All Truth passes through three stages:
- First it’s ridiculed,
- Then it’s violently opposed,
- Finally it’s accepted as being self evident.
Mahatma Gandhi, with tweaks from jeff noel and Mid Life Celebration.
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The Other Cool Thing
All that stuff I mentioned two days ago at jungle jeff has it’s roots in this idea:
No one can help another without helping themselves.
Many of you are practicing this as evidenced in your blog comments and emails. Together, we can pay it forward, pay it back, plant seeds of hope, offer encouragement, and stay positive in a challenging world.
So while the “numbers” grow, and that’s nice and all, what is really happening is the ripple effect. Thank you for being the engine that makes it possible.
A Sad Truth
“To know is to do.
To know and not do, is to not yet know.” –– Dennis F.
Common sense at midlife should come easy.
And it usually does.
However, most people don’t practice common sense.
So in reality, they really don’t have any.
Fatalistic
Do you have any earthly idea when your funeral will be held?
Are you comfortable with your own mortality?
Does death and dying scare you?
These are questions most people in midlife try to avoid. One of the benefits from a midlife crisis is that it’s a friendly reminder that the clock is ticking and there is still time to transform.
Yesterday, on one of the Delta legs to get home from Massachusetts where I gave a few speeches, I had a conversation with a younger man, maybe 30.
He said I had a fatalistic life view. Not knowing exactly what fatalistic meant, and being caught off guard a bit by his evaluation, I waited until I could check the definition.
He was incorrect.
Why? I’ll tell you tomorrow.
Thankful Midlife Parent
Are you a thankful midlife parent, or maybe thankful midlife grandparent? Gauran-dang-tee I am.
Most married couples think parenting is an entitlement. Cheryl and I can tell you first hand it doesn’t work that way for all couples.
So, being a mid life Dad makes me thankful beyond any mortal effort to describe it. Seriously.
But I’ll try. Here goes. This is simply a typical revelation, in the journey my son and I have each day. It’s something I’ve been sharing and teaching him with unwavering commitment.
“Once you learn to be honest, it is no longer something to fear. Once you don’t tell the truth, it becomes easier to do it again.”
Honesty builds trust. Trust reinforces honesty. And honesty becomes a habit. Simple, but not easy.