Life in the Fast Lane

I’d always heard from older people that the older they got the faster time went. Well now I won’t admit to being old (I’ll only admit to being 30 to the grandkids) but time is surely flying by.

Now if I were having birthdays I’d be having another one in January. That is too much, don’t want to get old. I’ll fight it kicking and screaming!

A couple of weeks ago I had a day when I started to think about the things I haven’t accomplished:
Didn’t finish law school- but stopping was one of the best decisions I could have made,
Haven’t gotten the Ferrari running – but then again we own one, not a bad thing.
Didn’t get flooring in before Christmas- but no-one will likely look at the floor anyway.
Don’t get to go to Taos this week – Did make it to China 4 times, Germany twice during past holiday seasons, have trips to China and Alaska planned for this next year.
Can’t go to Peru in January – but have been lots of places in my life with more to go and we did make a really fun trip out of New Orleans recently. Peru will be there.

As I was depressed that day I happened to watch Dr. Maya Angelou on Oprah as Dr. Angelou told Oprah the story of a difficult time in her life. She was discouraged and a Doctor said to list all of the good things in her life. When she fussed about her troubles she was told “you can hold a pen”, “write on paper” and so forth. And like Dr. Angelou, Yes I can hold a pen, I have a laptop that I’m typing on and it is new, I don’t take any medication as most people are by this time in their life (remember 30!), I work out at the gym still preparing for the hike on the Ancient Inca Trail someday, I’ve got grandkids who love me (at least they’d better) and who I love with all my being, got kids and a husband who I hold dear, nieces and nephews who I adore, my brothers and mother who I love with all my heart, lots of friends who I love and who love me. There are getting to be too many things to list.

Amazing what a little list will tell us. It does take money to make us happy as many people who can’t afford an education for their children will attest to, or needed to buy that pen and paper, or make that hike in Peru; but the family, friends and health are at the top of my list.