Wanzology

Every second, each of us is getting older.  On my 63rd birthday, I thought I'd share my perspective on 'gettin' old'.  

I went to visit a group of old friends.  I was totally amazed!! I never thought I would ever have 'old friends'!  If you have them, cherish them.

When we compare ourselves to others, sometimes wishing we were more like them, we treat ourselves to a 'deception' in our minds.  We think if we had what someone else has, we'd be happier...most times, we never reach that 'happy'.

The Don Henley song, "Heart Of The Matter" was on my mind.  We sometimes expect things from people, places, things and situations.  When those expectations go unmet, we can feel 'some sort of way'.  "...I think it's about forgiveness! Forgiveness!! Even if, even if you don't love me anymore."

Eleven years after Thrift Shop, I think of myself as mediocre more often.  Do you ever think of yourself as "so-so'?

Procrastination.  Everyone has it, does it, denies it or ignores it.  How do I deal with it? I'll tell ya!

We're all gettin older.  But are we gettin wiser?  Are we learning from others as well as from ourselves? Once we start to see our growth, going through things seems a bit more worth it.

My first trip to Australia while touring with Macklemore taught me a very valuable lesson.  Well, a you fan taught me a lesson in humility I thought I'd share to demonstrate the advantages of changing one's perspective when it comes to people's passions or points of view.

I think some of us lose that innate deductive ability.  Some of us would rather have someone else figure stuff out for us.  Why is that?  Why do we not challenge ourselves more? Shouldn't we? 

We tend to think of most things as extremes, like a light switch, either something's good or bad, on or off.  What if we were better at recognizing the space between the extremes and could choose not to go to them?