Comments on: The Other Side of Midlife: Midlife Numbness http://www.greatcircle.com.au/2007/02/07/the-other-side-of-midlife-midlife-numbness/ improving personal and professional communications Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:26:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Ken Oxley http://www.greatcircle.com.au/2007/02/07/the-other-side-of-midlife-midlife-numbness/#comment-3244 Ken Oxley Tue, 14 Aug 2007 16:49:24 +0000 http://www.greatcircle.com.au/2007/02/07/the-other-side-of-midlife-midlife-numbness/#comment-3244 Interesting and thought-provoking stuff, but it also contains a certain degree of generalisation. I've heard plenty stories about people throwing caution to the wind in their later years. To some extent midlife is a very numbing time, but it can also be liberating. You've made mistakes and now you're not so self conscious about appearing foolish. My sister-in-law has just left the man she's been married to for over 25 years to be with some guy she met five weeks ago. . . that's not exactly cautious, is it? So midlife isn't always about being boring and predictable. Actually, I've just recently started my own blog about being a middle aged man staring 50 down the barrel of a gun. Feel free to check it out and leave a comment. It's at www.sundaysun.co.uk/howay-five-0 Interesting and thought-provoking stuff, but it also contains a certain degree of generalisation. I’ve heard plenty stories about people throwing caution to the wind in their later years. To some extent midlife is a very numbing time, but it can also be liberating. You’ve made mistakes and now you’re not so self conscious about appearing foolish. My sister-in-law has just left the man she’s been married to for over 25 years to be with some guy she met five weeks ago. . . that’s not exactly cautious, is it? So midlife isn’t always about being boring and predictable. Actually, I’ve just recently started my own blog about being a middle aged man staring 50 down the barrel of a gun. Feel free to check it out and leave a comment. It’s at http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/howay-five-0

]]> By: Pete http://www.greatcircle.com.au/2007/02/07/the-other-side-of-midlife-midlife-numbness/#comment-313 Pete Thu, 08 Feb 2007 20:17:04 +0000 http://www.greatcircle.com.au/2007/02/07/the-other-side-of-midlife-midlife-numbness/#comment-313 Markk, the point is (one point anyway), <strong>it doesn't have to be</strong>. The people I've been chatting with about this all agree that it comes about after a series of small choices. If there's a message for your age group its this: Don't get numb; keep your edge... Then again, you <a href="http://myopinionsareimportant.wordpress.com/five-word-coffee-shop-reviews/" rel="nofollow">drink so much caffeine</a> that I doubt you'll ever be in danger of this! Markk, the point is (one point anyway), it doesn’t have to be. The people I’ve been chatting with about this all agree that it comes about after a series of small choices. If there’s a message for your age group its this: Don’t get numb; keep your edge…

Then again, you drink so much caffeine that I doubt you’ll ever be in danger of this!

]]> By: Markk http://www.greatcircle.com.au/2007/02/07/the-other-side-of-midlife-midlife-numbness/#comment-309 Markk Thu, 08 Feb 2007 10:05:18 +0000 http://www.greatcircle.com.au/2007/02/07/the-other-side-of-midlife-midlife-numbness/#comment-309 So that's my future eh .. *BANG* (Sorry) So that’s my future eh ..

*BANG*

(Sorry)

]]> By: Pete http://www.greatcircle.com.au/2007/02/07/the-other-side-of-midlife-midlife-numbness/#comment-305 Pete Thu, 08 Feb 2007 05:23:48 +0000 http://www.greatcircle.com.au/2007/02/07/the-other-side-of-midlife-midlife-numbness/#comment-305 There ya go. In a few years, sociologists will give it a fancy name like Midlife Disaffected Syndrome and we'll <i>all</i> be blogging about it. But seriously, folks... Miss Cellania, totally love the one blog (of your four) i've gotten into and hope some more voice work does indeed come your way! Thanks for dropping by. There ya go. In a few years, sociologists will give it a fancy name like Midlife Disaffected Syndrome and we’ll all be blogging about it.

But seriously, folks…

Miss Cellania, totally love the one blog (of your four) i’ve gotten into and hope some more voice work does indeed come your way! Thanks for dropping by.

]]> By: Miss Cellania http://www.greatcircle.com.au/2007/02/07/the-other-side-of-midlife-midlife-numbness/#comment-304 Miss Cellania Thu, 08 Feb 2007 04:57:08 +0000 http://www.greatcircle.com.au/2007/02/07/the-other-side-of-midlife-midlife-numbness/#comment-304 Numb. Yeah, thats what has kept me from looking for a job for eight months now. That and fear. And here I thought it was just laziness! Numb. Yeah, thats what has kept me from looking for a job for eight months now. That and fear. And here I thought it was just laziness!

]]> By: Pete http://www.greatcircle.com.au/2007/02/07/the-other-side-of-midlife-midlife-numbness/#comment-298 Pete Wed, 07 Feb 2007 20:27:44 +0000 http://www.greatcircle.com.au/2007/02/07/the-other-side-of-midlife-midlife-numbness/#comment-298 The antidote? Sounds like tomorrow's blog post. Heh heh heh The antidote? Sounds like tomorrow’s blog post. Heh heh heh

]]> By: Leah Maclean http://www.greatcircle.com.au/2007/02/07/the-other-side-of-midlife-midlife-numbness/#comment-297 Leah Maclean Wed, 07 Feb 2007 17:22:02 +0000 http://www.greatcircle.com.au/2007/02/07/the-other-side-of-midlife-midlife-numbness/#comment-297 An outstanding post Pete! Numb is a great way to describe it and the images you have here capture the mood extremely well. What's the antidote to numb? An outstanding post Pete! Numb is a great way to describe it and the images you have here capture the mood extremely well.

What’s the antidote to numb?

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