Spend Your Years Ripening Instead Of Rotting
I know some pretty old folks who recently turned 60.
I know some vibrant people in their 80′s.
What’s the difference? It begins and ends with ‘ATTITUDE’. It revolves around living one’s life fully and looking forward the days ahead and the projects yet to come.
One of the joys in my life showed up about 3 years ago. It is my MacBook computer and all the user friendly software available these days. In recent days, I have met a new set of friends who are also doing their projects on MACs, and yet none of us share the same interests. There are people into photography, others into music, some working on business projects, and others building family albums. The thing that I love most about my new friends is their optimism and openness to new ideas. Everyone is very excited about the project that they are working on. Even though our subject matter is different, one from the other, we continue to inspire each other with the creativity in our productions.
I am happy to report that I am still ripening when it comes to my relationship with scrabble. I have developed a niche for myself that keeps me amidst newbies who are in the beginning stages of ripening. Every time I teach a lesson to others, I am reviewing and teaching it again to myself. I am always searching for a new way, a different way, a more relevant way to teach topics like ‘when to challenge’, ‘when to exchange tiles’, and ‘how to best develop one’s memory’. Thinking about topics and expressing oneself so that the message is heard and understood requires ripening.
Unfortunately, I am witness to some who sit by idly, just rotting. It is obvious that they will soon fall from the tree and decay on the ground, under a swarm of flies. The most well meaning of people are unable to rescue the person who chooses to rot. Our fate is in our own hands.
Remain young at heart through all of your years. Keep your calendar filled with things for you to look forward to. Be actively involved with projects that you love, every day. Get out of bed each morning full of anticipation that the best is yet to come.