“There is no past, there is no future. There is only this moment.”
I spent the best day alone yesterday! I got lots of things done plus I lost myself in an art project I’ve been meaning to get to forever. Why do we put off and never get to, those creative projects that give our life meaning? Because we just don’t have our priorities straight. Let’s start valuing creativity above every other thing we do!
I am developing a new philosophy of life in midlife. That is: if it isn’t fun or helps me grow as a person, forget it! Midlife can feel so much like being a teenager with brains sometimes! The hormones take off in the opposite direction of adolescence, but they are very up and down in general. I cry at the stupidest things, like Halllmark commercials! My sex drive is also totally unpredictable, just like my husband’s. The whole experience seems to shout at me:
Life is so unpredictable, so do whatever you need to right now!
I think I’m also being affected by a terrible thing happening in our lives right now. Two friends’ 22-year-old daughter is barely clinging to life because of that flesh-eating bacteria (MRSA?) that started attacking her body on Monday. It’s still not clear if she will survive.
One day you have three healthy kids, going along, doing their lives. The next, one can be suddenly and tragically taken away. This also happened to a very close friend a few years ago. I still don’t understand how she could bear the pain. Her daughter was killed in a car accident on her way home for Thanksgiving.
There is nothing certain about this life except what is right here, right now. Don’t just seize the day, seize the moment! Make the most out of every minute of every day. They are all precious! Don’t spend it regretting something in your past. Create the present you want right now. Visualize it, write it down and start taking steps towards that vision.
