I have recently been to a number of memorials for people who were about my age, give or take 5 years, and who died unexpectedly. How do you reconcile this with your own sense of being 20+ ish? I guess the only thing to do is to realize that age is creeping up on me, and I need to do all the risky things now before it is too late. I have a quote on my facebook that goes something like this.
I do not want to go to my grave all tidy and neat, well pressed and proper, I want to slide in sideways with a glass of wine in one hand and a box of chocolates in the other hollering "whoo wee what a ride!!!!"
Looking at these people I knew, I have to say only one did this- the others were living their lives and doing good things for their families and friends, and may have had some moments when they explored this, but only one, truly lived his life on the edge, on the outside, doing his own thing and TOTALLY enjoying the people and circumstances of his life. Did he die rich? famous? Nope to both, but he did die doing what he loved, he did die on his own terms, and I gotta believe there was a small smile on his face.
Here's to living life to its fullest- what ever that means to you - because you never know when that cold turns into pneumonia or when you aren't feeling well and your heart just stops ticking.... you just never know.
Be sure to tell the ones you love everyday how much they mean to you, so you have no regrets and they know you loved them.
Be sure to howl at the moon now and then, and ride that roller coaster now, not next time...
AND be sure to say yes to every adventure, every thing that comes along from a new business to a wild adventure, so you will know you did it all in the end...
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