Perspective

How quickly the winter of your life, sneaks up on you. 

You spend your youth wishing for your future and you spend your future, wishing for your youth. I guess that is the irony of life, never content with the time your living in right now. 

Always either saying, "I can't wait until... ", or lamenting on "The good 'ole days ". Our happiness, seems to be tied to another space and time. But what if we decided to live in the moment? To accept whatever comes our way, and be thankful for the blessing of another day? There is definitely a time for reminiscing in our lives. Like there is a time for dreaming. But reminiscing should be reserved for family gatherings and class reunions, and dreaming for sleeping. Anything else, is a waste of your life. 

Bare in mind. I'm not talking about planning or goal setting. Nor am I speaking of those get togethers with old friends, class reunions, or the occasional high school football games on a Friday night. Those are part of life, and should be enjoyed, like a fine wine. 

This life we are given is short by comparison, shorter still if it's wasted, yearning for another time. If we are fortunate enough to live to retirement, odds are we've lost at least one of our parents, half our friends are dead or have lost touch. 

And our children that we justified spending so much time away from because of our jobs, and providing, are now grown with families of their own. And you only see them on Father's Day or Mother's Day, if you're lucky, and every other Thanksgiving or Christmas, the inlaws get the others. 

There's just no time, work is just so demanding. 

They’re only doing what they learned from you. 

This is not how you thought it was going to be, not the way you had planned. The next thing you know, they're lowering you into a six foot deep hole in the ground.

Live in the moment. Nobody is promised another day. 

The time you spend, reminiscing about your past, or dreaming about tomorrow, is better spent, improving the time you have today and making better choices. Short and long term goals are crucial, in shaping a better you , but are not the best way to find joy. 

Spend less time on the road ahead, or the road behind you. Spend more time on your journey, be the map, as one kids show used to say!

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  1. AnonymousNovember 16, 2022 at 10:48 AM

    Great reminder - Thank you Bob! Brent...

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  2. AnonymousNovember 28, 2022 at 6:37 PM

    Beautifully stated. I hope you had a great birthday! Love, Margaret

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