55 laps around the sun ...

… and what have I learned. Among other things …

-       - focus on the small steps, the process not the goals

-      -  to build trust, make small promises … and keep them

-       - true love is not a myth

-      -  passion and purpose are life's true driving forces

-       - going deep builds understanding

-       - going broad builds adaptability

-       - failing is learning in an ugly disguise

-       - problem-solving is often about the 5% improvement

-      - the extraordinary life is made by doing extraordinary things

-       - a ‘good enough to get by’ attitude leads to mediocrity

-      -  life is about living

-       - being overly attached to stuff and outcomes causes unhappiness

-       - risk-taking is how increase the square footage of adventure in our lives

-      -  people are more interesting that what they first appear

-       - the universe won’t manifest anything for you, taking action will

-      - ‘loyalty’ when it’s inconvenient to be so, is true loyalty

-       - ‘generosity’ when there is no hope of ‘payback’ is true generosity

-       - possibilities are endless; our fears are the real limiting factor

-       - ‘what’s the worst that can happen?’ is a question worth asking

-       - investing in ourselves is the best investment of all

-       - everything comes to an end; even pain, sorrow or unhappy moments

-       - there is much more to everything that what we initially think

-       - time goes by whether we want it to or not

-       - each day is an opportunity to re-invent ourselves

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- - Best wishes all: JBW