I guess in brief reaching 40 is a milestone at which, many people contemplate their life to date.
I seem to have done most of the things you’re supposed to. You know like getting married and having kids - not necessarily in that order.
I have a daughter about to embark on the GCSE journey (lucky girl) fortunately she's very smart, so I am hoping for smooth sailing (I can dream!).
In 2006 I had twins, a boy and a girl - all quite traumatic but fortunately only for me. I discovered that even when things appear stable in your life change happens and keeping a low profile won’t prevent this.
I have never mastered the ability to keep all the balls in the air at the same time and as a result friends drift away and life changes in ways perhaps I wouldn't choose.
I discovered this a few years ago, I'm not sure if it is an original James Patterson thought but it's an idea that people world wide seem to have picked up and to me it makes a lot of sense.
“Suzanne’s Diary for Nicholas. James Patterson 2001
p. 24 The story of the five balls: Imagine life is a game in which you are juggling five balls. The balls are called work, family, health, friends and integrity. And you’re keeping all of them in the air. But one day, you finally come to understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. The other four balls - family, health, friends, and integrity - are made of glass. If you drop one of these, it will be irrevocably scuffed, nicked, perhaps even shattered. And once you truly understand the lesson of the five balls, you will have the beginnings of balance in your life.”
I guess it's the closest I have ever come to having a philosophy about life. My father once said that all the time you are a child you are told to grow up and when you reach adulthood you can be childish. I know that sounds really strange but take a good look around..........
My daughter and I developed this idea further when she was younger. There are two types of Adult; those that grow up and take to adulthood embracing it I suppose taking it to be the point to the process and those that are never comfortable, never quite give up on childhood beliefs, doing adult things out of obligation rather than choice these are what she and I call growed ups. They are the ones growing up happened to whether they liked it or not.
I have a wonderful husband who loves me even with all my, oh to many to count faults and for this I love him, with all my heart.
I am not the most spiritual person I know. I like to rant about the state of things but I neither have the time, nor the conviction to do anything about it. Late the other night I discovered Satish Kumar, an Indian gentleman who has spent his life walking the planet for peace. He has written a few books and I think I may learn something valuable from his writings.
I seem to have done most of the things you’re supposed to. You know like getting married and having kids - not necessarily in that order.
I have a daughter about to embark on the GCSE journey (lucky girl) fortunately she's very smart, so I am hoping for smooth sailing (I can dream!).
In 2006 I had twins, a boy and a girl - all quite traumatic but fortunately only for me. I discovered that even when things appear stable in your life change happens and keeping a low profile won’t prevent this.
I have never mastered the ability to keep all the balls in the air at the same time and as a result friends drift away and life changes in ways perhaps I wouldn't choose.
I discovered this a few years ago, I'm not sure if it is an original James Patterson thought but it's an idea that people world wide seem to have picked up and to me it makes a lot of sense.
“Suzanne’s Diary for Nicholas. James Patterson 2001
p. 24 The story of the five balls: Imagine life is a game in which you are juggling five balls. The balls are called work, family, health, friends and integrity. And you’re keeping all of them in the air. But one day, you finally come to understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. The other four balls - family, health, friends, and integrity - are made of glass. If you drop one of these, it will be irrevocably scuffed, nicked, perhaps even shattered. And once you truly understand the lesson of the five balls, you will have the beginnings of balance in your life.”
I guess it's the closest I have ever come to having a philosophy about life. My father once said that all the time you are a child you are told to grow up and when you reach adulthood you can be childish. I know that sounds really strange but take a good look around..........
My daughter and I developed this idea further when she was younger. There are two types of Adult; those that grow up and take to adulthood embracing it I suppose taking it to be the point to the process and those that are never comfortable, never quite give up on childhood beliefs, doing adult things out of obligation rather than choice these are what she and I call growed ups. They are the ones growing up happened to whether they liked it or not.
I have a wonderful husband who loves me even with all my, oh to many to count faults and for this I love him, with all my heart.
I am not the most spiritual person I know. I like to rant about the state of things but I neither have the time, nor the conviction to do anything about it. Late the other night I discovered Satish Kumar, an Indian gentleman who has spent his life walking the planet for peace. He has written a few books and I think I may learn something valuable from his writings.
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