Allan W Janssen is the author of The Plain Truth About God at http://www.god-101.com/ and the blog "Perspective" at http://god-101.blogspot.com/
Showing posts with label middle age. Show all posts
Showing posts with label middle age. Show all posts
Friday, November 16, 2007
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Middle-Aged Crazy!
Although I didn't realize it at the time, my fifth decade on this planet was a rather turbulent time for not only myself but those around me.
Looking back in retrospect, my forties were a time of great upheaval. I not only changed careers, I changed wives, changed locations, changed outlooks, changed friends, changed my beliefs and changed my mind.
On top of this I drank too much and ran myself into the ground.
In other words; "My inner peace was MUCH to loud!"
If you had asked me about a "mid life crisis" I would have discounted the idea out of hand, but now I am not so sure! After all, a lot of the things I did were completely out of character and certainly not in my best interest.
Even though they seemed like a good idea at the time the quality of my decisions were certainly suspect!
Most men seem to go through this "mid life crisis" or "second childhood," just as the ladies are susceptible to "menopause" and "change of life," and it seems to be one of , if not the biggest, destroyer of relationships.
The reason I bring this up now is that we have been getting reports from out West that my sister (who is in her mid fifties) has been having troubles of her own.
She has suddenly taken an interest in some Swami, or Guru or whatever that holds seminars on peace love and la de da, while at the same time her personal life has become a volatile battleground leading to the breakup of her marraige!
At the moment she is not talking to her husband, or her son, and is prone to crying fits interspersed with fits of rage and bouts of depression.
(Her son had the audacity to suggest that maybe she was going through "menopause" and for this he was called a sexist little bastard, and is being held "incommunicado!")
I was thinking of going out to B.C. in the summer for a visit, but if things keep going the way they are I might just wait until everyone, including me, has settled peacefully into retirement and old age. It will be a lot quieter that way!
Allan W Janssen is the author of The Plain Truth About God-101 at www.God-101.com
Looking back in retrospect, my forties were a time of great upheaval. I not only changed careers, I changed wives, changed locations, changed outlooks, changed friends, changed my beliefs and changed my mind. On top of this I drank too much and ran myself into the ground.
In other words; "My inner peace was MUCH to loud!"
If you had asked me about a "mid life crisis" I would have discounted the idea out of hand, but now I am not so sure! After all, a lot of the things I did were completely out of character and certainly not in my best interest. Even though they seemed like a good idea at the time the quality of my decisions were certainly suspect!
Most men seem to go through this "mid life crisis" or "second childhood," just as the ladies are susceptible to "menopause" and "change of life," and it seems to be one of , if not the biggest, destroyer of relationships.
The reason I bring this up now is that we have been getting reports from out West that my sister (who is in her mid fifties) has been having troubles of her own.
She has suddenly taken an interest in some Swami, or Guru or whatever that holds seminars on peace love and la de da, while at the same time her personal life has become a volatile battleground leading to the breakup of her marraige!At the moment she is not talking to her husband, or her son, and is prone to crying fits interspersed with fits of rage and bouts of depression.
(Her son had the audacity to suggest that maybe she was going through "menopause" and for this he was called a sexist little bastard, and is being held "incommunicado!") I was thinking of going out to B.C. in the summer for a visit, but if things keep going the way they are I might just wait until everyone, including me, has settled peacefully into retirement and old age. It will be a lot quieter that way!
Allan W Janssen is the author of The Plain Truth About God-101 at www.God-101.com
Monday, January 08, 2007
The Curse of Getting Older! (part 1)
I was combing my hair this morning and noticed again that I was getting thinner and thinner on top!
My wife just happened to be going by so I pointed at the mirror and said!; Look at that bald spot coming out on the top of my head!
Being the kind, gentle soul that she is, her reply was, "don't worry about it Allan, I only look at the whole person, not just part of you!
Well, if she looks at the "whole" person then that's great for me, since there is so much more of me to look at than when we first met!
Your "what do you mean I'm not 39 anymore" scribe;
Allan W Janssen
My wife just happened to be going by so I pointed at the mirror and said!; Look at that bald spot coming out on the top of my head!
Being the kind, gentle soul that she is, her reply was, "don't worry about it Allan, I only look at the whole person, not just part of you!
Well, if she looks at the "whole" person then that's great for me, since there is so much more of me to look at than when we first met!Your "what do you mean I'm not 39 anymore" scribe;
Allan W Janssen
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
A one - and - a two!
This does not bode well for North American society where the majority of us are now obese!
Brings to mind a quote from the movie "Animal House" where Dean Wormer says to Flounder; "Drunk, fat and stupid is no way to go through life son!"
Of course this was about the same time they came out with the phrase "Sex and drugs and rock and roll!" .............. Stupid me thought they were serious and I did my best to keep the faith!
Your exercise twice a day now scribe;
Allan W Janssen
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Overweight middle-aged adults tend to score more poorly on tests of memory, attention and learning ability than their thinner peers do, researchers reported Monday.
The findings, they say, suggest that a heavier weight in middle age may mean a higher risk of dementia later in life.
Reporting in the journal Neurology, the researchers speculate that higher rates of cardiovascular disease or diabetes might help explain the link. But it's also possible that substances produced by fat cells, such as the hormone leptin, have direct effects on the brain.
Brings to mind a quote from the movie "Animal House" where Dean Wormer says to Flounder; "Drunk, fat and stupid is no way to go through life son!"
Of course this was about the same time they came out with the phrase "Sex and drugs and rock and roll!" .............. Stupid me thought they were serious and I did my best to keep the faith!
Your exercise twice a day now scribe;
Allan W Janssen
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