Putting More "Life in Your Years"

It's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years. 
Abraham Lincoln

Me, Duncan and Bob - a truly great friendship

by Skip Cohen

Sunday Morning Reflections are ALWAYS off the topic of business and marketing. However, the same thing happens almost every Sunday morning: I sit down at my computer, rarely knowing what I'm going to write about, and then, like a lightbulb going off over the head of a cartoon character, something relevant hits me.

That quote above took me on a trip of reflection. I can't deny I've seen a change in my energy level as I get older. I creak for ten minutes when I wake up in the morning, but nothing changes in my outlook for the day ahead..."the life in my years." Life just keeps getting better, as I do my best to take time to smell the roses. Life is pretty remarkable, from things Sheila and I do together to time with the pups, working in the butterfly garden, to time with new neighbors or old friends.

While my energy level is slowing down a little, my smile time is going up. My appreciation for close friends, keeping in touch, and feeling at peace is always on the rise. Even Facebook, which most of us have a love-hate relationship with, is proving better and better as a tool for keeping in touch with friends on the other side of the world. 

Life is simply what you make it, and while I've heard that expression hundreds of times, it's so true. We all know too many "Chicken Littles" who are so preoccupied that the sky is falling they miss the pure joy of everything around them. 

Here's my point—stop procrastinating your life away! If there's something you miss doing, someone you miss talking to, or some place you haven't been to in a long time, MAKE A CHANGE! Life is too short to have regrets.

A few days before my good buddy Duncan MacNab passed away, he said, I've got no regrets because I did it all. Everyone who knew Duncan knows how much he treasured life, his family, and his friends. He lived life to the fullest.

If you're waking up every day feeling like something is missing, take some time, kick back, chill, and think through what you need. What will it take to make you smile more every morning?

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The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.
Paul Valéry

Wishing everybody a day ahead that's filled with smiles, peace and the ability to focus on getting more life into your years. Go for those eleven-second therapeutic hugs I always write about with those people you cherish the most. What do you need to make your dreams reality?

Happy Sunday...or Monday on the other side of the world.