“As you get older, the days go by quicker and you need to make the time count.” Mary Peachin, Octogenarian
As you age, it becomes more important to “live each day right to the limit”, states octogenarian Mary Peachin, in Costco Connection magazine, September 2021, Members Connection. Peachin has “walk the talk” and lived her life as a self proclaim world-traveling, deep sea diving adrenaline junkie. “If your body aches, you ignore it and keep on trucking”, she preaches.
When it comes to going after what you love in life, do not take no for an answer. You should expect and intend to live a life well lived and always believe the best is yet to come
“Life is too short not to enjoy it.”
Make your life happen and take action today. Be amongst the few who dared to live their dreams. Live your life in such a way that there is no regret.
Time is short; live every day for a higher purpose. Let’s invest the limited time we have on your life’s purpose and mission. Do not focus on your problems and challenges; instead focus on purpose and destination.
Life is brief and it passes quickly. The average American male lives to be 70 years 4 months. The average American female lives 70 years 4 months. To live life to its fullest, it is not the quantity of your life, but the quality.
Time is running out for all of us.
“Your job will not take care of you when your elderly and sick, your friends and family will.”
- Select a few friends to be close to in your life and communicate and strengthen your relationship with them
- Get over those who disappoint you and refuse to let those people steal your joy
- Lift up and encourage those who are recovering from failure. Treat people with Grace.
- Ignore your critics. Decide to see the good in the experience and growth, the lessons you learned and the relationships you made.
- Stay fully focused on your Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Believe the best! Christ teaches us to believe the best…faith, hope and love. Remember to rejoice and be glad. If God is for us, who can be against us!
The most effective way to live life on the edge is to “find an edge and Live there”, states Peachin. And, you can start to “find an edge” by writing down your dreams and priorities in life, and then focusing on fulfilling those written dreams and priorities. It starts with knowing what you want, and it ends with getting what you wanted. It’s often that simple.
Save for and invest in the things that matter most!
In every positive or negative situation, there are always options. Remember you are the one pulling the strings, and when things look hopeless, it’s because you’re choosing not look at the things that truly matter. You’re choosing to see the the bad stuff, and they have little to do with your ability to change your circumstances. The trick is that you have to see the ocean of opportunity, not that little bucket of water (problems) that you tripped over.
We must decide to see the good and not dwell on the failure, but instead focus on the positives from the experience. Limits do not exist. You have weaknesses of course and we all do, but focus on your strengths. Remember if you’re feeling scared and fearful, it means you’re trying something new.
People don’t run marathons because it feels good.
When you feel bad about your situation, you’re thinking about the mistakes of yesterday, and not the opportunity of right now and the hope for tomorrow. You’re thinking about what has and what can go wrong, and not what can go right.
When you’re feeling defeated and discouraged, ascertain what you’re really focusing on. It important to focus on how far you’ve come, the opportunities that lie ahead, and the resources available you have to go forward.
“What you focus on expands, and when you focus on the goodness in your life, you create more of it.” Oprah Winfrey
Always think bigger and focus on your purpose. Build the world as you want it to be.
References:
- Costco Connection, September 2021, Vol. 36, No. 9, pg. 119
- https://personalexcellence.co/blog/101-ways-to-live-your-life-to-the-fullest/
“Those who are the happiest are not necessarily those for whom life has been easiest. Emotional stability results from an attitude. It is refusing to yield to depression and fear, even when black clouds float overhead. It is improving that which can be improved and accepting that which is inevitable.” ― James C. Dobson, Life on the Edge: The Next Generation’s Guide to a Meaningful Future