How to tell if you’re secretly being a jerk to yourself

have a really nice day
the spare tire cover in a Southfield, Michigan parking garage
have a nice day
cardboard art on a Troy, Michigan Starbucks wall

You wouldn’t be friends with someone who would always put you down. Why do it to yourself? – Michael Luckman

So yes, just to reconfirm, midlife attitude is everything.

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How determined are we and is it worth it?

carpe diem
the only reason I saw these birds (and enjoyed the brief moment of white on blue…
carpe diem
… is because I was looking at different angles to take this photo

How determined are we and is it worth it? To live each day fully present is challenging. Writing and thinking about writing, coupled with constant photo taking, has led to being in the moment and appreciating beauty and interconnectedness in unimaginable ways.

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What’s our obligation to push back against traditional thinking?

traditional thinking

 

What’s our obligation to push back against traditional thinking? Depends who you are and what you believe. Where you work influences both of those too. Imagine working for Apple. One might imagine they feel a daily obligation to challenge what’s possible.

Photo from the Amway Center main lobby in downtown Orlando.

Weird. I feel a compelling sense of obligation, no, duty, to push against traditional thinking.

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Your midlife wellness struggles are mine as well

midlife advice
midlife advice just for Americans? (certainly not)

Your midlife wellness struggles are mine as well. Please don’t forget that. What you read here is not intended to be self-indulgent writing. It’s intended to let you see someone your age not spouting theory, rather, someone busting their back every single day to never get bored with the basics.

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