So often as age we wonder what it all means. We hope that after all these years we will discover some answers to the meaning of our lives. We ask ourselves “Is This All There Is”? Constantly focusing on meaning we miss what is unfolding to us every day.

Have you ever looked at a photo of your grandmother and upon calculating her age been shocked to find she was much younger than you, but looked so much older.

Life is thrilling and scary, beautiful and terrible, joyful and sad. It will always be all of those things no matter what we do because it is part of being human.

I am now 76 years old and have no desire to portray myself as younger.  I don’t want to look or be 66. I don’t want to look back, I don’t want to hang onto years that have passed. I am too excited to see what is to come! I am still learning new things about myself and every day is a chance to do better than I did the day before.

Most resolutions end up being difficult things to follow through on, as most of us know by now! In order to achieve any goal your mind has to be in the right place. Mindset has a great deal to do with following through on a goal of any kind. If you are not in the right frame of mind, you can’t achieve any of your goals.

When I was young someone told me to always remember these three things before you speak.

1. Is it true?

2. Is it necessary?

3. Is it Kind?

It might be the best advice I ever got…