Won’t Be Long, Even Though It’s Only November 4th, Before Christmas Is In The Stores

Delivering "Food For Families"

Maybe we ought to thank the retailers for reminding us so far in advance that Christmas is coming. Cynical midlifers will see this as financial exploitation. Thankful midlifers will see this and wonder if maybe retailers could advertise and sell Christmas items year round.

We have come to know the true meaning of Christmas when we learn to celebrate it everyday.

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Now That November (2011) Is Here, Thoughts Turn From Pumpkins To Turkey

Joy

Media and retail bombardment remind us of what’s the next big thing we can buy, celebrate, fixate on, and medicate ourselves with. Neither good nor bad. It’s a free world, anything to make a buck, right.

But jeff noel wonders what would happen to the Boomer’s mindset if we could act like everyday is Thanksgiving. Every day worth celebrating.

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jeff noel Wonders If The Pilgrims Ever Comprehended A Midlife Crisis Or Celebration?

Midlife Crisis or Midlife Celebration?

The average life span in the 17th century was only a few decades – about the time current adults hit midlife, pilgrims would die.

And then there’s the whole Thanksgiving story of the celebratory feast America’s new inhabitants enjoyed. What were they celebrating? Mostly the fact that they survived. Interesting.

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Dear Son, Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween

Dear Son, this time last year (2010) jeff noel, The Blog Whisperer, reached his 3,000th Mid Life Celebration blog post milestone. Remember? How scary was that?

When you look back at that very intentional, very brief, effort to only write six days a week instead of seven, it was because hitting the 3,000th post on October 20 versus Halloween made incredible sense. In life, there are times to be very deliberate. Happy Halloween.

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