Feeling inspired or expired? Which word best describes how you feel about your midlife and beyond years? We're used to everything having an expiration date these days. Even a sealed bottle of pure water has a date when it expires! A close friend told me recently his...
Stuck on the Dock of Life
My sister and her husband are boat captains. They are in charge of a 100' racing yacht that has taken them and the boat's wealthy owners all over the world. One of the pictures I received was their boat flying downwind riding the swells in 30 knot storm winds. It was...
Embracing the “Pause”
In a conversation recently, a friend made an insightful comment about life from a musical perspective. He said that a "pause" in music is just as important as the notes. It contributes to the the flow of the overall score. I thought that was especially profound...
Make a Splash
Do you tend to play it safe and avoid risk? I know I do. It's something I'm trying to change. I'm not talking about common sense things like not wearing a helmet when riding a motorcycle or doing a cannonball off the roof of your house into a pool. I referring to...
The Story of Your Life
Ever thought of your life as a story? Maybe a love story? A drama? A mystery? A thriller? A work of science fiction? A battlefield? A story of triumph and tragedy? A strong case can be made that it's "all of the above!" You are in the midst of living out an epic novel...
Ready for God’s Midlife Adventure?
Have you ever heard of the Adventure Grand Slam? It is the ultimate in extreme outdoor events. To accomplish this feat, one must climb the highest mountain on each of the seven continents plus ski to both the North and South Pole. Only forty people have done it. One...
Moving Past a Retirement Mindset
The February 23, 2015 cover of Time magazine showed an image of a baby with the following headline: "This Baby Could Live to be 142 Years Old." With the advancement of medical technology the article was saying that babies born today could live well past 100...
How Big Is Your Midlife Vision?
Rounding the corner into the new year is a great time to ask "how big is your midlife vision?" Without meaning to, most of us significantly underestimate the influence of our life. We may even feel the best years are behind us and we missed it. Quite the opposite is...
5 Benefits for Taking a Spiritual Retreat in 2015
Can you remember what you were doing at the turn of the new millennium in 2000? There was so much anticipation about what that year would bring. Now we are celebrating 2015! How have the intervening years turned out for you? Did they deliver on the dreams and plans...
5 Ways To Be a Person of Influence
The holidays produce mixed feelings for most of us. It could be our frustration that the true meaning of Christmas is buried under the commercialism with the financial pressure that goes along with it. Or the holiday season can be a time of heightened loneliness with...