It’s kind of strange how you get older and your views on things change or how you react to things change. I mean that’s pretty obvious, just sit back for a second and think about all of the stupid things you did when you were younger that you look back on now and think, “Wow that was effin stupid.” It could be anything from heavy partying to one night stands and whatever else. Regardless we can all scream No Regrets, and not saying you regret doing those things but they are most likely things you wouldn’t do again.
I am a firm believer that at different stages of your life (or different ages) you sit back and notice that your thought process is different than what it use to be. I think the last time I really had that feeling was when i turned 25. I can remember it like it was yesterday, so many of the thoughts and idea’s that I had from the age of 18-24 seemed so stupid to me. I wasn’t exactly sure why they were stupid to me, they just were.
I recently had that feeling again, I am getting older with each passing second and I will be 37 in July. Unlike when I noticed my thought process was different at the age of 25, Im noticing something a little different with this change. I seem to sit and really Analyze things more now than before, everything from how I deal with my Son and Daughter on a daily basis, right down to the Puppies we just got. I’ve been known to be a hot head to say the least in the past (and your probably thinking with my rants that I still am), but the reality of it is that I have more patience now than I ever did before and the things that use to really bother me, don’t seem to make a difference to me anymore at this point.
The biggest change I am noticing in myself is that I have a much better Appreciation of Life and what it seems to be all about. Instead of thinking things are always going to be the way they are I really seem to pick up on the fact that everything in life is really an experience and most of the time it will be exactly what you make it out to be. I find myself constantly pointing out to my kids and honestly anyone around me that, things in life could always be so much worse than what they really are. That stressful day is most likely nothing in comparison to what someone else might be going through in their life. There are people at that very same moment that have no home, lost their child or may have just been in a terrible accident.
It’s almost like this change is giving me a nicer outlook on life and dealing with other people, etc. I know it won’t change my views on work ethic, work habits, poor customer service or any other view on Business and running Business. So consider me a little nicer, but certainly not a push over. And if nothing else, if your one of the poor bastards that has to listen to my Appreciation of Life chatter, just remember the conversation that way when you have your change in life you will remember that discussion and you will think, “Wow that old fucker knew what he was talking about.”
For those people out there that don’t REALLY know the meaning of Appreciation or think they are appreciative of things I decided I would post the Meaning of Appreciation, because I can assure you I know plenty of people that don’t have a clue what True Appreciation is so hopefully this will help them as well (doubt it), but maybe.
| 1. | gratitude; thankful recognition: They showed their appreciation by giving him a gold watch. |
| 2. | the act of estimating the qualities of things and giving them their proper value. |
| 3. | clear perception or recognition, esp. of aesthetic quality: a course in art appreciation. |
| 4. | an increase or rise in the value of property, goods, etc. |
| 5. | critical notice; evaluation; opinion, as of a situation, person, etc. |
| 6. | a critique or written evaluation, esp. when favorable. |
]—Related forms
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006
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Your parents also get smarter as you get older. Or maybe we just, as you said, get less stupid. Like you probably have, I have pulled some stuff that I wonder how I managed to live through it. The things that I have survived are what worries me most about my kids, 18 and 21.
Knowing it is by the Creator’s grace (whether you have done stupidly dangerous things or not) that you are still here makes for a deeper appreciation of life.
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