Coming up January 7, 2007

The question is … what, if anything, should I be doing about it?

I know it’s still about four months away but I was recently asked if I’d made any plans for the big five-oh and I realised that I hadn’t even thought about it. Should I be thinking about it? I admit I’m quite a lover of birthdays and enjoy doing something special to celebrate – not just my own but also friends. For my 40th birthday I had a big party and invited 40 people but I’m not really in the mood for that sort of thing this time round.

So, any tips on what I can do to celebrate becoming half a century old? Personally, I’d love a trip to Barcelona but our present financial situation just doesn’t include being able to take any trips in the foreseeable future. No big deal really – January isn’t usually the best time to visit places anyhow (Lisbon is also on my list).

I guess I’d really like to hear about how other people have celebrated their own landmark birthdays, anniversaries, etc to get a bit of inspiration.

Apparently I’m also supposed to be having a mid-life crisis any minute now … which I reckon is a bit optimistic as this would mean I’m planning to live till I’m 100. 😉

Anhoodle … any ideas?

What work would you do if you could do anything you wanted?

A lot of us are working at jobs out of necessity, or at jobs that ‘happened’ to us rather than being our preferred choice. And often people get stuck doing things that pay the bills, etc and our dreams (and dream jobs) end up left by the wayside.

But here is our chance to either remember those dreams or create new ones.

You often read about people winning millions in the lottery and their lives totally fall apart as they try behaving like stereotypical millionaires, simply buying MORE STUFF and sinking into a life of leisure that leaves them feeling empty and unsatisfied.

You see, I’ve always thought that having satisfying personal work is a basic need for all of us. Quite different from what most jobs end up being. I know one or two people whose jobs are exactly what they want to be doing every single morning when they get out of bed and it’s hard not to envy them a bit.

So, what sort of work would you be doing if you could do anything you wanted to? No limits in terms of Reality … what is the thing you would want to do every morning when you get up that would give you the most personal satisfaction?