Midlife crisis and the great Summer of 2013

Steve Jobsian: Insanely great!
Middle left: Insanely great is our responsibility. How cool is that?!

 

Midlife crisis and the great Summer of 2013. The crazy thing about how our Summer will turn out is simply this.

We must stop wishing and just start doing things.

Waiting for conditions to improve before we start living makes us criminals.

Even reading this now, many of us are in denial.

Come on man, insanely great. Go!

We must step forward.

Baby steps are fine.

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The great Summer of 2013 in our mind

jeff noel and his Son at School art show
Being able to envision being gone is motivating for the present moment

 

The great Summer of 2013 in our mind? Four pulse-check questions:

  1. What will it take?
  2. Is it even worth it to try?
  3. When was our actual best Summer ever?
  4. What made that Summer so different?

Since none of us know how many Summers we have left, we’d be fools to squander this one.

Right?

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A newly created mantra from a jeffnoel.org blog post comment

Hiking trail sign
In the direction of our forward progress

 

Hiking trail sign
The other end of this trail did not say it was closed

 

What’s the harsh reality of enjoying an amazing attitude this summer?

Making excuses why it will have to wait.

Perfect timing for a newly created mantra from a jeffnoel.org blog post comment:

Live without excuses

Note: looking at things (like this trail) from a different angle or from the opposite end, often reveal undisclosed opportunities to keep making progress – where progress is prohibited or discouraged.

To tackle today in a balanced way, I love jumping from mind (this blog) to body (this blog).

 

Spread optimism this Summer

Florida Parks trails
Camping or getting away would be nice this summer

 

Last year Mid Life Celebration asked if the Summer of 2012 would be our best ever. Remember?

Now, a year later. Will the Summer of 2013 be the best ever?

What if we had a terminal illness and the Docs said we’d be lucky to see September?

But the real question is, can we do it without the fear of death pushing us?

To tackle today in a balanced way, I love jumping from mind (this blog) to body (this blog).