“Aint nobody got time for that…..”
Each one of us goes through life by ever constantly
following our mundane and routine ‘survive-life’ guide. Day in and day out,
hour by hour and minute by minute we pass our time by either working ourselves
to a complete halt or occupying ourselves with what we feel is important to the
here and now of our own little bubble of a universe, often forgetting that with
each passing moment we are growing older as our youthful glow gradually fades
away over time. It was as I was
thinking along these lines that I Realized (in horror) that old (er) age is
coming at a really bad time for me. I
say this as I feel as if I should only be starting my life as a young adult now
(With all the knowledge I have managed to acquire during my life’s school of
hard knocks attendance, obviously).
I have quite an extensive ‘bucket-list’ of
things to accomplish before I end up pushing up daisies. Therefore I have decided that the only way to
live out the rest of my busy and adventurous life, having enough time to
accomplish everything on ‘the list’ along with the required energetic vitality
needed is to retire now. I'm going to retire
and live off of my savings and not waste one more single moment. I am not sure what I'll do the second week
though! Kidding! I have decided to rather follow the advice from writer, ― Kristin Armstrong, who wrote, “Do the things you
used to talk about doing but never did. Know when to let go and when to hold on
tight. Stop rushing. Don't be intimidated to say it like it is. Stop apologizing all the time. Learn to say no, so your yes has some oomph. Spend time with the friends who lift you up,
and cut loose the ones who bring you down. Stop giving your power away. Be more concerned with being interested than
being interesting. Be old enough to
appreciate your freedom, and young enough to enjoy it. Finally know who you are.”
I think we can all agree, that regardless of which religion
we choose to believe, there are many universal lessons that are important for us
to learn and understand ( which should have happened at a young age.) Lessons like: - We are all connected, and harming others is
not optional. - There is value in developing intuition and practicing
"feeling from the heart." -
And that you should always be growing and learning. As Dr. Charles,CoachMD says, Make the right choices, for the
right reasons, and the right things will happen. It's easy to have dreams and desires, but
often the reasons behind them are not grounded in integrity, humility, or
spirit. For instance, we may dream to
have a big house, or a big car, or a lot of money. That may be okay to keep
desiring and dreaming these things and they may be exactly what is right for
us. However, what is the reason we
desire these things? So we can look
bigger, better, stronger, more powerful than someone else? Maybe someone who once beat us up? Think about it.
We all know
that growing old is mandatory but growing up is
optional. Maybe we should make it a priority to grow up gracefully, deliberately,
with a touch of class and a whole lot of maturity!
Glitter greetings (and all things
shiny)
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