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Learning the difference between enough and more.
Excellent point. For better or worse, teachers are an important influence on our lives and well worth a community's investment to keep good ones.My grade 7 teacher taught me to decide what I wanted in my life and act accordingly.
This included not being upset about low subject marks. She said "you have decided how much work you want to put into it". So some subjects of limited interest got less work and less reward. And similarly the ones of interest got more attention.
This carried over into what I chose to excel at in work and devise tactics to minimize the others.
RIP Miss Madden!
Not the greatest one as I can't really define that, but one very recent one:
At almost 79, I am losing more old friends than I am making new ones anymore.
Waking up one morning and looking at a 50+ man in the mirror. Made me realize how fast time goes by and there is nothing you can do to stop or slow it down.
True, and I have realized many years ago already, that I have more birthdays behind me than ahead of me.
True, and I have realized many years ago already, that I have more birthdays behind me than ahead of me.
Middle aged realistically is early to mid 40's but I'm pretty sure most people consider mid 50's to be middle aged.
The John Lennon quote "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans."
I had a boss like that once. I found another job -
Middle aged realistically is early to mid 40's but I'm pretty sure most people consider mid 50's to be middle aged.
After 9 miserable years of marriage, I divorced and after many more years, finally found the love of my life and realized that marriage is not hard work at all IF you marry the right person.
I have found it's best to not even think about birthdays as I get older.
I really need you and my DW to talk...!I also realized that being stubborn and trying to prove that I was right, was not a good thing.
I have become a much more mellow and kind person as I have become older (I hope).
Based on that info and my age, I need to increase my WD rate, a lot...PS. The life expectancy of a 55 male is 25.7, and of a 55 female is 29.1, according to a 2021 government publication. That's more like the 2/3 point, not 1/2 point.
I wish it were that easy. When it's family, not so easy.
That was one for me too. It helped me accept who I am, and that there was nothing wrong with me, and I didn't have to avoid social outings, I just needed my alone time to recharge.I was just reading the thread on what are introvert hobbies and it reminded me about how I learned I didn't actually hate people, I was just an introvert.
I remember when I was in my late 20s and read an article that described an introvert vs an extrovert.
An introvert = a person that recharges themselves by spending time alone
an extrovert = a person that recharges themselves by spending time around other people.
Nothing more, nothing less.
This to me was a life game changer. I always wondered why I couldn't be around people even good friends for too long. I always thought there was something wrong with me.