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Just Takin’ A Break

June 18th, 2009
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I presently am wasting a bit of time at work and yet ask myself am I? Listening to my ipod in my office while the people above me sound like elephants stomping on the floor (I have no idea what they do up there but it makes me nuts),I experience one of those precious moments.

So I’m listening to John Denver sing “My Sweet Lady” and am remembering a certain someone from college, 1972, that took me to Denver’s concert. At this memory, I smile, laugh, even get a tear.

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Jan Menopause

What would you do if you knew today was the last day of your life?

June 16th, 2009
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Ever been asked the question, “What would you do if you knew today was the last day of your life?”…was just listening to Tim McGraw’s “Live Like You Were Dying”…so I started to think about it and…

…my answer is eat fudge. Lots and lots of fudge. Not really. But have you ever given that question serious thought?

If I were granted wishes for my last day on earth I could say:

  • go skydiving or sing lead in a rock band
  • write a best seller or build a chain of orphanages in Africa so no child would go without care 
  • discover the cure for cancer
  • get that job I so desperately had wanted and deserved or spend as much money I want on anything I want
  • make all those kids in school that were so mean to me for all those years feel what I felt
  • go back and undo all the bad choices I made
  • love better, love deeper

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Jan Mid Life Madness

They Say Wisdom Comes With Age….

June 2nd, 2009
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The definition of wisdom: “Accumulated knowledge of life or in a  particular sphere of activity that has been gained through experience”.

Well let’s see, here are just a few mid-life tidbits of wisdom I have accumulated through my life’s experiences thus far:

  • When everyone looks younger than you it’s because they are.
  • It’s OK to trust your life into the hands of a doctor that looks like your youngest child. And it’s OK to ask if they brushed their teeth and washed behind their ears. They understand.
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Jan Menopause, Mid Life Madness