Disney Leadership Keynote Speaker
Five daily blogs about life's 5 big choices on five interconnected sites.
Hatred at Mid Life?
“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not”. — Andre Gide
I believe this mid life quote to be true, but struggle sometimes to make it real.
Why?
Because it takes courage. Having courage can make you unpopular and lonely.
Who wants that at mid life?
Yet courage, really, is one of the few things in mid-life that makes us whole.
Carpe diem, jeff noel 🙂
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 🙂
“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 🙂
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 🙂
“Whatever you do, if you do it sincerely, will eventually become a bridge to your wholeness, a good ship that carries you through the darkness”. — Carl Jung
There is a return on our investment for living a good and decent life.
One way to be decent is to respect those that work hard to make our Country free. I just posted a Memorial Day thought at www.junglejeff.net
Carpe diem, jeff noel 🙂