I was driving about today on a mission for wine fodder, when on the radio came a wonderful country song about “the next 30 years”, and how they were going to be his best 30 years, and all the things the artist was going to do to make his future something he could look back on with pride and happiness. Such songs, however catchy, make me reflective on my own life and what I could do better, or if I have regrets about my life, anything I would want to get done, or was not proud of, or wanted to do before I pass on. I would say, for the most part that I have lived a life worth living.
I would encourage others to embrace their own sense of eudaimonia, or a life well lived. I would encourage you do to so starting now. No, not tomorrow, NOW.
Folks forget how to be true to themselves, true to their very souls, and that doesn’t really mean being mean or greedy, but knowing oneself, and doing what needs to be done. It means not waiting until the holiday season grabs you by the throat and makes you be ‘good for goodness sake’, but to be the person you want to deal with, and be the person others would want to have dealings with. This doesn’t mean being a doormat, but for the most part, doing the honorable thing whenever possible.
It has been said that our family has its own sense of honor, and I will agree with that. Honor is not always about following laws and rules, but doing what is right for yourself, family and neighbors. It’s well known that I have no time for the GOONS, and their cohorts, but the GOONS have no honor.
The next 30 years? My best time is now, and I can’t change the past, and the future hasn’t happened yet. Make today, make now, your best time ever, and while you’re at it, help someone else realize their own best time ever.
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