipped with our instinct.
And focus on spending our time and energy where our joy and support comes from.
Within.
Not the loud, confusing, unfocused, uncaring chatter that clutters the space we occupy.
Practice tuning out and tuning in.
And get really, really good at it.
And be prepared for unexpected progress.
No, seriously. For real.
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The biggest part of midlife wisdom is learning this truth. We can not control the universe.
As we slowly learn to let go of the uncontrollables, a peace begins building within us.
This peace that gets stronger and more comprehensive as we experience small victories over our old thinking and feeling.
As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live. – Goethe
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Is doing amazing work amazing grace in disguise?
Not a trick question.
The path to peace departs from a deep sense of contribution.
Not deep contribution per se, but the complete satisfaction that we tried unfailingly.
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Wisteria vines in full bloom in Shelby, North Carolina yesterday, filling the air with their heavenly scent.
Last night (December 11, 2012) President Obama told ABC’s Barbara Walters he’s optimistic we aren’t headed over a fiscal cliff. What else can the commander in chief say? Portraying calm, even if you aren’t, is part of being a great leader.
Remaining calm isn’t just the President’s job, it’s our job too. Seriously. It is.
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This month jeff noel is challenging Mid Life Celebration readers to follow all five daily blogs about work life balance. To navigate instantly from this mental attitude blog to his physical health blog, click -> go to Next Blog