Seventy Is Just a Number

BIRTHDAYS ARE FUN – OH YEAH?

Wow! I can not believe I was 70 years old a few days ago.  When you are 20, seventy seems ancient.  When you are 30, seventy is unthinkable.  When you are 40, seventy seems a long time away.  When you are 50, twenty years doesn’t seem that far.  When you are 60,  ten years seems like a very short period of time.  Hmmm………Wonder what it will feel like to be 80!?

YESTERDAY’S GONE (Who knows about tomorrow)

One of the finer things about being 70 years old is that I have learned to have an appreciation for now, the present.  The best way to extend your life is to appreciate what life has put before you – at this instant.  If you want to make life seem shorter, ponder what the future may hold or keep looking in your rearview mirror.  Both bring anxiety to your life and are a waste of precious time and energy.  Be thankful for what you have today and move forward with what you have been given.

DON’T HANG ON.  LET GO!

It is natural to have thoughts about the past or to project into the future.  But, realize that these are just thoughts.  You have the power to separate and analyze each one, put it in perspective, and then let it go.  Instead of dwelling on any particular thought,  recognize your thoughts for what they are – just thoughts. Then, bring your focus back to the present and let everything else go.  Don’t let outside influences and emotions take control.  Live your life the way you want to live it.

Seventy is a great time to be alive 🙂

“Yeah, it’s a good, good, good time to be alive
This world could throw me anything with you by my side
It’s a crazy, perfect, messed up, beautiful ride
Yeah, it’s a good, good, good time to be alive
It’s a good, good, good time to be alive”

                                                   Lady Antebellum