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As you mature are you changing? How? Better-Worse-Happier-Sadder

As a man in my mid sixties I often reflect on how I have changed and still changing. Grew up in a family of extremely modest means, married, divorced, raised four sons, built and sold two nice size companies, lived in five different states, traveled extensively, made and kept a few life friends, made and lost many friends and I am now a ten year (stage four) Head/Neck cancer survivor. These and the many day to day life experiences have evolved me into the current me. Am I happy with that? What do I need or want to change? What do I need or want to still do?

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    Feb 10 2013: The most important are family in friends.
    I advice you to put as much effort in the relations as you are able to.
    invite friends over for dinner.
    Take you kids to restaurants.
    Take your grandchildren to museums.
    So you will never have to feel regretfull.
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      Feb 11 2013: ZX thanks for the reply. Looking at my children now I wonder where the time went and so many people do. I have never been one of those "I can''t wait for my children to move out" parents.

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        Feb 11 2013: I'm sensing that family-matters are a subject you would like to change/improve.
        Since, everything else you allready conquered in your life (money, illness, seen the world).

        But I also sense you're a bit of scared of changing that subject, probably cause you are in certain behavioral patterns. I advise you to talk to contemporaries, and talk about how they get along in life and family matters. They might give you practical advise, you are probably not the only one..

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