Half Way Through a Century

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How do you mark such a momentous day in one's life?  Today is the last day of the first half of a century of living for me.  Tomorrow at this time I will be waking and facing the fact that I am 50 years old.

A year or two ago, based on where my life was, this date might have bothered me tremendously.  Today I'm pretty happy with where my life is and I'm ready to take on the next half-century.

To all those who's paths have crossed with mine throughout my life, thank you for what you have added to my life, good or bad.  I truly believe that all of the events in your life make you the person that you are.  How you choose to use those events is up to you.  You can dwell on the negative and let the bad events ruin your life, or you can deal with them and move forward.  

There are definitely events (and events that never were) in my life that have made me angry or hurt tremendously, but what good does it do me to continually dwell on them?  I am choosing to be happy and live my life to the best of my ability.  With the help of people I love…and that love me, I can be happy with what I have and what I can do.  And I still have a lot of living to do, so here’s to another half-century!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!!

My dear,

Holding a grudge is letting someone live rent-free in your head.

They don’t pay rent; clean the dishes, take out the trash, or do anything else to make your head-space better by being there.

Do to them what any landlord does to an unruly tenant; KICK THEM OUT! Let go of the grudge.

Falsely yours,

A. Nonymous

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One Week Gone

Well, here we are, January 9, 2012.  How was the first week of your new year?  Nothing too exciting in my week, but nothing traumatic either.

What do you have going on this year?  My big even this year is that I will be turning 50 years old in 39 days!  WOW!  HALF A CENTURY!  I'm not sure I'm ready for that, but it's definitely better than the alternative!!!


Beyond my birthday, we a several family reunions coming up this summer (all in one weekend!!!).  Although I haven't always looked forward to them with much enthusiasm, I'm learning to enjoy them.  Especially after connecting with a cousin at one a couple of years ago who has become a good friend over the last couple of years.

House hunting is still a big thought on my mind, but we'll have to see how the financial market goes.  I'm liking where I'm at with my friend and we seem to have a pretty good thing going.  I don't want to mess up that relationship, so we'll just have to see how things go.

I'm pretty sure that work will present new and hopefully exciting challenges. Our team is regrouping after the exit of the man that was my supervisor from the day I was hired.  We also have a new(er) manager.  He's been with us for about 6 months, but with all of the things going on he hasn't had a chance to really take charge yet.  This will be a challenge for all of us.

So, to all of you, I hope that your first week of the new year was a good one.  I hope that your year is a good and positive one!

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2012

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I hope that this new year brings you all wonder things and blesses you and your families with happiness. We are facing scary times, but we will endure.

I'm looking forward to seeing what this new year has in store me. I'm ready... BRING IT!

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