I know so many people in my age group who are struggling with so many problems that it has me asking serious questions about life, happiness, family, former generations, work, recreation, relationships, money, and what it is all about. I hear of divorce in families I never expected and layoffs from the “really good” companies, bankruptcies from those who “had it all together” What the heck is going on? The sky is falling!
As I have spent time thinking and discussing this with many of my friends I have developed the idea for this blog. I began asking: Do all people go through a mid life crisis? Then I looked closely at my own situation: In August I turn 40 years old. I have made it to the hill. I have an awesome wife, three boys, one girl and an amazingly long list of blessings. I really have “made it”. life is great. I am talented, hard working, smart, able, committed and yet there are things that seem to be falling apart. In the past year my new business did not become what I had envisioned, financially I am in trouble, my stress levels have been at their peak of my entire life, I have gained unintentional weight, understanding the needs of my wife and children are not what the need to be. I don’t even think my personality profile is what it used to be. Logically I understand and can count my blessings in all sincerity but I feel like the whole world is ending. I am not willing to let that happen but how do I stop it?
The answer for me is this web log. A blog by William DeMille? When I first said it I thought: that sounds absurd! But I knew it was the right thing to do. You see: I really don’t like computers. I know they are useful and that they make the world a nicer place to live because of convenience and so forth. But my life is wrapped up in the things I do with my family, the soil of my garden, the campfires, the books we read, the stories we tell, the places we go, the sunsets we watch and the rainbows we look for. I like discussing business ideas, horses, pigs, sheep, cattle, tomatoes, onions, oats, barley, barns and tractors with my children, not computers. So when I had the prompting in my heart to write a blog I thought that it was an odd thing. The more I thought about it the more I decided I needed to do it. And more importantly the more I thought about it the reason for doing it became clear. I have the opportunity to help a lot of people to not just overcome a mid life crisis but to unlock the power they already have inside of them to become great and find real peace in their life. So I am choosing a mid life re-creation of myself instead of a midlife crisis.
