How Lucky are We?
One day you wake up and look in the mirror and realize you are older, perhaps in your 60’s or 70’s. You still feel like a kid inside but the mirror tells you otherwise. It can be disconcerting when the reality hits you but there are so many positives that come with that stage of life.
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If you are lucky, you have grandchildren, perhaps even great grandchildren. There cannot be many more satisfying times of your life where you can give pure love to these little people as they develop. Every ounce of love you pass on to them is like radiation. It can only sink in and be retained to boost their self image as they grow up. Their smiles to a papa or grammy cannot be measured in concrete terms. You are so important to their development and they to your pleasure as you head into the autumn of your life.
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If you are lucky, you have lifelong friends that have been through the good and the difficult with you. Those friends know you so well. Your idiosyncrasies and foibles are tolerated and even appreciated by those close to you. If they didn’t, they would have been gone long ago. Cherish and appreciate and love them for who they are and how they make your life better. Let them know how important they are to you as often as possible.
If you are lucky, you have family that sticks by you through thick and thin. They say you can pick your friends but you can’t pick your family, implying that you might be unfortunate with some of those genetically connected to you. Looking the other way at this, there is probably, for most people, no better place to be than surrounded by family that loves, respects and defends to the death your well-being.
If you are lucky, you have maintained a healthy lifestyle that enables you to enjoy the years that are left and those that you want to share them with. If not, do what you need to do to improve your health. Eat better, exercise, play and enjoy life. Don’t wait. Start today.
If you are lucky, you have a significant other whom you cannot wait to see at the end of the day. No one makes your heart skip harder than he or she. You pull for that person’s success and happiness. They know you like no other, put up with you, brag about you, worry about you, and can sense your every mood. You do the same for them. They chose to travel through this amazing, wonderful, sometimes trying and relatively short period you are on this earth with you.
May your summer be blessed with good health, good weather and special times.
