My having reached 40 meant a lot to me, as I deliberately took action to face changes more bravely. My Father has just died of lung cancer less than 5 months before I turned 40, and I saw a lot of changes pouring into my life. I was not married prior to coming here in the US, and I was loaded with work and business concerns. Having been able to access some personal sources of capital, I’ve put up small businesses one after the other, and have in a way, leveraged myself from what I thought I could best handle during that time. Given the demands of my full time job, the challenges of my Father’s disease, and the growing concerns of my small businesses, I knew I was ready for more changes. I then decided I could plug the re-start button in my life, so to speak.
Depending on the composition and clarity of your personal goals, going back to school after you have been laid off may give you long term benefits later in your career and in life as a whole. Also, you may look forward to being rewarded more handsomely with better choices on which directions to take. Of course, pursuing your studies may not be among the most acceptable trail to follow on what we describe as “taking the path of least resistance” -it has its built-in difficulties to face-but those who pursue this path may encounter valuable lessons that are necessary in later stages in life.
The topic of baring yourself in a spa among strangers milling nonchalantly around you can be a source of enlightening humor, plus fun-filled conversations. First time visitors or users of spa get surprise or even shocked at the idea of going nude in a spa (as you really have to go nude in a spa, or else, it won’t be worth the experience). However, in other countries where the spa experience is an interesting aspect of their culture, nudity comes naturally just like being in your birthday suite with others around without being extra conscious of it.
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