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Book cover for Midlife: A Philosophical Guide
You could ask them at twenty or at seventy, though I think they are especially salient when you reach my age. They are questions of loss and regret, success and failure, the lives you wanted and the life you have.
Ryan
"questions of loss and regret, success and failure, the lives you wanted and the life you have" the summary of what many consider the midlife crisis...when answering these questions leads you to discontent, fear, or anxiety...and a sweeping life change then happens (or you do something stupid in your panic).
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Ram Dass
“The spiritual journey is not about acquiring something outside yourself. Rather, you are penetrating the layers and veils to return to the deepest truth of your own being.”
Ram Dass, Polishing the Mirror: How to Live from Your Spiritual Heart

Mark Twain
“Never put off till tomorrow what may be done day after tomorrow just as well.”
Mark Twain

Marcus Aurelius
“When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love ...”
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

Benjamin Spock
“Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.”
Benjamin Spock

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