SEVENTY-FIVE
Spring 2014
Seventy-five, or 75,
either way it’s a rather nice number, combining the number 7 with my favorite
number, 5. Maybe that is why I
have treated this latest birthday with so much optimism and enthusiasm. Gone is the gloom and doom that was
seeping into my mind a few years ago, when I felt the best years of my life
were behind me. It is true that lost opportunities cannot be recovered, but in
their place are remarkable new opportunities - the chance to pursue dreams with
a freedom and abandonment unfettered by the responsibilities of youth. I have
promised myself to take advantage of this opportunity with newly re-claimed vim
and vigor (meaning only one nap a day and staying awake until at least 9:30
every night).
In the last 5 years I’ve
spent considerable time looking at the past, and will continue to do so because
it remains rich with memories that I cherish, but the real focus now will be on
what is yet to come. What makes this time so unique and unlike the past is not
having so many other issues and tasks competing for my attention. There is a
narrower and sharper focus that is enhanced by the uncertainty of the future.
Every day, every week, every month is a gift.
I have a pretty clear
idea of what I want to accomplish, and have set out to do so, one day at a
time. I am excited about the future, and for this I am most grateful.
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