Over the last six days, I’ve done five days of at least an hour of cardio each day. I’ve been taking the time to do some big time reflecting. I thought I’d share what was going through my mind yesterday.

I was thinking about that movie I saw “Friends with Money”. And there was this line in there about how the woman felt she had already accomplished everything and that there was this “midlife moment” that this was life. That really, it wasn’t going to get much better then this. I could really relate to that. I have a most excellent life… but I do recognize that I have achieved most of my goals and have wondered how much is really left? I’m not even to the halfway point of my life…and what goals do I have for the second half?

About this time, I realized my knee was bothering me. I had just ran and I switched to the elliptical. It was STILL hurting so I shifted my weight some more. I altered my posture, and put more weight on the back of my heel. It made all the difference and I was able to keep going. I actually felt really good.

And the metaphor didn’t escape me that perhaps this is how I should be looking at my life right now. That yeah, maybe there aren’t any huge big looming goals. But maybe what I should be focusing on is the “form” of my life. Refinement. What little adjustments can I make that will give me the most bang for my buck? Sort of like what I do to our investment portfolio… stop. Take inventory. And then figure out where I can tweak things to maximize return.

o How can I make my home more of a sanctuary?
o What can I do to maximize my children’s joy in life?
o What little things can I do to take my spirituality to the next level?
o What are the top 5 things I can do this month that will have the greatest impact on the amount of joy I can bring into my life?
o What relationships in my life need some nurturing?

I’m such an extremist so this way of thinking is a stretch for me. It’s hard for me to think in terms on small adjustments. I like to do everything on some grand scale and play at the extremes. But honestly yesterday, I felt like the universe was telling me something. It’s time to concentrate on “form” and “refinement” in my life.

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