Baby Boomers in Midlife Transition – See Through New Eyes
Whenever we are faced with something new, with a change we want to make, or one that seems to be being thrust upon us, it’s important to change the filters that we’ve been looking through. If you are a Baby Boomer who is reinventing yourself in midlife, it might be time to see the world with new eyes.
A child’s view
Perhaps it is time to see the world with new eyes. Be willing to be live in expectancy of being surprised. Have the curiosity and imagination of a small child. Expect the unexpected.
Each day as you awake, tell yourself that today you will experience a miracle – and then look for it all day. You may be surprised at just how many you’ll find.
No more boxes
We often limit ourselves by the need to define and interpret everything. We go through life putting everything into boxes. Instead begin to wonder. Find several potential meanings to everything that is happening in your life – rather than making your experiences fit in a preconceived idea.
See it all with wonder
Whatever you do, don’t try and be right about everything. Actually, it’s a lot of fun to stop when you hear something you might not agree with and say, “isn’t that interesting?” I wonder what a person’s life experience brought him or her to that belief. And, if I believed that, what would my life be like. Try it on for size. Don’t dismiss it so easily. Find value in every opinion.
See what it’s like to relinquish previously held ideas as you experience and witness your life. Become an observer rather than a reactor. Be aware that you have the power to interpret and add meaning in any way you wish. Be willing to let go of the stories and assumptions you have held for so long.
How much Joy can you stand?
You may just find something new in each day. You’ll definitely discover feelings of Joy you have never experienced before. Delight in the coming change. Feel the innocence of new life as it is emerging in you. I guarantee that if you do, you’ll find more love, more beauty and absolute divinity in everyone and everything. What a life!
