Seniors Matter(s): Real life

I just received this from a life-long friend of mine, and it touched me greatly. It made me pause and reflect upon all the good fortunes that have come my way.

My life has been filled with love, family, travel, a rewarding career, and numerous friends who brightened my path.

You know, time has a way of moving quickly and catching you unaware of the passing years. It seems just yesterday that I was young and embarking on my new life. 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 last quarter 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 go? I remember well seeing older people through the years and thinking that they were years away from me and that I was only on the first quarter, and the fourth quarter was so far off that I could not visualize it or imagine fully what it would be like.

But, here it is, my friends are retired and getting grey; they move slower and I see an older person now. Some are in better shape and some are in worse shape than I am, but I see the great change. Not like the ones that I remember who were young and vibrant but, like me, their age is beginning to show, and we are now those older folks that we used to see and never thought we'd become.

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 but never did!

Yes, I have regrets. There are things I wish I hadn't done; things I should have done, but indeed, there are many things I'm happy to have done. It's all in a lifetime. If you're not on the last quarter yet, let me remind you that it will be here faster than you think.

So, whatever you would like to accomplish in your life, do it quickly! Don't put things off too long! Life goes by quickly. Do what you can today, as you can never be sure whether you're on the last quarter or not!

You have no promise that you will see all the seasons of your life, so live for today and say all the things that you want your loved ones to remember, and hope that they appreciate and love you for all 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!

DO SOMETHING FUN! BE HAPPY!

Remember: "It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.”

With old age, consider this: Going out is good. Coming home is better! You forget names, but it's okay because some people forgot they even knew you!

You realize you're never going to be really good at anything, like golf.

You miss the days when everything worked with just an "ON" and "OFF" switch. You tend to use more four-letter words: "What?" "When?” You have lots of clothes in your wardrobe, more than half of which you will never wear. I remember when I used to sneak out of bed to go to a party. Now I sneak out of a party to go to bed!

If it is to be, it is up to me.

‘Till next time!