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Mid Life and Time

Mid Life and Time.

“Happiness may well consist primarily of an attitude toward time”. — Robert Grudin

Is this not a BFO?  A Blinding Flash of the Obvious?

Recently, I shared with our son that I’m especially challenged this year to spend time with him.

I feel it, but can’t tell if he does.  He most likely does, even if he can’t put his finger on it.

Figure it out Jeff.  You need to figure this out.  The clock is ticking. He just turned nine. You only get a nine year old for one year.  Then they turn ten.

Are ya with me?  Carpe diem, jeff noel 🙂

Unique @ Mid Life?

Unique @ Mid Life?

“You are unique, and if that is not fulfilled, then something has been lost”. —  Martha Graham

Martha was no doubt talking about dance. I’m not.

This is about our unique purpose on our planet. Now. Before it’s too late, we should be on our way to fulfilling it.

Otherwise, as Martha Graham points out, something will be lost.

There is hope. Better late than never. But we must take steps forward. We can not stand still.

Well, we can stand still, or even retreat. That’s not the legacy I want to leave for younger people.

Life is challenging.  Be the change.

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Tip Of The Mid Life Iceberg?

Tip Of The Mid Life Iceberg?

This question is vague. And also vague sometimes, is my courage to admit I’m at mid life and that the clock is ticking.

If I’m to do something great. If I’m to make a difference. I’m to quit making excuses. If I’m to leave my comfort zone behind.

I must start now.  The reality of these simple truths is just the tip of the iceberg.  Here’s a short You Tube video from three weeks ago as I viewed my very first actual icebergs near Greenland:

Did I mention the clock is ticking?

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The Beaten Path

“People tend to follow the beaten path.  The difficulty is that the beaten path doesn’t seem to be leading anywhere”. — Charles M. Mathias, Jr.

Just wanted to share this because it begs the question, “If the path leads nowhere, why are we following it”?

I know exactly why?  Because we get into a poor habit of “going through the motions“.  Click here to see what You Tube offers to see & hear the song.

This video song has the power to change your life, but only if you watch and listen.

Most of us also have a poor habit (it’s one of my worst) of being insanely busy.

You know what, don’t watch it.  Go ahead and continue on your pitiful path, the beaten path.  But please don’t try to tell me you’ve done your best if you can’t invest four lousy minutes.

Choice is yours.  Always is.  Always was.  Always will be.

Take no prisoners today.

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Crossroads @ Midlife?

Crossroads @ midlife? No, in this case it’s crossroads as in “school crossing”.

Jogging past a school crossing guard yesterday morning, I said, “Thank you for volunteering”.

She replied back, “Oh, I get paid, not much, but it is paid”.  We both smiled because of the busy location and time of day.

I ran another 15 seconds and doubled back to talk to her.

“Do you know what kind of opportunity you have to say something encouraging to each child (maybe 30+) that crosses”?

“Be a leader today”.  “Make a new friend today”.  “Do something really nice for someone today”, I gave as examples.

What if everyone got off auto-pilot on their jobs and started fulfilling their purpose while they did their job?

Ain’t mid-life great?

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