You CAN Go Home Again
After my last post about the importance of letting go of our emotional baggage as we move into midlife, I was blessed with an opportunity to see the effects of my efforts to do just that. I went to my hometown of Milwaukee, WI and on to Chicago to visit with family and friends for a week. Past visits have been wrought with angst and unresolved issues, so I was delighted to find I was actually enjoying my visit. It’s great to see the fruits of ones labor actually show results! Being immersed in the middle of family dynamics is a great way to see how far you’ve come – or not.
September 2nd, 2008 at 11:29 am
People that have gray hair should feel lucky. I wish I had hair that could be any color, including gray. Instead, I have o manage my 38 hairs with a finely blended hair gel…spf 35, you know the generic Albertsons kind. Losing your hair and going gray is not the best for anybody, including men. Change is inevitable and those things hamay be controlled are more worthy of time, like fitness and a suitable state of mind.
September 2nd, 2008 at 11:40 am
It’s all perspective, isn’t it John. I’m glad to hear that your focus is on the things that really matter – like health, positive state of mind, and being kinder to ourselves than we think we should be.
September 30th, 2008 at 1:57 pm
My daughter and I were just talking about this. There’s a town that holds back memories for me and I hate going through it. As it turns out, my 30-year-old daughter works in that very same town. And even though she went through the same angst I did at the time, she said that all you have to do is go back and you’ll conquer the fear. I still don’t know if I can do it…perhaps your book will show me the light, lol!
September 30th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
Facing down our fears seems to be the best way to diffuse the power they have over us. I do suggest ways to do that in my book. While my message is geared to rendering powerless the many fears we harbor about getting older, the process can be used to face down any fear or limiting belief, regardless of it’s source. I have often found that once I confronted a fear – my response was to wonder why I hung on to it for so long! It seems our imaginations can conjure up a picture that is not usually supported by reality. I encourage you to go for it – with support from your very wise daughter.