Goals and Aspirations

Living Every Moment

This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognised by yourself as a mighty one; the being a force of nature instead of being a feverish selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy.  I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work, the more I live.  I rejoice in life for its own sake.  Life is no ' brief candle' to me.  It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.

                             George Bernard Shaw

A powerful quote for a Sunday morning!

George Bernard Shaw is reminding me to live every minute of my life... to be fully engaged in all activities in my life rather than be an observer of my life.

Life is special... the activities and functions we carry out build the tapestry of how our life turns out. 

We have a choice: we can either engage in activities with joy, enthusiasm and fully live life... or we can put things off or wait for others to do it all for us.

If we continue to put things off, if we continue to have the attitude "one day I will get around to doing something but right now all I want to do is not think about it or not do anything"... life will pass us by!

At times, we can feel very overloaded with all the things we want or need to do... but remember, life is short (relatively speaking)... and it is ours to experience and to create the way we want it to go.

I want to live my life and fully as I can... how about you?

Click on the comment link below and share your thoughts... I'd love to hear them!

Warmly
Jeanne

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Middle Age: 3 Tips to Survive Getting Older

It's a fact of life, each day we all get older... and another fact of getting older is that at some time in your life (if it hasn't already happened) you will get to middle age. Ooooohhhhhh Nnnoooooo!

As talked about in a previous post on Mid Life, mid life is the normal process of getting older... it usually happens at around 40 years of age and can continue for another 20 or so years.

Many people dread getting older, and reaching middle age, for all kinds of reasons:

• many roles they've had for a number of years, e.g. children very dependent on them, are no longer appropriate and therefore vanished
• they feel they will become a burden to others
• their body will begin to deteriorate e.g. eyesight, aches and pains, increased risk of getting sick, lessening of strength, energy and stamina
• they will experience aches and pains from arthritis usually associated with getting older
• they are no longer useful
• they will lose their memory
• they will be seen by society, especially the younger generation, as a useless silly old "fogie"
• that it is downhill from now on!

... and a million other reasons!

Certainly things will change in your life (particularly in your body) as you get older, but it isn't all doom and gloom.  There are many things you can do to live a fulfilling and happy life as you get older.

Here are 3 suggestions to survive getting older:

• get involved in something away from your family: frequently as people get older they rely more on more on their family to provide all the support and stimulation they need.  Find something you are interested in... and pursue it.  Whether it is a voluntary activity you can participate in the community, or whether it is getting involved and learning about something you've always wanted to learn or do, but never had the time to do it.   
• if you are retired, or have reduced your hours or workload, it's imperative you take up or pursue an interest that will be fulfilling for you.  One of the biggest mistakes people make when going into retirement, whether by choice or by necessity (e.g. being retrenched), or cutting down working hours, is they don't plan for it.  Remember... not working full time means you have extra hours and extra energy on your hands.  When thinking about reducing your work commitments... begin planning what you are going to do instead of working long before it happens.
• keep yourself healthy... getting older doesn't give you a ticket to sit back watching TV all day, eat what you like, not exercising.  Many people are frightened of the increased potential for getting sick,  aches and pains associated with getting older... Do yourself and your body a huge favour and keep active, have a healthy diet, don't become a couch potato...

Getting older isn't the beginning of the end of your life... getting older is a magical opportunity to begin to do the things you want to do, have always wanted to do but never had the chance to...

Take control of your life... and enjoy the journey!  It truly is a wonderful period of your life (I know, because I'm going through it now).

The choice is yours!

Let me know how you are feeling about getting older ... click on a comment link below and share your thoughts and experiences.  I'd love to hear from you!

Warmly
Jeanne

PS... if you could do with support and guidance in achieving a goal or changing your life in some way... I invite you to join my 4 Week E-Mail Mentoring Program... find out more and sign up at http://www.aspirationsplus.com/4wkementprom.html

Discovering Or Creating Yourself

The deepest secret is that life is not a process of discovery, but a process of creation.   You are not discovering yourself, but creating yourself anew.   Seek, therefore not to find out who you are, seek to determine who you want to be.

             Neale Donald Walshe...Conversations With God

This is an interesting thought... do we discover ourselves?  Or are we trying to create ourselves... create a life we desire?...

I think both discovering myself and creating myself happen, perhaps not at the same time... discovering who I am certainly affects the kind of me I'm trying to create.

Let me know what you think about this quote... click on the comment link below and share your thoughts... I'd love to hear from you.

Warmly

Jeanne

PS... if you could do with support and guidance in achieving a goal or changing your life in some way... I invite you to join my 4 Week E-Mail Mentoring Program... find out more and sign up at http://www.aspirationsplus.com/4wkementprom.html

Believe in Yourself

Having a belief in yourself is essential to successfully achieve your goals... to successfully achieve the kind of life you want to create.

It's very easy to doubt ourselves, to lose belief that we can do it, that we are capable of achieving whatever we desire.

Belief tends to dwindle, and doubts and disbelief quickly appear when we face difficulties in our life, come across obstacles in our quest to achieve our goal... when we get rejected, or nothing we do is working out the way we planned.

Many times we need to remind ourselves that we are capable... many times we need to renew our belief in ourselves and in our ability.

I came across this beautiful inspiring video just now... and I'm sharing it with you to stimulate your belief in you!

Take a look...and let me know what you think

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uB3bd1YsGS8&feature=related

click on the comment link below and share your thoughts about your belief in you.  I'd love to hear from you!

Warmly

Jeanne

PS... if you could do with support and guidance in achieving a goal or changing your life in some way... I invite you to join my 4 Week E-Mail Mentoring Program... find out more and sign up at http://www.aspirationsplus.com/4wkementprom.html

Mother's Day: thinking and reflecting

Mother's Day is one of those very special days... ideally, it is a day dedicated to "pampering" mum.

Mums tend to be incredibly multiskilled... they run a household, often work, have meals prepared on time each mealtime, be a nurse to patch up grazed knees, be a listener, social director, have supportive arms that willingly find their way around you on a regular basis... their heart's always open and loving.

And they have eyes and ears in the back of their head and everywhere else!  They have an uncanny sense of knowing what you are up to... especially when you're up to no good! 

Mums often hold the family together through good times and those not so good. 

Mums are special... let's face it... not one of us would be here without some kind of input from our mum -- remember, she carried you for however many months in her womb!

Whether your mum is still very much in your life... or whether she is like mine, no longer here, it's important to give time to thinking about mum... what she represents and how your life has been shaped by mum.

If you are a mum... I hope you have a wonderful day!

Warmly

Jeanne

PS... if you could do with support and guidance in achieving a goal or changing your life in some way... I invite you to join my 4 Week E-Mail Mentoring Program... find out more and sign up at http://www.aspirationsplus.com/4wkementprom.html