Large print for those of us wearing bi/trifocals. I like to keep things comfortable and easy. Life offers enough interesting challenges over which we have little or no control.
Fortunately, we do have choice of attitude, of behavior, and of size of print among other things.
I turned 60 last month. In the time before my birthday I found myself thinking deeply about life, my life, and the impact of my life on others.
In our family, we live to be about eighty. That gives me twenty more years if all goes well.
I've done most of what is on my to do in this life list. But I think now that my list is too short. I wonder what I may still accomplish.
By pondering my demise, I began to feel much more alive. Colors have become brighter. Music is more beautiful. Family is cherished and some of my smallness and pettiness has died. I don't know where they went, but the void has been filled with a peaceful acceptance that surprises me from time to time.
I believe that my impact on others has been minimal. I'm not saying I'm insignificant, only that I have become aware of my unwillingness to go boldly forward. I have played it safe. I want to change that part of me. I want to feel the joy of experiencing adventure at a whole new level.
This entry into the blogosphere is my first effort to sally forth into the unknown that may last one day or twenty years. I'm hoping I get the full twenty or more.
I'm wishng me good luck and the same to you.