The story of the mid-life crisis is a well known one.
Man in his 4th decade of life, looks back and suddenly realizes he's halfway through his journey. He's a mid-level functionary in a vast evil corporate empire, he's got a beer gut the size of Texas and his once prom Queen wife walks around in a faded robe, with curlers in her hair and her 'assets' drooping south.
He gets a tattoo/haircut/stud in his ear, buys a Ferrari and trades in his wife for a much younger model.
In essence, he attempts to try out new things that seemed to come so naturally to him in his 20's but that he must now work much harder for and attempts to use these to validate his life.
Skip all that.
Everyday, every week, we should try something new. Rollerblade, Scuba Dive, play the guitar. According to Time Magazine...
"...Psychologist Rich Walker of Winston-Salem State University looked at 30,000 event memories and over 500 diaries, ranging from durations of 3 months to 4 years, and says that people who engage in a variety of experiences are more likely to retain positive emotions and minimize negative ones than people who have fewer"
And now I have the ultimate "new" experience. I am responsible for a life. Both literally and figuratively. And everyday is a new experience. First bath, first poo, first time he peed on me, first time he grabbed my finger in his hand...
...and I have the rest of my life to look forward to these new experiences.
So no you dont need to have a baby to have new experiences. But rather look for the new experiences in the every little facets of your life.
PS
Has it been that long since I blogged?
