A woman who recently turned 100 was asked her secret to long life. “Keep Going,” she replied. While on the surface that seems apt advice it’s also a bit cavalier. Imagine the millions whose lives were cut short by disease, murder or accidents. Surely, they would have loved to ‘keep going.’ Truth is we can only ‘keep going’ for so long then we won’t be going anywhere, period.
Today, I read that Tom Petty has been given an honorary degree from the University of Florida, posthumously. What’s the point of that? A little ‘buzz’ for the school? He didn’t even attend there but was merely their groundskeeper once. It certainly won’t mean anything to Tom.
And there’s the rub. All this stuff that comes ‘after’ we’re here is meaningless. I watched part of Bob Dole’s funeral today; a lot of stiff, pomp and circumstance—nothing like the man himself. Did the folks who spoke at his ceremony tell Bob these things while he was alive? No wonder that woman in India staged her death. She wanted to know what others really thought of her. Few tell us while we’re here.
Don’t let that be you. Make your life sparkle now. Start that bucket list today. Draw someone new into your circle. Laugh with abandon. And while you’re at it, tell someone who may not even know, just how much they mean to you. Don’t let your first chance become your last one. The folks in this picture didn’t. They know what real joy is and how to share it.
AGEFULLY AGING 
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