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“It is one of the most beautiful compensations of life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself“. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
There isn’t much more a person can say after that, except maybe, “Please read it again“.
Make today a great mid-life day to help someone. Carpe diem, jeff 🙂
Little eyes are watching your mid life.
Here’s a poem a friend sent after he read a Lane 8 post, entitled, “Who’s Watching You“, about a week ago.
“Little eyes are watching you”
There are little eyes upon you
and they’re watching night and day.
There are little ears that quickly
take in every word you say.
There are little hands all eager
to do anything you do;
And a little boy who’s dreaming
of the day he’ll be like you.
You’re the little fellow’s idol,
you’re the wisest of the wise.
In his little mind about you
no suspicions ever rise.
He believes in you devoutly,
holds all you say and do;
He will say and do, in your way
when he’s grown up just like you.
There’s a wide eyed little fellow
who believes you’re always right;
and his eyes are always opened,
and he watches day and night.
You are setting an example
every day in all you do;
For the little boy who’s waiting
to grow up to be like you.
Reminds me of Harry Chapin’s classic folk song, “Cat’s In The Cradle“.
If you clicked the linked and watched Harry Chapin set up his song he wrote about his son Josh, you heard him say, in reference to the song’s meaning, “It scares me to death“.
Can I get an, “AMEN“!, on the scared to death part.
This is why I blog. This is why I stay positive. This is why I think so much about what I do and don’t do.
Our sons and daugthers are watching us. Carpe diem, jeff 🙂
What is Mid Life Repetition?
My guess? It’s taking something important, and doing it over and over again.
It could also apply to unimportant things.
Either way, repetition is what creates habits. There may be exceptions, of course.
So here’s a repeat of a quote I posted awhile back, from Carl Jung:
“Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes“.
It will be a challenge, but I will not back down from trying to develop the habit of Goodness.
Some say we become what we repeatedly think about. That can be a really good, mid-life choice. Carpe diem, jeff 🙂
More? Goodness? More Goodness?
Mid Life Goodness? Indeed.
At mid-life, shouldn’t we be on our way to making the world a better place?
Look, I’m an optimist. That doesn’t make me a bad person, anymore than someone who’s not an optimist. Different strokes for different folks. Fair enough?
How does one acquire mid-life wisdom in order to want to think about mid-life goodness all the time?
I don’t know exactly. We might at least agree that we will all do this, or not do this, in our own unique way, on our own time schedules.
Here’s a tactic I use to practice courage. And, I believe courage is a critical success factor.
“He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask the question remains a fool forever“. — Chinese Proverb
I love how quotes like this make me think at a different, and perhaps obvious, level. Hope your day is filled with courage and great thinking. Carpe diem, jeff 🙂
Is May Goodness Month?
Yes. Goodness, to me, is a fundamental attitude to do good, versus the distinct opposite, which is to not do good.
This becomes especially clear if you’re on the receiving end of the opposite of Goodness. Ya with me now?
May is dedicated to thoughts on Goodness, collected here and there from the past 35 years of living, traveling, reading, observing, etc.
“Watch your thoughts; they become words.
Watch your words; they become actions.
Watch your actions; they become habits.
Watch your habits; they become character.
Watch your character; it becomes your destiny“.
Quote from Frank Outlaw.
Mid-life is a great time to do an inventory of our lives and ask, “Is a fundamental attitude to do Good a bad thing”?
With a followup question, “On a scale, 1 -10, ten being high, one being low, where do I rate myself”?
Hey, it’s a no-brainer that you can do whatever you want. We all have choices. I think about them all the time, because I know an eight-year old who’s watching me every day.
Make today a great mid-life celebration, if you can. Carpe diem, jeff 🙂