Midlife’s A Trip

Dad and Ralph Waldo Emerson On What Matters In Life

Posted on 01. Oct, 2007 by Karen.

It’ll be 5 years ago this month since my father passed away.  I keep him with me in little ways.  For instance, I dedicated my garden to Dad because he loved to plant flowers each year.  And I keep this poem on my bathroom wall that Dad always had on his.  It’s by Ralph Waldo [...]

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What Deep Hole Have You Fallen Into Lately?

Posted on 01. Oct, 2007 by Karen.

Autobiography in Five Short Chapters
by Portia Nelson
CHAPTER ONE
I walk down the street.  There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.  I fall in.  I am lost….I am helpless.  It isn’t my fault.  It takes forever to find my way out.
CHAPTER TWO
I walk down the same street.  There is a deep hole in the [...]

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Know What You Don’t Know

Posted on 01. Oct, 2007 by Karen.

Have you ever just not had the answer to an important question.  Like:

What’s should I do with the rest of my life?
Where should I live?
Should I retire?
Who should I vote for?

As I got to a certain age, I felt like I was expected to have all the answers–or so it seemed.  Well, my 3 year [...]

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