Here it is,
another Christmas come and gone. Now
there are 5 days before a new year dawns and I start thinking about what is to
come. I took a brief review of the
beginning of 2013 and thought “wow, you wrote some good stuff” and then I
cringe as the months moved on and my passion waned. Never mind, 2014 will see a resurgence of my
energy and I will forgo regrets.
What I can
say about 2013 is that it has been a year of deep introspection for me. There have been so many things going on,
flood, reunion, significant birthday, renewed endeavours in the career front,
friends with illness and troubles, and the biggest question of all, when to
retire? One of the many books I received
this Christmas was Jane Fonda’s “Prime Time” which I started flipping through
right away. It is a timely book despite
the fact that I have already been doing a Life Review (as she calls it) for
quite some time. I like her way of
splitting life into 3 Acts although the breakout of where the ages split is
subjective. I wrote similar wisdom in January
about evaluating life. Who knew I was as
wise as the 73 year old Jane?
Though I just
glanced through the book I see elements of “Boundless Potential” in her
thoughts. Some of the most meaningful
lessons that I have learned about having a quality old age is keeping engaged,
learning new things, giving back, volunteering or mentoring, staying engaged
with the younger generations. Whether I
am watching Barbara Walters’ documentation on “Living to 100” or reading “Boundless
Potential” or any other book on joyful living, the themes are similar. And so my meditation thought for today is “thank
God for the joy of reading”. I can
always find a nugget of truth in a book.
Thanks to all
the wonderful gifters of books!
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