Reflections from Middle Age

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  • Stop acting so small. You are the universe in ecstaticu0026nbsp;motion.
  • Project Management 101 – Family Edition.

    Project Management 101 – Family Edition.

    It’s not just my mental load that’s overwhelming, it’s the trying to do it all too. The physical load. It’s time to project manage my life and house back to order, and teach my teenage housemates to put down their phones and do their share of the work.

    Sharlene Zeederberg

    December 5, 2022
    Life at 50
    good enough, life lessons, mental load, Parenting, perfectionism
  • Exercise …and why I’ve stopped apologising for being slow.

    Exercise …and why I’ve stopped apologising for being slow.

    Running and cycling made me realise that just turning up is good enough… so I’ve stopped apologising for being slow.

    Sharlene Zeederberg

    November 7, 2022
    Experiences, Life at 50
    cycling, exercise, good enough, life lessons, middle age, mindfulness, personal growth
  • Death and the Rituals we use to Navigate Life

    Death and the Rituals we use to Navigate Life

    Today my father would have turned 77. He died over ten years ago, not quite reaching his 67th birthday. It is somewhat alarming to think that in 16 years’ time I will be the same age as he was when he died. We are not very good at thinking honestly about death. But as I can’t buy into the cultural stories that are supposed to offer comfort, I design my own ritual of remembering my father’s life.

    Sharlene Zeederberg

    October 12, 2022
    Life at 50
    anniversary, beliefs, faith, family, life lessons, rituals
  • The weight of inadequacy…

    The weight of inadequacy…

    Inadequacy has a weight. But rescuing oneself from it is a choice I’ve got to remember to make.

    Sharlene Zeederberg

    September 10, 2022
    Life at 40
    life lessons, wellbeing
  • The Joy of Getting Older…

    The Joy of Getting Older…

    Last month I turned 50. Fifty! A big number. Half a century. Centuries certainly carry some weight in the things to celebrate department. Just ask Steve Smith or anyone who got a letter from the Queen on their 100th birthday. We think of centuries as significant – as if standing the test of time. Maybe […]

    Sharlene Zeederberg

    August 19, 2022
    On Life
    life lessons, mindfulness, turning 50
  • The limits of energy

    The limits of energy

    Of late, I’ve been thinking about energy. Not like Einstein of course. Notin an E = MC2 or “holy smoke, look at the price of gas”  kind of way. I’m thinking more philosophically about our sense of get up and go. Our inner energy. The thing that fuels motivation and action and seems to be […]

    Sharlene Zeederberg

    April 25, 2022
    Life at 40
    covid, energy, life lessons, mindfulness, motivation, resolutions
  • Puzzling through life…

    Puzzling through life…

    Doing puzzles might seem pointless, but they offer some interesting lessons on puzzling joy out life

    Sharlene Zeederberg

    April 16, 2022
    Life at 40
    growth, life lessons, mental wellbeing, mindfulness, puzzles
  • Letting go of my worry-list and hopping off the what-if train…

    Letting go of my worry-list and hopping off the what-if train…

    I’ve always been a worrier. For as long as I remember I’ve worried about what people thought of me, or whether I was liked. I’ve worried about underperforming, and not being good enough. Despite never being misplaced by my parents in the fruit and veg section of the local grocery store, I have a visceral […]

    Sharlene Zeederberg

    February 16, 2022
    Life at 40
    anxiety, GAD, life lessons, mindfulness, worry
  • My watch is telling me I’m unproductive. But maybe that’s okay?

    My watch is telling me I’m unproductive. But maybe that’s okay?

    My new fitness watch keeps telling me I’m unproductive. It’s hard to not feel insulted, but maybe there is a lesson in the message?

    Sharlene Zeederberg

    January 21, 2022
    Life at 40, On Life
    fitness, garmin unproductive, life lessons, perfectionism
  • The problem with resolutions…

    The problem with resolutions…

    I didn’t make any New Year’s resolutions. Did you? I’m pretty good at making resolutions. I make them all the time – monthly, weekly, daily. Sometimes even hourly. When I’m making dinner, I resolve not to eat any chocolate afterwards, but the moment Netflix comes on I find I’ve gobbled down half a bar of […]

    Sharlene Zeederberg

    January 6, 2022
    Life at 40
    life lessons, mindfulness, neuroscience
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