Posts Tagged ‘growth’
Sunday, November 2nd, 2008
There are no real tragedies in life (except, perhaps, a person who gives up on him- or herself along the way). There are only events or happenings. Each one is little more than an invitation to grow.
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Tags: career, challenge, growth, health, mastery, midlife, relationship, transition
Posted in Life Vision and Goals | 5 Comments »
Friday, October 31st, 2008
There’s no need for you to fear the challenges of maturity. Facing them head-on gets you over that soon enough. Your real fear should be that you get to the end of the road and look back only to see that you never got to fulfill your real purpose.
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Tags: challenges, disappointment, fear, growth, mastery, maturity, midlife, retirement
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Sunday, October 26th, 2008
What’s on the other side of the mountain? You don’t need me to tell you that: you already know. Life is on the other side of the mountain: your life. It’s not a dress rehearsal, it’s not a fantasy. It’s as real as can be.
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Tags: fantasy, growth, integrity, mastery, maturity, midlife, responsibility, transition
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Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
At some point during a successful midlife transition, your guides and directors (your superego, the voice of your parents, teachers, mentors and friends) your superiors and law-enforcers all have to fall silent.
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Tags: change, growth, mastery, maturity, midlife, self-acceptance, self-awareness, Self-Esteem
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Monday, October 13th, 2008
When these things start to happen (as happen they must during the midlife transition), you have the choice of seeing yourself as the innocent target of the universe’s cruelty, or of seeing all this as your opportunity to take your inner fortitude to the next level: bucking up and deepening your sense of reliance on Someone greater than yourself.
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Tags: arrogance, challenges, growth, humility, mastery, midlife, setbacks, statistics
Posted in Self-Esteem | 4 Comments »