Tag: Jeff Noel

Mid Life Anger?

Anger at Mid Life?

Probably.

There’s a lot we have to be angry about at mid life.

Yet, may I humbly submit this midlife quote for your consideration?

“Anyone who angers you, conquers you”.  — Sister Kenny

Sometimes, it takes every fiber in my body and soul not to get angry.  And like other lessons I’ve learned through 50 years of life, staying focused and disciplined is always better and more productive than not.

Good luck.  Stay with it.   Don’t give up.  Forgive yourself and keep trying.

There’s a Chinese proverb that says something to this effect:

“Fall down seven times, get up eight”.

Make it a GREAT day.  Carpe diem. jeff noel  🙂

What the @#%^&*!

“Profanity is the effort of a feeble mind to express itself forcefully”.  —  Unknown

Sorry if this makes you mad as heck.

I used to “swear like a sailor”. 

Now, not so much.

Self-control isn’t an idea to dream about at Mid Life, it’s a habit we can, and should, cultivate at Midlife.

It’s entirely up to each one of us, isn’t it.

At least that’s what the %$#k^ I think.

Carpe diem, jeff noel  🙂

Tempted, at Mid Life?

“Virtue alone can’t build character.  Temptation must have a hand”.  — Unknown

Who knew temptation actually had a positive side to it?

Make it a GREAT mid-life day, because if you don’t, who will.  If not today, when?  Carpe diem, jeff noel  🙂

Mid Life Crisis?

You’ve heard me say this before, I believe whether we have a mid life crisis or a mid life celebration – it’s our attitude that determines our label.

Same with our entire life.  How far we go in it depends on our attitude.

And ultimately, it’s the same for everything’…….

“In all our actions, God considers the intention:  whether we act for Him or for some other motive”.  — St. Maximus the Confessor

Make it a GREAT Thursday.  It’s up to you.   Carpe diem, jeff noel  🙂

Bank of Bad Habits?

“All our corrupt passions must be subdued, and a complex habit of virtues such as meekness, lowliness, faith, hope and love of God and man be implanted in their room before we can have the least title to enter into the Kingdom of God”.  — George Whitefield

While George Whitefield  suggests complex habits, may I be so bold as to suggest that we try to keep it simple?

Mid Life Simplicity?

Hardly.  But the idea sure beats, Mid Life Complexity.

Make it a GREAT Tuesday, because if you don’t, who will.  If not today, when?  Carpe diem, jeff noel  🙂