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Goal Setting and 40Something
Short Lesson: Have Some Reach Some Set More I could end the lesson there. But that wouldn’t be all that funny or even satisfying. However, it’s really all we need. Have a goal, reach a goal, set a new goal. … Continue reading
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Tagged 40s, 40something, football, goal setting, heros, life lessons, parenting, perfection, planning, women
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Maybe I Should Have Said This First
I’ve been asked a few times now, What made you write this blog? Most of those questions came in writing so I’ve been left to interpret the question’s tone. I’ve answered in whatever way seemed to make sense to me … Continue reading
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Tagged 40s, 40something, life lessons, mothers, parenting, women
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A Shout Out to My Lifers
In a previous blog, I talked about the importance of girlfriends in your life: http://wp.me/p1BrD5-q. It is certainly something I feel strongly about, especially as I look back over my first 40Something years. However, this Lesson is about appreciating and valuing … Continue reading
You Might Want to Stay and Fight
The problem with choosing your battles is you can never be sure which one will lead to the end of the war. Despite rumors to the contrary, I’m not in search of confrontation. I have walked away from far more … Continue reading
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Tagged 40s, 40something, life lessons, mothers, parenting, women
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Dear 60Something
I’ve read some really interesting and poetic pieces written from a Dear Younger Me perspective. They are usually filled with advice about how things look different from where they now stand. Don’t sweat the details and get it right kind … Continue reading
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Tagged 40s, 40something, life lessons, mothers, parenting, women
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Welcome to The Middle
Forty is the new 30? I don’t think so. I remember 30 and it didn’t physically hurt. It’s not actually turning 40 that hurts, it’s the aftermath that’ll get ya. Typically the actual DAY that you turn 40 is uneventful. Oh sure, … Continue reading
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Tagged 40s, 40something, aging, change, courage, family, getting older, life lessons, milestones, musings, women
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Get Yourself Some Girlfriends
There’s an email that lives on in the forward zone, called Advice to a Young Bride. One of the lines in the story reads, “Get yourself some girlfriends…you are going to need girlfriends. Go places with them; do things with … Continue reading
Happiness is Not a Gift
I always thought my mother was the living example of the saying, True happiness is not getting what you want, it is wanting what you have. She had a special sense of calm that allowed her to quietly enjoy whatever, … Continue reading
Lessons from Aristotle and the New Math
“The whole is more than the sum of its parts”, Aristotle. (Never underestimate two semesters of Psychology.) And in the shadow of Father’s Day…it’s also the next Lesson from 40Something. Without reviewing my life story, I do need to explain … Continue reading
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Lesson 1: It’s Almost Never About You
I start with this lesson because it’s a harsh one, but incredibly freeing once you’ve figured it out. Remember when your mother said something like “You know the world doesn’t revolve around you“? As humans on the planet, we bounce … Continue reading
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