Disney Leadership Keynote Speaker
Five daily blogs about life's 5 big choices on five interconnected sites.
“What can be added to the happiness of a person who is in health, out of debt, and has a clear conscious?” — unknown
If ever there was a logical goal in life, perhaps this one should be near the top.
Simple.
Elusive.
Impossible?
Do you often feel overwhelmed? Me too.
And if you don’t, you’re either brilliant or clueless – I’m guessing anyway.
Human tendency is to complicate things. More is better. Keeping up with what others have or do. Newer. Bigger.
Here’s how I alleviate, not eliminate, the stress of our daily burdens:
“God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.”
Simple. Wise. Powerful.
But there is a complexity we must break through in order to get to simplicity.
And it may take us a lifetime.
Mid Life Crisis? Mid Life Celebration?
Two choices. Maybe there are more, but it only seems like two that are obvious.
So if you had a choice, which would you pick?
No brainer, eh?
Yep, no brainer. Then why are so many unhappy?
Because life is hard. Sometimes, it even feels impossible.
“You no longer spend your life hurrying around the corner for something which is never there”. — Rex Harrison
If we’ve heard it once, we’ve heard it a thousand times. There is no guarantee in life, except that we will die.
There seems to be a delicate balance between hurrying and not hurrying. We shouldn’t rush blindly through life, bypassing life’s simple pleasures.
But then again, we can’t spend too much time doing what pleases us, because in the end, there really is much work to be done. Our: mind, body, spirit, money, community, job, sleep, errands, chores, etc.
If we take our cue from nature, animals are constantly trying to survive. There is always the threat of danger lurking somewhere. In nature the saying goes, “Survival of the fittest”. I’m not talking physically, I’m talking comprehensively.
Ya with me, comprehensively. This means your day will be really busy. Or not.
Mid-Life Value of Courage.
“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage”. — Anais Nin
Courage. Vision. Passion. Commitment. Patience. Hope. Faith. And, ultimately, Love.
These are key mid-life crisis values.
But hey, who am I to tell anyone what to value. It’s your choice.
All I challenge you to do is make one.
Carpe diem, jeff noel 🙂