Midlife crisis?
I believe I'm going through a mild midlife crisis. I've been reflecting upon my lack of accomplishments. The wasted years!!! And on top of it all, I am beginning to look my age. No amount of Retin-A will erase the signs of aging. Even my circle of friends is pretty small.
Although, I've been playing golf for couple of years now, w/o formal training, I've just not improved. I started taking semi-private lessons at Twin Lakes. Made a world of a difference! I can now loft the ball with the pitching wedge!
I was disappointed with my weight gain and the inability to lose weight even though I was attending a local gym. I never really enjoyed going to the gym and decided to look at other ways to lose weight and stay fit. I have played tennis off and on for several years and once again, w/o formal training and the infrequency of playing, I never improved. I cancelled my gym membership and signed up for tennis lessons. Not only do I love playing, I am meeting a lot of great people this way!
The violin has always been my favorite instrument and regret never having the opportunity to learn to play it. I have forced this love onto my daughter and though she hates to play the violin, she's actually pretty good at it. She had two violin recitals this month and while sitting in the audience, I was so moved and felt an overwhelming sense of regret as they played one of my favorite piece, "Pachelbel Canon in D Major". So while buying new strings for my guitar, I thought "why not?". It's never too late to learn. I rented a violin and the student has become the teacher. Tianna loves to correct my bow hold. (gosh....If I could just relive my youth, I would also take piano lessons so I could play Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" ...although this guitar version (from Michael Lucarelli) is brilliant!).
I am beginning to think it shouldn't be referred to as a "crisis". I think it's a wake up call for me. I keep putting off things I want to do because I'm too tired or feel too "old". The next three to five years looks promising again....
Although, I've been playing golf for couple of years now, w/o formal training, I've just not improved. I started taking semi-private lessons at Twin Lakes. Made a world of a difference! I can now loft the ball with the pitching wedge!
I was disappointed with my weight gain and the inability to lose weight even though I was attending a local gym. I never really enjoyed going to the gym and decided to look at other ways to lose weight and stay fit. I have played tennis off and on for several years and once again, w/o formal training and the infrequency of playing, I never improved. I cancelled my gym membership and signed up for tennis lessons. Not only do I love playing, I am meeting a lot of great people this way!
The violin has always been my favorite instrument and regret never having the opportunity to learn to play it. I have forced this love onto my daughter and though she hates to play the violin, she's actually pretty good at it. She had two violin recitals this month and while sitting in the audience, I was so moved and felt an overwhelming sense of regret as they played one of my favorite piece, "Pachelbel Canon in D Major". So while buying new strings for my guitar, I thought "why not?". It's never too late to learn. I rented a violin and the student has become the teacher. Tianna loves to correct my bow hold. (gosh....If I could just relive my youth, I would also take piano lessons so I could play Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" ...although this guitar version (from Michael Lucarelli) is brilliant!).
I am beginning to think it shouldn't be referred to as a "crisis". I think it's a wake up call for me. I keep putting off things I want to do because I'm too tired or feel too "old". The next three to five years looks promising again....
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12:25 AM
1 Comments:
I have a similar post going on in my head, about the aging bit, and no surprise since I think we're pretty close in age. Tennis is a great idea for fitness and meeting people. I've tried it in the past but I'm absolutely horrible at it so I've hesitated to try again. Maybe I'll be like my mom and start playing sports, once I retire.
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