Tag: Health

Another Epiphany From Mid Life Celebration This Week

Life's Big Choices?

Another midlife epiphany. As the photo (above) from the YMCA Easter event reveals, society often thinks Life has three big choices: Mind, Body, Spirit.

Add Money (career) & HQ (personal administration) to the other three

We spend nearly a third of our life at work earning Money. Whatever we do for a living, we ought to do our best – our paycheck is tied to our level of contribution to society.

We spend our entire adult lives trying to keep up with the paperwork of life. We must organize our HQ (headquarters), our “executive office”. We are, after all, the CEO of You, Inc.

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How Many Ripples, How Far They Reach and How Long They Last Shouldn’t Stop Us From Trying

In yesterday’s Mid Life Celebration blog photo, my squinting was extreme. Finding this (above) 2010 photo explains why. The sun was low, but on the upswing. Kinda like our resolve to make midlife changes, and stay with our resolve to change.

Fail, yes. Quit, never. Fail,yes. Quit, never….

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What Would You Have Done?

As they walked out to their vehicle, there was a moment of choice. Do I watch them walk away and wish I had said something nice, or do I catch up with them and see if I can somehow thank father and son for their inspiring story? Well…..

First Baptist Church Orlando, April 2010

Had no idea 18 months ago life’s “little” choices (ripple effect) would finally reach a midlife celebration blog.

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While Giving Up Seems Like One Of Our Final Choices, Is It?

Quitting Not An Option For This Dad
Patrick Henry Hughes

April 2010 I was invited to a Central Florida YMCA Easter event, featuring Patrick Henry Hughes. Born blind and crippled, Patrick played trumpet in the University of Louisville marching band. Patrick’s Dad couldn’t quit, hasn’t quit, won’t quit.

Mantra….fail, yes…quit, no….fail, yes….quit, no….

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