There are certain times in life that it is necessary to take stock of things. For me, turning 40 is one of those times.
Here is some of what I know so far:
* I have far more questions than I have answers.
* A night of sleep makes all problems seem less like mountains and more like mole hills.
* I love a well designed….well, anything. If something is created that anticipates how I will use it and it makes that use easy, I love it.
* I have not yet accomplished what I have set out to do.
* PB&J can be eaten everyday for lunch if one is trying to save money.
* Being cc’d on email chains is one of the most annoying things in the world.
* Choices mean saying yes to one thing and no to another, otherwise, they aren’t choices.
* Music was put on this earth to provide a rhythm for life.
* Life without music is dull and quiet.
* Having children is the most challenging thing in life. Mainly because I worry about their future and how their actions today will impact tomorrow.
* It is critical to continuously grow myself or else I will become trapped by my past.
* I don’t understand people. Probably because most people don’t wear their history on their sleeve and in order to understand someone, you need to know what has made them.
* Making blanket statements about a person based on a single trait does no good.
* I am not on earth to judge you.
* I am the result of my experiences. At 60, I will be the result of my current experience and those that I have in the next 20 years. I want those experiences to be good ones.
* Having a temper is ok. As long as you can control it.
* I cherish time spent with friends and family.
* I cherish time spent alone.
* I don’t cherish time with people who are more interested in their phone than eye contact.
* God loves me. And you.
* Downtime is regenerative.
* This is harder than I thought it might be.
* I worry that I try too hard to connect with people.
* I miss my extended family.
* I wish I was a better person.
* Awareness of what is happening around me is very important. It is not good to be self-absorbed.
* I don’t like to repeat myself.
* I don’t like to repeat myself.
* Sometimes I do things just to annoy myself. At least it seems that way.
* Quick decisions come easy to me. Sometimes they aren’t the right ones.
* Failure is fine. It means I tried something and I missed the mark.
* I hate my self image.
* Duluth, Minnesota holds a very special place in my hear.
* I didn’t think I would live to 40.
Thanks for taking part in my mini-midlife crisis. Or taking stock as I like to think of it.