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Following our midlife instincts?

Geese flying in a v

 

(photo: Looking up while running in Allentown, Pennsylvania, January 2015.)

Geese somehow know this is the most efficient way to fly. How? Instinct.

A simple, powerful question we should constantly ask ourselves:

Am I following my instincts?

The insidious midlife trap is that we default to intentions for the future, not action right here, right now.

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This is the best thing that can ever happen to us.

five dollar gambling chips
Would we pay it all back if it would give us wake up call immunity?

 

The dreaded wake up call.

Scary.

Devastating.

Fear.

Uncertainty.

But.

Why?

A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice.
– Edgar Watson Howe

Long before seeing this quote, penned the following:

Not only is the wake up call painful, but so is the reflection immediately afterwards. This is the best thing that can ever happen to us.

It’s on page 32 in this book.

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