Living In The Past

"One day at a time - this is enough. Do not look back and grieve over the past for it is gone; and do not be troubled about the future, for it as not yet come. Live in the present, and make it so beautiful it will be worth remembering."

 

I once joined ancestry.com and tried to find links to the past and to our ancestors. One day as I was searching, I thought, "What am I doing?"

I've been studying the past, instead of making my own legacy. It is interesting to know where you came from, the people and genetics that made you who you are, give you your features, etc.

But I don't want to live in the past. What counts is right now. I want to leave a legacy for my generations to come. I want to make my life so worth remembering that someday, my family will look back on me and say, my great, great, great............grandma did this. "She was an exciting person who encouraged and added love and joy to the world." (I hope I do that)

 

Some people spend a lot of time living in the past and saying, "If only I could change this or that, or if only....."  You can't change the past, it's gone. And you can't spend your life planning for the future.

Life doesn't always turn out like you plan. I have some very special wonderful memories from my past that I never want to forget. But right now, I need to make new memories with the people who in my life now.

One of my favorite songs is "Let's Reach the Next Generation."

 

https://youtu.be/-2nNF5hlxZQ

 

It talks about the dates on your tombstone - Your date of birth and your date of death.  But what matters is how you lived that dash between those two date.

 

I pray that I live that dash between my dates that when I leave this earth, they can say that I lived my dash to the fullest and that I made a difference.

 

 

Old At Any Age If......

I was reading an article the other day from a medical association which said -

You are old at any age if:

You feel old.
You feel you have learned all there is to learn.
You find yourself saying, "I'm too old to do that."
You feel tomorrow holds no promise.
You take no interest in the activities of youth.
You would rather talk than listen.
You long for the "good old days.", feeling they were the best.

I don't think I need to write anything else.  They said it all!!!!

The Beginning

I have wanted to change my blog for a while. I love writing and I always pray that my blog will be a blessing to the people who read it.
I realize more and more lately that I have reached the Autumn of my life. I know my future is much shorter than my past.
My past is full of memories that have made me who I am, but I still want to make more memories to add to the pages of my life. I still have dreams and goals.

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.

- C.S. Lewis

 

With Autumn comes many changes. Autumn has always been my favorite season. I'm hoping it will be the best season of my life. But there are a lot of changes.

Our bodies don't always work the way they are suppose to, our skin develops lines and dots and turns into crepe paper. We start to notice that the obituaries contain a lot of people our age. We have even lost some of our friends. Most of us are retiring, but are too poor to do all the things we had planned on when we finally reach that grand age of leisure.

After working your whole life and raising a family, you suddenly find yourself this person who feels like you lost your purpose. It's a hard transition. Your children are grown and busy with their lives and families;  and as much as you love your wonderful grandchildren, you still want a life of your own.

Also, I'm a widow. As most of you know, I lost my husband three years ago to acute leukemia.

So, I no longer have the fulfillment that comes with having a partner to share my autumn with. Sometimes I feel very lonely.

 

I want the leaves of my autumn to remain a beautiful color for a long time and share the beauty of my autumn to those around me.

So, I'm going to keep on following my dreams wherever they may lead and enjoy the autumn of my life.