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Five daily blogs about life's 5 big choices on five interconnected sites.
“Life is a grindstone. But whether it grinds us down or polishes us up, depends on us”. — L. Thomas Holdcroft
It’s always our choice, isn’t it?
That’s what I’ve come to believe.
Some choices are extremely difficult. Some very easy.
Mountains and valleys, eh?
Make today a GREAT day, because if you don’t, who will? If not today, when? Carpe diem, jeff noel 🙂
Mid-Life Crisis treasure or trash?
“The wise man does not lay up his treasures. The more he gives to others, the more he has for his own”. — Lao-tzu
One of the coolest things about serving others is that you get so much more than you bargained for. And I’m OK with that.
Make it a GREAT day, because if you don’t, who will? If not today, then when?
Carpe diem, jeff noel 🙂
Mid-Life Crisis do-over?
What would you do differently, if you knew then what you now know at mid-life?
Here’s an interesting mid-life perspective. It’s from a greeting card from a few years ago. Here’s what the card said. Plus at the end, you can click on the hyperlink to see the entire poem, as well as Diane Loomans’ website.
**** If I Had My Child To Raise Over Again ****
If I had my child to raise over again, I’d finger-paint more and point my finger less.
I’d take my eyes off my watch, and watch with my eyes.
I’d take more hikes and fly more kites.
I’d stop playing serious, and seriously play.
I’d do more hugging and less tugging.
I’d be firm less often, and affirm much more…
If I had my child to raise over again, I’d teach less about the love of power and more about the power of love. — Diane Loomans (adapted)
Mid-Life Silver Surge?
Ever heard of it, the silver surge?
Yesterday, while reading the Orlando Sentinel online, I found a timely article.
If you have aging parents, or are an aging parent, then this is something that may interest you.
Click here on, “Are You Ready for Mom and Dad to Move In”?
Adversity doesn’t develop character, it reveals it. Carpe diem, jeff noel 🙂
Mid-Life Crisis Grandparents.
“Grandparents can help preserve the innocence of their grandchildren – but there is a cost. They will have to give up any shreds of cynicism that may have crept into their hearts, and they will need to open their eyes to the world of wonder as seen through the innocence of childlike faith”. — from Hugs for Grandparents
Cynicism. It’s useless, in my opinion, in teaching positive values to young children.
At mid-life, we have choices to make.
We can be cynical about life or we can be positive about life.
I constantly remind myself, “Life is hard. No one has it easy. Not even the people who look like they have it easy”.
There is a great, but invisible, equalizer. We can’t put our finger on it, but it revolves around the fact that everyone has some sort of hell they’re dealing with.
The difference for mid-life crisis grandparents, I believe, is that they should now be wise enough to positively move forward with their lives.
Move forward, even in the face of adversity. By the time we reach a mid-life crisis, we have seen the enormous mental, physical, spiritual and financial challenges that can tear us apart, or build us up.
Let adversity build us up, so that we can be living proof to children, that hardship is part of life and that with focus and discipline, we can survive, and even thrive, in stormy weather.
That’s my story and I’m stickin’ to it. Carpe mid-life diem, jeff noel 🙂