“With the only certainty in our daily existence being change, and a rate of change growing always faster in a kind of technological leapfrog game, speed helps people think they are catching up.” PeopleThinkingKindHelpingGamesExistenceGrowingRateSpeedCertaintyFasterTechnologicalCatchingCatching UpRate Of Change Author:Gail Sheehy
“As we reach midlife in the middle thirties or early forties, we are not prepared for the idea that time can run out on us, or for the startling truth that if we don't hurry to pursue our own definition of a meaningful existence, life can become a repetition of trivial maintenance duties.” IfsIdeasRunningAgeExistenceMiddleDutyPreparedDefinitionsMeaningfulPursueFortyRepetitionMiddle AgesMaintenanceMidlife Book:Passages: Predictable Crises of Adult Life Source: Passages: Predictable Crises of Adult Life
“My research offers impressive evidence that we feel better when we attempt to make our world better...to have a purpose beyond one's self lends to existence a meaning and direction - the most important characteristic of high well-being.” WorldFeelsWellsImportantSelfPurposeExistenceOffersResearchEvidenceWell BeingCharacteristicsOur WorldFeel BetterImpressive Author:Gail Sheehy