"You must find the place inside yourself where nothing is impossible." ~ Deepak Chopra Good morning, friend. I write to you from the downhill side of an amazing week. I'm not coasting, exactly, but it's fair to say that I'm drafting, pulled forward euphorically and almost effortlessly by an achievement that I'm eager to share and celebrate. An achievement that originally felt daunting; an ...
Midlife Quote
Rebound
I'm ready to rebound from the midlife dip. In fact, lately I've been feeling like the rollercoaster is chugging back uphill, and here's some evidence that I'm not just waxing Pollyanna for a change. Women get the short end of the stick when it comes to midlife crises. Men get new cars and younger wives and become more distinguished with age; we [women] get depression, weight gain, and an overall ...
Midlife Quest
I've talked about a midlife reboot, proclaimed a midlife manifesto or three, and meditated on middle age long enough to grok the importance of a midlife leap rather than a midlife crisis. More like leaps versus crises... But the adventure, one I originally anticipated being a tidy yearlong reflection (ergo 40x41), has proven to be far lengthier and more complex than I imagined. I'm slowly coming ...
Doing
"For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them." ~ Aristotle, The Nicomachean Ethics ...
Exercise: Better Mood, Better Brain
"Moderate intensity aerobic exercise improves mood immediately and those improvements can last up to 12 hours... This goes a long way to show that even moderate aerobic exercise has the potential to mitigate the daily stress that results in your mood being disturbed." ~ Dr. Jeremy Sibold (Source: Inc.com) Good news. If you exercise you feel better. Runner's high. At least if you're a runner. I'm ...
Dancing & Rules
“As long as you're dancing, you can Break the rules. Sometimes breaking the rules is just Extending the rules. Sometimes there are no rules.” ~ Mary Oliver ...