I have written before about the importance of living a conscious life- one in which we are totally plugged in, and not just swept along on the current of life, not noticing those important details that are all around us. I was happy to read an editorial in my favorite magazine, MORE, where Lesley Jane Seymour, Editor-in-Chief, writes of the same thing. She put it so beautifully, that I just had to share.
"From age 13-45, we treat each day as if it were a tiny clown car into which we jam, squish or squeeze eight more activities than is physically possible....This frantic, exhausting circus act called life seems as if it's going to stretch on forever- and we're left begging for just a five minute intermission." Years pass, and "we start spending Saturday nights at events we are actually interested in. Wrinkle creams materialize on our bathroom counters, and gray hairs on our heads. Suddenly there is a "big" birthday and we realize that intermission is upon us! Now we don't want to treat each day like a tiny clown car anymore. We want to be conscious of the way we spend our time...... I've decided I want to do only the things that will help me live a life that's fuller, richer- and slower." And this is precisely why I "allow" myself to sit on my back porch, with a book on my lap, possessing none of the guilt that I used to have when I wasn't doing or going. Age can be a wonderful thing!
You've cried at weddings, right? At the birth of a baby? And, of course, you've probably cried at funerals, but have you ever stopped to wonder why both happy and sad events, make you so emotional? Even worse, do you often feel like you're the only one? I will impart wisdom gleaned from professional conferences, seminars, books and articles and/or I will blog my personal thoughts. Either way, I hope you check in often, so you know that your tears are never shed in a vacuum!
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
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About Me
- Ms. Baby Boomer-dang
- Dallas, TX, United States
- I am an educator and consultant, in the field of loss and grief. I love educating others, as well as learning from them, about life's little and big, happy and sad losses: marriage, divorce, moving away, losing one's health, aging gracefully.....or not......death of a loved one, a pet, a dream, children growing up and parents having to let go, etc. etc. Hopefully, you get the picture. Let's laugh, cry and learn together!
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