| p>In the second half of life we experience a strong | | | | went to a movie, kicked a ball, etc. You think back to |
| inner force to get our lives in sink with who we truly | | | | what you used to enjoy when you were younger and |
| are. Some times people do it dramatically with what | | | | you realize that there are things you loved about |
| we call a mid-life crisis. Everyone experiences a | | | | yourself which you miss now. |
| certain inner restlessness. The benefit of taking a look | | | | Reason 4. Life has become heavy |
| at ones life is to to figure out what parts of life need to | | | | With all the stresses and burdens that life brings you |
| be recharged in order to renew the spirit and enjoy life | | | | feel weighted down. You want to regroup and get |
| to the fullest. | | | | control back over your life. You yearn for laughter and |
| Here are seven good reasons for recharging your life: | | | | fun and want to feel lighter every day. |
| Reason 1. You are tired of sameness | | | | Reason 5. You question the direction your life has |
| You find that there is a lot of predictable repetition in | | | | taken |
| your life. There is a sameness to your routines and | | | | You think about your career and relationship choices |
| your conversations. This sameness drains your energy | | | | and realize you want to make some adjustments. |
| and you long for novelty and vibrancy. | | | | Reason 6. You feel that you have become average |
| Reason 2. You realize that there are sides of you that | | | | It upsets you to acknowledge that you have molded |
| are itching to come forward | | | | yourself to the expectations and demands of others. In |
| When you listen to yourself you realize that there are | | | | doing so you have lost touch of the unique person you |
| sides of you that you no longer show. Like everybody | | | | really are. You want to get that feeling of being |
| you have gotten into certain predictable patterns in | | | | authentically yourself back. |
| your relationships and your life. When you start looking | | | | Reason 7. Your spirit is dulled |
| at your life you see that there treasured parts of you | | | | You go through life hardly noticing what is around you. |
| that you no longer bring forth. | | | | You are not mindful. You miss a sense of aliveness |
| Reason 3. You have stopped doing things that used to | | | | within you, You become grateful for the restlessness |
| matter | | | | inside you because it is encouraging you to renew |
| You realize that it has been a long time since you rode | | | | your spirit and recharge your life. |
| a bike, went dancing, enjoyed a sunset, read a book, | | | | |