Monday, September 19, 2022

1 DAY to 40 — BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER

As I can't think of any more things, I will try to briefly summarise each day's thought since the time I started this exercise:

2 days to 40 - How much of my identity is my nationality?

3 days to 40 - Is the future going to be good for planet earth?

4 - Maybe I'm old enough to revisit my spiritual side

5 - My life revolves around (and because of) my wonderful wife

6 - How happy are other people's lives (really?) and what could be so wrong about celebrating it?

7 - Age is not just a number, it is a milestone/reference point to assess life

8 - I need to work harder to find my tribe

9 - I want to see more of the world

10 - Doing things myself - pride or waste of time?

11 - I need to accept that I will look older, but not use that as an excuse to let myself completely go

12 - I don't need a pet in my life

13 - Teenage love is so different from adult/married love

14 - I seem to be falling into the generation gap sooner than expected

15 - The realisation that life is short should drive me to do more

16 - My loved ones are getting older too

17 - I couldn't achieve my dream of early retirement

18 - It is important to enjoy the money that I've earned

19 - Money is important

20 - Is age impacting how I experience food?

21 - Early success/failure is not an indicator of future wellbeing

22 - How did I get so attached to my smartphone?

23 - Maybe I should ask less questions and do more (because people expect that of older people)?

24 - Is my music my only potential legacy?

25 - I am afraid of losing memories

26 - Not all relationships are forever

27 - Life is very uncertain; death can strike anyone at any time

28 - I should not be stuck in a time warp

29 - We surround ourselves with our own truths, and it is only going to get harder to know what the real truth is

30 - It is becoming harder to deal with friends' contrary/controversial viewpoints especially when I don't see it backed by evidence I trust

31 - Will I be able to rescue myself from living just a mundane life?

32 - I cannot take my body for granted

33 - I don't smoke or drink, but still have other vices

34 - I really don't have intuition/gut feeling

35 - Grown ups don't actually have all the answers

36 - My attention span has shortened, and I don't like it

37 - Life is going by faster than I think it is - I must do more with it

38 - I am struggling to get internal or external validation

39 - Maybe it is okay to just meet the brief and not fuss over doing a brilliant job for every single thing

1 comment:

IJ said...

These are great reflections and realisations. Keen to read about them in detail. There are so many in there that I relate to.