Make Your Life Over Again

A successful banker “remembers” that he’s always wanted to
start his own advertising business. An attorney-turned-fitness buff
“awakens” to the idea that helping people fight mid-section bulge
is much more fun than helping people fight each other.
A pharmaceutical company executive suddenly finds that climbing
the corporate ladder isn’t nearly as rewarding as succeeding in his
role as husband and father. What do these maturing boomers all
have in common? Their entry to Adulthood, Act 2 where
consciousness of one’s true SELF emerges from the blur
of responsibilities that typically define our first adulthood.

Our early adult years are typically devoted to getting a job, finding
a mate, raising a family, and doing what we’re “supposed” to do.
We pursue success as though it were a universally defined
objective: good income, prestige, more toys. But one day we find
that what we sought…what we thought we wanted…isn’t nearly
as appealing as it once was. The success is good, but we’re not
driven for more. The house, car, and toys are great, but they
come at a price that we’re no longer willing to pay.
Instead of acquiring more, we want simply to enjoy what we have.
Instead of seeking more power, we seek more inner peace.
Instead of indulgence, we seek ways to make a difference.
Adulthood, Act 2 has begun, and it is time to dust off the Self
we put on hold for so long.

Finding one’s self means living a more authentic life…pursuing our
own dreams…living by our own rules. It generally involves taking
stock of the person we have become and the choices we have
made. We wonder if we have followed the path we were destined
to follow and embraced the opportunities presented along the way.
This “wake-up call” makes us impatient, and propels us into what
many describe as the best stage of life. Masters of our own fate,
we take back our lives. Facing another 30-40 active years, we
plan to do it our way this time. We’re determined to “reinvent”
ourselves for the next phase of life and find
whatever has been missing.

We’re retiring early to pursue late-life careers, more meaningful
relationships, or follow old passions that were buried for a while.
A government worker retires at 54, studies photography, sells
his Washington, D.C. photos to tourist magazines and eventually
begins a photographic “safari” business in the nation’s capitol.
A corporate trainer turns 14-hour workdays into a balanced
schedule incorporating daily meditation, Yoga, massage therapy
…simply by focusing on priorities and saying “no” appropriately.
An overweight and stressed-out exec hires a trainer, sheds
40 pounds, and rekindles an old passion for flying.

It’s never too late to find yourself…
and it’s important to your health.

Living authentically reduces stress and enhances a sense of
well-being. People who are happiest in life have mastered the
art of living from the inside out. Instead of living as they think
they should, they live a life that feels right. They passionately
pursue what they are drawn to do and make choices based on
the wisdom in their hearts. These are the people we envy because
they seem so focused and so good at what they do. It's as though
they know a secret to living a fulfilling life…and they do.

The secret is that a purposeful life grows from the inside out.
We must take the time to look inside and honor what we find.
Care for ourselves, learn what we need to learn, and give what
we have to give. A great life is born in the soul, grown in the mind,
and lived from the heart.

Ponderings:

When was the last time you were alone in silence
(no TV, book, music) just getting in touch with
how you are feeling?

What is one thing you have always wanted to do
that somehow keeps getting put off?

What activity do you love so much that when you’re doing it
you feel truly alive and time seems to fly?

Never get so Busy Making a Living ...
that You Forget to Make a Life.

Religion is created by man.
But life itself --- creation, the universe,
whatever we call it --- is spiritual.

If we wish to be in tune with the order of the universe,
we need to develop our spiritual awareness.
Bo Lozoff

Jeanne's Tarot Readings
can help you to take responsibility for this life
you have helped to create. They offer guidance
and empowerment to help you make the changes
you want to make. A reading invites you to take
an honest look at your situation, and can give
you key information that will help you create
the life and future of your choosing.
Crossroads or choices are points
in life through which we grow.

Fact

I Can't Believe You Made It" !

If you lived as a child in the 40's, 50's, 60's or 70's.

Looking back, it's hard to believe that we have lived
as long as we have. . .

As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts
or air bags.
Riding in the back of a pickup truck on a warm day
was always a special treat.

Our baby cribs were covered with bright colored
lead-based paint. We had no childproof lids on
medicine bottles, doors, or cabinets, and when
we rode our bikes, we had no helmets.
(Not to mention hitchhiking to town as a young kid! )

We drank water from the garden hose
and not from a bottle. Horrors!
We would spend hours building our go-carts out
of scraps and then rode down the hill, only to find
out we forgot the brakes. After running into the
bushes a few times we learned to solve the problem.

We would leave home in the morning and play all day,
as long as we were back when the streetlights came
on. No one was able to reach us all day. No cell
phones. Unthinkable. We played dodgeball and
sometimes the ball would really hurt. We got cut
and broke bones and broke teeth, and there were
no law suits from these accidents.
They were accidents. No one was to blame, but us.
Remember accidents?

We had fights and punched each other and got
black and blue and learned to get over it.

We ate cupcakes, bread and butter, and drank
sugar soda but we were never overweight. . . we
were always outside playing. We shared one grape
soda with four friends, from one bottle and
no one died from this.

We did not have Playstations, Nintendo 64, X-Boxes,
video games at all, 99 channels on cable, video tape
movies, surround sound, personal cell phones,
Personal Computers, Internet chat rooms . . .
we had friends. We went outside and found them.
We rode bikes or walked to a friend's home and
knocked on the door, or rung the bell or just
walked in and talked to them.

Imagine such a thing. Without asking a parent!
By ourselves! Out there in the cold cruel world!
Without a guardian. How did we do it?

We made up games with sticks and tennis balls
and ate worms and although we were told it would
happen, we did not put out very many eyes,
nor did the worms live inside us forever.

Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the
team. Those who didn't, had to learn to deal with
disappointment. . . . . Some students weren't as
smart as others so they failed a grade and were
held back to repeat the same grade. . . . . Horrors.
Tests were not adjusted for any reason.

Our actions were our own. Consequences were
expected. No one to hide behind. The idea of a
parent bailing us out if we broke a law was unheard
of. They actually sided with the law, imagine that!

This generation has produced some of the best
risk-takers and problem solvers and inventors, ever.
The past 50 years has been an explosion of innovation
and new ideas. We had freedom, failure, success and
responsibility, and we learned how to deal with it all.

And you're one of them.

Congratulations!

Check out my article,
'Do You Remember?'

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