Celebrating 40 years of Greatness by being my Greatest

Last Monday I turned 40 and have now officially
moved into another phase of my life, some call it Middle Age some call it another Passage and others just say another decade.  Whatever you call it I have chosen to make a big deal about it and celebrate where I have been and look forward to where I am going.  I know that I have achieved a lot but the secret side of me wishes that there would have been some all mighty switch when I actually turned 40 and things will have been different. Unfortunately I did not prepare myself for such a transformation and so now have to accept that there is going to be some adjusting to do.  It will not all happen in one foul swoop.  I was kidding myself that I was going to all of a sudden wake up enlightened and ready to be a better version of myself.  These things need to be done with some level of organisation and planning.  I do question why I did not choose that planning approach but I guess I am still stuck in some bad habits where the path of comfort, wine, less thinking is far more enticing.  I have really dropped my bundle in the past two weeks and have allowed all my bad habits to sneak back in.  How does that happen? Some would say that it has been a little full on brewing up to my big day and I totally felt like letting loose, being carefree and indulgent but why did I let the things I know are so bad for me creep back in?  What happen?  Ah I could sit here trying to analyse it but instead I think I am going to use my bulging stomach, cloudy head and messy disposition to be my guiding light.  I need to develop my Primary foods, my spiritualism, my career, my relationships and some of these areas need attention.  So for today...  I have contributed to my good life my
1. Getting up before the sun to run with my buddy
2. Taken time out to learn something new
3. Shared some joy with others
4. Contemplated what I need to do to align with healthy me
5. Said no to sausage sandwich
6. Apologised


To find your mission in life is to discover the intersection between your heart’s deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger (Frederick Beekner).