Are we capable of transformational midlife change?

Honeymoon bicycle trip
Honeymoon photo, 1984; only 25 years old with no plans of ever becoming “old”.

 

We poison our soul so slowly we never notice. Our deeply engrained midlife habits can change even though it feels impossible to change.

What began as a groove in our youth has become a rut so deep, we can’t climb out.

A wakeup call is the only thing powerful enough to change this.

From our wakeup call, we can benefit in large as well as small, seemingly insignificant ways.

Yesterday i arrived early for a meeting with a Certified Financial Planner. We were both driving to a central location. He was 15 minutes late. Our first reaction is to get impatient. Then we start feeling unimportant as a customer. This makes us angry. Right?

But here’s what really happened.

After the initial tinge of impatience i quickly moved to, “i hope he is alright. i hope he didn’t get in an accident.”

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i refuse to live like this anymore

Amelia Erhart quote
Facebook screen shot yesterday.

 

Here we go, it’s another Monday morning and most of us barely, if at all, have ourselves centered before we rush out the door to begin another long day of rush, rush, rush.

What becomes the catalytic moment in our lives when our attitude tells us (to promise) to stop the rat race?

What is that moment that causes us to commit to changing everything?

And how long does this, “I refuse to live like this anymore” commitment last?

If it were as easy as Amelia Earhart says, we wouldn’t be thinking about this now.

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The changes are imperceptible, except for a few

April 2015 calendar
Today is just a single day.

 

A tree does not grow overnight, but it does grow.

Same with us.

It happens so slowly :

  • Learning to walk
  • Losing our virginity
  • Moving into our own place
  • The death of a parent

The days cannot teach nor prepare us like decades can.

As we age we can cast more shade, because our roots are wide and deep.

Makes sense when we think about it, but we never do.

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Rearrange our word choice and magic happens

Twitter video
Twitter screen shot on iPhone. One word is missing.

 

This photo was taken yesterday. It’s a Twitter advertisement for their new video app. Love the tag line:

 

Life, camera, action.

 

Rearrange our word choice and magic happens. A small tweak – add one word, change the order – changes everything.

 

Life, purpose, action, camera.

 

Got it?

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