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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMy dad worked in underground coal mines for about 35 years.\nHe retired and was done with that part of his life. He never sighed that he missed\nthe good old coal mine. He lived 30 more years and he was very active. There is\nsomething powerful about putting a period or an exclamation point at the end of\none juncture or chapter of life and then beginning a new chapter with the sun\nburning brighter than ever before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some people can’t turn the page. It’s possible to get stuck\nin life’s thoughts and never be able to create a new state of mind that\ncelebrates life and experiences happiness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I do not want to be hard on people who experience life’s\nmental prisons. It can happen to anyone. Grief is hard to put down. A family\nthat buries a young family member, or experiences tragedy will spend the rest\nof their lives wondering “what if” or if we had “done such an\nsuch” then life might have been different. It’s easy to second guess and\nto look back. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Life’s failures are hard to forget. A business failure,\nmarriage failure, personal failure or career failure haunts us sometimes. We\nknow if certain decisions had been made the chances of a different outcome\nwould have been great. So, we spend time second guessing and regretting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A lot of us who spend 30 years in a career find comfort and\nenjoyment in staying with some aspect of what we know as long as possible. Paul\nMcCartney, Mick Jagger, Tony Bennett keep on singing. Billy Graham preached as\nlong as he could. School teachers often sub or even continue on for years into\nretirement. Carpenters, plumbers and ministers stay in some form of their work\noften into their eighties. A business friend is still building hotels into his\neighties. It’s common for us to continue what we enjoy or what we know how to\ndo. Thus, making a life or career transition is normally not easy unless a\nperson is sick and tired of something and ready to move forward. When a person\nreaches this state of mind then there is eagerness to learn and go forward with\na change. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A lot happens to us that we never emotionally ever really\nheal from or move on from. Often times we go through the motions of going\nforward but that’s important. We can’t bring people back from the grave. Old\nlife partners move on. Our Children become adults and have their own lives. The\nmirror reminds us that life is changing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Remember this truth. You either turn the chapter or it is\nturned for you. Make turning the chapter your decision. This applies to your\ncareer, retirement, relationships, hobbies, your health, preventive care and\neverything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As you turn the chapter, be excited about the new experience\nand the new opportunity for personal growth, happiness and possibilities. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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