Comments on: Recovering from Mid-life Numbness http://www.greatcircle.com.au/2007/02/09/recovering-from-mid-life-numbness/ improving personal and professional communications Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:45:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Pete http://www.greatcircle.com.au/2007/02/09/recovering-from-mid-life-numbness/#comment-356 Pete Tue, 13 Feb 2007 02:52:39 +0000 http://www.greatcircle.com.au/2007/02/09/recovering-from-mid-life-numbness/#comment-356 Fun can never be cliche. A sense of humor will always beat a sense of anxiety. Thanks for dropping by, Rhea. Fun can never be cliche. A sense of humor will always beat a sense of anxiety.

Thanks for dropping by, Rhea.

]]> By: Rhea http://www.greatcircle.com.au/2007/02/09/recovering-from-mid-life-numbness/#comment-355 Rhea Tue, 13 Feb 2007 02:41:25 +0000 http://www.greatcircle.com.au/2007/02/09/recovering-from-mid-life-numbness/#comment-355 I have been restless all of my life. Now in midlife, I can call it a midlife crisis or numbness, but it's the same ol' restlessness. I cope with it by having a sense of humor about it. And, as cliched as it sounds, by trying to live in the moment and having some kind of fun every day. I have been restless all of my life. Now in midlife, I can call it a midlife crisis or numbness, but it’s the same ol’ restlessness. I cope with it by having a sense of humor about it. And, as cliched as it sounds, by trying to live in the moment and having some kind of fun every day.

]]> By: Pete http://www.greatcircle.com.au/2007/02/09/recovering-from-mid-life-numbness/#comment-322 Pete Fri, 09 Feb 2007 20:49:20 +0000 http://www.greatcircle.com.au/2007/02/09/recovering-from-mid-life-numbness/#comment-322 Karen, thanks for those thoughts. You make a great point about finding new dreams. That hadn't occurred to me. Some of my work over the last 2 years has been with long-term unemployed and I've been constantly amazed at how many people (of all ages) have no dreams, no sense of what they want from life. Part of our "success" has been prodding and poking and inspiring a dream ... and when that happens we watch these people come alive. So your thought warrants a lot of thinking about. Robert, I'm constantly learning from you. <i>Trifocals??</i> Had never heard of them before (I must be younger than you!). Glad to hear you've lived Karen's point! Wonder what <i>your</i> next dream is?? Karen, thanks for those thoughts. You make a great point about finding new dreams. That hadn’t occurred to me.

Some of my work over the last 2 years has been with long-term unemployed and I’ve been constantly amazed at how many people (of all ages) have no dreams, no sense of what they want from life. Part of our “success” has been prodding and poking and inspiring a dream … and when that happens we watch these people come alive.

So your thought warrants a lot of thinking about.

Robert, I’m constantly learning from you. Trifocals?? Had never heard of them before (I must be younger than you!). Glad to hear you’ve lived Karen’s point! Wonder what your next dream is??

]]> By: Robert Hruzek http://www.greatcircle.com.au/2007/02/09/recovering-from-mid-life-numbness/#comment-319 Robert Hruzek Fri, 09 Feb 2007 15:43:12 +0000 http://www.greatcircle.com.au/2007/02/09/recovering-from-mid-life-numbness/#comment-319 Y'know, I always laughed at the concept of a mid-life crisis, but then... At 39, I decided to finish the engineering degree I started 21 years earlier (see #3 above). Then at 40, I went from no glasses straight to trifocals. (Ok, this had nothing to do with a mid-life crisis - it just seemed to be so classically stereotypical!) On the other hand, over the next 7 years I completed not only that first degree but two others as well (but don't worry - you don't have to call me "Doc"). So I have to agree with Karen when she says not only revive old dreams, but look for new ones! THAT'S what keeps the hum going for me. Y’know, I always laughed at the concept of a mid-life crisis, but then…

At 39, I decided to finish the engineering degree I started 21 years earlier (see #3 above). Then at 40, I went from no glasses straight to trifocals. (Ok, this had nothing to do with a mid-life crisis - it just seemed to be so classically stereotypical!)

On the other hand, over the next 7 years I completed not only that first degree but two others as well (but don’t worry - you don’t have to call me “Doc”).

So I have to agree with Karen when she says not only revive old dreams, but look for new ones! THAT’S what keeps the hum going for me.

]]> By: Karen Wallace http://www.greatcircle.com.au/2007/02/09/recovering-from-mid-life-numbness/#comment-316 Karen Wallace Fri, 09 Feb 2007 07:35:53 +0000 http://www.greatcircle.com.au/2007/02/09/recovering-from-mid-life-numbness/#comment-316 I think as well as your #3 revive some of the dreams, is it also about finding new dreams - ones that may have seemed crazy or totally out of reach at 25, but at 40 suddenly seem possible... Sorry Pete, nothing better comes to mind right now than Midlife What's for dinner syndrome... that's kinda catchy ;-) You know, not being in this time of life yet myself (ha ha) I have never thought about the whole midlife crisis in terms of numbness... but you make a very valid point. Is it the numbness we are medicating against instead of getting out there and finding something worthwhile? Keep going with this Pete - I'm curious where you're going next. I think as well as your #3 revive some of the dreams, is it also about finding new dreams - ones that may have seemed crazy or totally out of reach at 25, but at 40 suddenly seem possible…

Sorry Pete, nothing better comes to mind right now than Midlife What’s for dinner syndrome… that’s kinda catchy ;-)

You know, not being in this time of life yet myself (ha ha) I have never thought about the whole midlife crisis in terms of numbness… but you make a very valid point. Is it the numbness we are medicating against instead of getting out there and finding something worthwhile? Keep going with this Pete - I’m curious where you’re going next.

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