Life Notes from Chair 1713 Joulu 2024

Life at the Midpoint

Fifty. 5-0. Half-century. However we want to call it, host CH hits that milestone birthday this month. And although she can't say she is exactly where she thought she'd be at this precise moment in her own life timeline, she also never put any arbitrary age accomplishments ON her timeline. Join her this week as she reflects on what this approach has taught her about the importance of embracing the whole of the life journey, and not defining success or failure if something has not been accomplished by a certain age - especially a YOUNG age.

Show Notes

For those not familiar with what can be a less-than-advantageous view or bias against those who are older, check out the definition of ageism by the World Health Organization.
The Taylor Swift song "You Need to Calm Down" comes from her 'Lover' album.
CH references the Anxiety character from "Inside Out 2".
The "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" quote from John Connor that CH references is: "There is no fate but that which we make for ourselves."
The (un)official life memes and quotes CH mentions towards the end of the episode that do ultimately seem to always end up being quite true:
- Life is a marathon, not a sprint.
- Money is helpful but not necessarily the source of happiness.
- The simplest things bring the most amount of joy
- If something isn't working, change it.
- Imperfections are not a detriment to one's sense of self.
- Give ourselves permission to learn from our mistakes.
- Dream big. Have passion.
- Stop worrying about what other people think (a.k.a. be confident in who are ... and be ok with it).

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