“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” (C.S. Lewis)
Nothing like changing seasons to cause us to reflect on where we are in life--even to raise thoughts of mortality and the possibility of “immortality”.
Bill: I read about the Turritopsis nutricula, aka the “immortal jellyfish”. It reverts to being a juvenile after it reaches sexual maturity, continually cycling in this manner, so you really can’t tell how old it is. Result? Voila--immortality!
Sheri: Thanks to things like vaccines, antibiotics, better diets and exercise, current life expectancy is close to 80. Great improvement but years short of immortality. I’m hoping a path to immortality doesn’t require my reverting to being a juvenile--that was not my favorite time in life!
Then there are the endless ads suggesting affordable “anti-aging” products to make us look just like the age we still think we are when we aren’t looking in the mirror. Ok, ok, we won’t pretend that anti-aging doesn’t intrigue us, but more importantly our focus must be on increasing the quality of years we do have--setting new goals, dreaming new dreams. For us, it's writing our blog, photography, creating our music, learning new things, traveling to new places, surrounding ourselves with positive family and friends—these are the things that add quality to our lives.
Bill: Perfect time to mention our friends Dennis and Rose Kleidon, great examples of folks “never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” Both retired professors, Dennis is an author and artist (check him out at denniskleidon.com) and Rose is also an author (check her out at rosekleidon.com.) Rose’s newest book “1837: Love Among Strangers” is scheduled for release this month. Together they also publish a bi-weekly positivity newsletter “Unleash/Escape”.
We continue to mutually encourage each other’s passions, goals, and fuel our desire to experience more life adventures together. Speaking of doing things, “gotta” go now--stuff to do. Live long and prosper!”
Positively speaking, Sheri & Bill, Storytellers through Word, Image and Song
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