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America's unheralded work life balance expert. Servant, Husband, Dad, Boomer, speaker, author, runner. Work is only work of you'd rather be doing something else. Allergic to most pollens and mediocrity. Can't wait for the alarm clock to go off every morning.
Monthly Archives: June 2010
1 Big Secret You Need To Know
Look, you’re an adult (right?). You know what the heck you need to do (right?). You’re living the dream, right? Good, positive mental stimulation. Great physical health. Your faith and hope are stronger than ever. You spend less than you … Continue reading
Posted in If, Would Your Life Change?
Tagged Baby Boomer Blogs, Personal Responsibility, Role Model Blogs
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What Counts?
How often does your day go off just the way you planned? Like hardly ever, right? What do you do? At the very least, we can pause in our midlife rush, and count what really counts. Shouldn’t take too long. … Continue reading
Posted in Life's Big Choices (4 total), Simplicity
Tagged Family, Health, Love In Your Heart, what really matters
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Busy Midlife Beaver?
Busy as a Beaver! It’s an American expression used to describe how busy you are when asked, “How are you doing?” I’ll be back here at Mid Life Celebration, hopefully later today. So much to share, so little time. Ever … Continue reading
Posted in Balance (yeah right)
Tagged American Sayings, Busy As A Beaver, Mid Life Celebration
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Midlife Offers A Higher Purpose
Have you ever found yourself thrilled by some small, seemingly insignificant event or moment? And you can’t quite put your finger on it. Or, do you grind through each day, having a dull, aching feeling that you could be doing … Continue reading
He Has A Chance
Today’s Father’s Day post brought to you by Guest Blogger, Lorie Sheffer: Once again, one of the men in my life is fighting for his life. Different men, different medical emergencies, with one underlying thread: “He has a chance … Continue reading
Summer Vacation & Midlife
Photo from yesterday, the first day of our summer vacation at Disney World. There is something magical about midlife. There are certain privileges one gets glimpses of from spending a lifetime doing good and decent work. Have you ever been … Continue reading
Disney Vacation
Today is the first day of summer vacation. What am I going to do to kick it off? “I’m going to Disney World”. Sitting here writing from the breezeway in Cinderella Castle. No seriously. I’m on vacation. Sitting here in … Continue reading
Posted in Humility (never enough)
Tagged Cinderella Castle, Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World
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You’re Afraid, Aren’t You?
Most of us are fearful. It’s an endowment our Creator bestowed on us to survive – fight or flight. But in this case it means fearful, as in “way too fearful“! Once, midlife was described to me like this, “When … Continue reading
