I will write a book for people over 50 years of age (like me). Didn't you once imagine that as you entered your fifty and later years that you would be slowing down... mellowing out... looking for, I don't know... some rest?! Well let em tell you... When you reach fifty, it just accelerates. As you reach your second half of life you just want more. You want richer challenges... more meaningful experience... a greater sense of accomplishment.
More than that, you appreciate life so much more. You are ever more grateful for what you have. You want to love those you love more. You are more in love than ever.
Agatha Christie said, "I have enjoyed greatly the second blooming... suddenly you find - at the age of 50, say - that a whole new life has opened before you."
And better yet, you are still there in all your other ages. Those selves of yours are right there inside you!
Here is a little snippet about grasping and seizing the richness of life...
Sunday, October 11, 2009
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the best part was that adorable kid getting a home run and his father's absolute joy in the moment
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