You know, time has a way of moving quickly and catch you unaware of the passing years. It seem just yesterday that I was young, just married and embarking on my new life with my mate. Yet in a way, it seems like eons ago, and I wonder where all the years went. I know that I lived them all. I have glimpses of how it was back then and of all my hopes and dreams.
But here it is, the winter of my life and it catches me by surprise. How did I get here so fast? Where did the years go and where did my youth do? I remember well seeing older people through the years and thinking that those older people were years away from me and that winter was so far off that I could not fathom it or imagine fully what it would be like,
But, here its is... my friends are retired and have gone grey. They move slower and I see an older person now. Some are in better shape and some worse shape than I am...but, I see the great change. Not like the ones I remember who were young and vibrant... but, like me, their age is showing and we are now those older folks that we used to see and never thought we would be.
And so... now I enter into this new season of my life unprepared for all the aches and pains and the loss of strength and ability to go and do things that I wish I had done, and never did. Yes, I have regrets. But as Frank Sinatra sang, "Regrets, I have a few but then again too few to mention." I have led a full and happy life.
So, if you're not in your winter yet, let me remind you, that it will be here faster than you think. Whatever you would like to accomplish in your life, do it quickly. Don't put off things too lone. Life goes quickly. Do what you can today, as you can never be sure whether this is your winter or not. You have no promise that you will see all the season of your life... so, live for today and say all the things you want your loved ones to remember. Hope that they appreciate and love you for the things that you have done for them in all the years past. Life is a gift to you. The way you live your life is your gift to those who come after. Make it a fantastic one. Live it well! Enjoy today. So something fun. Be happy. Have a great day. It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold or silver.
TODAY IS THE OLDEST YOU'VE EVER BEEN. YET, THE YOUNGEST YOU'LL EVER BE. So, enjoy this day while it lasts.
Going out is good. Coming home is better. Yes, sometimes, OLD sucks. But OLD is good in some things: Old Songs. Old movies, and best of all, OLD FRIENDS.
Stay well, Old friend.
Oh My Gosh, Its like you're speaking to my wife and I, Fred. (If I may).We came home from SLC just yesterday. And not without tears as we left Alta and parsed the Canyon road back towards Little America and our final night. We speak every year of "making the move". It's so tough for me to wrap my head around disbanding my business and giving up the level of income it brings. But weighed against my health, the time that goes so fast, I too would like to have "Regrets? A few. But then again, too few to mention." So as I become my own "Old Blue Eyes" I'll never be like Peggy Lee singing,... "Is that All There is?" I shall abstain from booze....so I can keep dancing. Let's break the treadmill, and have..... a Ball... ;-)
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