I was talking to my dad last week about my new Raptor, and I heard Diane laughing in the background asking if I was having a Mid Life Crisis. I started laughing and said: “well I didn’t buy a corvette or get hair plugs…and have already had two Porsches and seven Harleys…I’m just enjoying my mid life goodness…”
The conversation did stick with me for a bit, and I did think about the traditional view of society and the so called mid life crisis that seems to happen anywhere from 40 to 50. Men supposedly go get the sports car and chase 20 something year old girls, and women get plastic surgery and get a younger “boyfriend.” Men are called manthers and women are called cougars. The common feedback I’ve read or heard about is that “they” feel they are missing something with their current spouse or significant other or felt like they missed something in their lives and are trying to recapture part of it. Well! Ya can’t. It’s done and in the books.
I recall Daddy telling me many times that my views on life would change as I get older. He is 100% correct. I’ve learned as I have moved through my 40s and starting into my 50s that there are no do-overs in life, money is just a byproduct of work, priorities do change, family/friends and my spiritual beliefs are at the top of the list, and my life is what I choose to make out of it. Rather than thinking “I wish I would have done insert subject, or I wish I would have told insert name I love them”, I do it. When I wake up each morning, I say thank you, I smile, and then ask the good Lord what he has for me today. I expect goodness in my life so I get it. It’s the Law of Attraction in action. Learn to live in the moment. Cherish and love your life. It’s the only one you have, and there are no do-overs. I love my Mid Life Goodness.
I like the way the following quote sums it up.
“You can't change the past, but you can ruin the present by worrying about the future.” – Unknown
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