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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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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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Crazy Always Wins
In the interest of saving you some time, here’s something you should know and a Lesson from 40Something: You can’t fight crazy. I’m not making fun of mental illness. Diagnosed, real mental illness isn’t crazy it is a disease. Not funny. … Continue reading
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
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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