Saturday, February 17, 2007

The Events that Unite People

I was at a concert last night...two groups that people my age will undoubtedly remember, BJ Thomas and Gary Puckett. Everyone in the audience was around my age though I will happily admit that I was on the younger side of the crowd.

It was absolutely freezing last night and with all the snow on the ground there was no parking near the theatre. We parked more then a few block away and though I wanted to walk the other three people I was at the concert with wanted to wait in the cold for the trolley. After about one minute I decided to walk to the theatre and meet them there.

I had plenty of people to walk with and we were a cheerful bunch. After arriving at the theatre I was waiting in the lobby for my group. Every person walking through the lobby door met me with a huge smile.....we were united by not only a common love of music ,but by sharing the experience of a freezing cold winter night. I was warmed deep inside as I found myself foolishly grinning back at all those I met.

Oh us crazy old people...we spent two and one half hours singing to some old favorites and then piled back out into the cold chatting the whole way back to the car.

Something so simple united a group of people....shouldn't it be easy to find our common ground on other levels as well???

Thursday, February 15, 2007

Back to Work

Having spent the week in Miami FL on both business and pleasure I find myself back at work and shivering in the cold of New Jersey. I truly enjoyed spending balmy evenings looking at the boats in the harbor after a hard day at work. I was a bit apprehensive as I headed down for the business conference. I would be sharing my hotel room with 2 other women who 4 weeks ago I had no idea existed.

What would they be like? Would we all get along or would I be miserable and wishing I had spent the extra money for a private room? I determined that I would keep an open mind and hope that I would like them both. And guess what? That is exactly how it worked out. They were both wonderful and we enjoyed getting to know each other. One woman was from Texas and one from Connecticut. We had lots in common and at the end of the weekend I was so happy to have taken a chance on sharing a room with two strangers.

The conference was a combination of rock concert and business meeting. By the time it ended my brain was so full I could not have absorbed another scrap of information. It was just the right time to head up to Boca Raton and visit with my son ( my baby). Boy I miss him. It was great to jump out of the car and crush him in a huge hug. We spent the next few days catching up and talking about everything under the sun. I actually held it together as I said goodbye and did not shed a tear until just before my plane landed back in New Jersey.

Wow what a week. I am back to my coaching, writing and promoting 101 Great Ways to Improve Your Life.

Tuesday, February 06, 2007

Here Is The Link

Hi Everyone,
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Here's to having the best life possible.

Monday, February 05, 2007

I Am Learning What I Can Do

There are so many times in my life that I took the easy way out. I gave myself an excuse to get out of stretching beyond my comfort zone. If it seemed risky or hard or scary I simply told myself " I can't do that."

It got me out of doing a lot of new things. It kept me stuck and honestly a bit angry with myself. You see way down deep inside I secretly believed I had the ability to achieve a lot of things and to give back to this world in a much bigger way. Guess what I was afraid, so I just took a pass and gave up.

Well no more. Midlife has truly awakened me and alleviated much of my fear. I am not going to get any younger and I am not going to keep taking a pass on life because I am afraid. How about you?

To that end I submitted an article to an upcoming collaborative book project and it was accepted. So tomorrow the third volume of 101 Great Ways to Improve Your Life is going to be launched with my article in it.

One small step for Maureen.....It was a little scary but I pushed that aside and got on with the business of living in a bigger way.