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Reinventing yourself so it is never "too late."

Posted 03-21-2010 at 06:33 PM by Sandra Bostwick
Updated 03-21-2010 at 06:57 PM by Sandra Bostwick

To the youngsters of today, I say believe in the future, the world is getting better; there still is plenty of opportunity. Why, would you believe it, when I was a kid I thought it was already too late for me to make good at anything.

Walt Disney

I like this quote. I remember, as a kid, getting upset because everything had been invented already. All the good songs had been created, all the good books had been written. Life was not fair and I'd been born too late!

Then, when I realized those thoughts were not facts, I got stuck thinking about how I kept missing the boat. By the time I was 16, I was too old to ever be really good at ballet. At about 20, I realized that I was just not talented enough to be a pro saxaphone player. By my late 20's I figured out that I'd missed my prime. And a big disappointment at every phase of my life was the thought that I'd missed my chance to be a quality writer. I WROTE, but I was aware enough to see that I really didn't have much of any importance to express.

Somehow, around my late twenties, I'd figured out how reinvention can create a whole new world of possibilities. I realized that you can't catch every boat, and sometimes, if you miss a boat you can decide to catch a plane.

Since then, my shelf life for status quo has been very much like the technology gadgets that are almost old before they are on the market.

The minute I AM something, I am also BECOMING something.

And I hope that, in this process of reinvention, I can prove that it isn't too late for me to make good at whatever comes next!

And there is today's blog entry!

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	It's NEVER too late to do what you really want to do or become.. look at the people in their 80-90's going back for college degrees, learning languages, etc. I believe...that if we all believe in ourselves.... the world is literally our oysters...yuk, dessert!!! or in your case ...sushi!!! 0 Pixie Dust Pixie Dust 0
	Posted 03-22-2010 at 07:36 AM by orionchika

	Speaking as someone who is entering a nursing program at 46 never say never. I figure I'm going to try and be around for the next 40 (hopeful?) years so I might as well have a career, paycheck and degree while I'm at it. 0 Pixie Dust Pixie Dust 0
	Posted 03-22-2010 at 04:52 PM by Christine43

	I'm actually considering a Phd progam and I've definitely passed the Spring Chicken phase. Nursing is a great career, and I think you would be SO good at it! Hmmmmmmmmmm. is that a goal? 0 Pixie Dust Pixie Dust 0
	Posted 03-22-2010 at 06:39 PM by Sandra Bostwick

Yup, it's a major goal. I'm even thinking about continuing my education afterward and becoming a nurse practitioner. Actually I will definitely be doing that but when (right away FT vs. nights is the question). Thank you! I think I'll make a decent nurse too! And I have another goal....I hurt my back a couple of weeks ago and have been hobbling around ever since. Very annoying and debilatating so once I fully recover I've sworn never to stop exercising again. I want to live until I'm 95 so technically I won't be middle aged until I'm 47.5 so that gives me a year and a half to "get buff". Right. Well, if I get one person to say "I would have never known you were 47!" I'll be happy. Have a happy day!

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Posted 03-23-2010 at 11:06 AM by Christine43 Christine43 is offline

	OK, then! I've added this to the goals in progress. I have a feeling you won't be done by May, BUT I'll bet you can get some good momentum going! 0 Pixie Dust Pixie Dust 0
	Posted 03-25-2010 at 09:14 PM by Sandra Bostwick