As I have been doing the memory book assignment, I have been looking through a lot of pictures. Pictures of my parents when they were my age. I look quite a bit like my dad, so I started to think about not only how I will look as I age, but also how I will handle aging.
My dad was 62 when he passed away, so I can't really compare myself to him in my imaginary "retirement world," but thinking about between now and 62 ... that's 21 years, what will I do? How will I handle aging? Will I work 60-70 hours/week like my dad? He loved his job and found it very fulfilling. I would like to think I would enjoy working, though maybe not that much. Will I make time to do things with my siblings, my kids, my grandkids. I hope I will, but you know as well as I do, time FLIES. I can't believe that my kids are 9 & 11! Where did the time go? Did I spend as much time as I should've with them? Sometimes I think a definite "yes" and sometimes I look at them and wish I had taken the time to really enjoy them when they were babies, instead of stressing over how much they ate (or pooped) or whatever.
Whatever the case, I am the only one that can directly influence how I age. It is part genetics, but it is mostly choices. Choices about what I think is important; what takes priority in this fast-paced life we live. I've decided to make a "bucket list" so that I at least attempt to do all of the things that are meaningful to me.
Wanna make a bucket list? Get some ideas here. http://celestinechua.com/blog/whats-on-your-bucket-list-101-things-to-do-before-you-die/.
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