As of yesterday, I have been around for 27, 029 days, and that means 27, 029 days that I have awakened and was looking forward to the day. Looking at life as something not to like is not the way I have ever been. I'm having a great time here. I've been lucky. I have a lot of friends and people I truly love and I have laughter and heart-stopping moments of joy and love. Yesterday, a lot of people showed me a lot of love, and I am ever thankful for that.
One does not live this long without certain disappointments. I can't control other people, for sure. If I could, would they act the way they do? They're gonna do what they're gonna do. I have to say that I focus most on the times I have let myself down, because I can do something about that and try to do better next time. But one thing I have learned, traipsing around this old earth for that many days, is that the world is not going to end because I forgot to do something or made some other mistake. If anyone ever asks me, "how did you manage to keep going, what with all the mistakes you made?" I say it's because I would rather learn from a mistake than learn to hate myself for it.
Tell you the truth, I have felt sorry for people who couldn't be happy because their goals were just beyond their reach all the time, people who felt bad because they couldn't afford a certain car or certain house in a certain neighborhood. When you've seen 27,029 sunsets, you have talked to enough people who drive Lamborghinis or live in Morningwood Heights and still aren't happy. And I wonder if they will ever be, and I remind them that in less than 30 more days, there will be a new Naked Gun movie starring Liam Neeson as Frank Drebin, Jr.
There is always something to live for!
Go see it, before they turn your local theater into a Spirit Halloween!
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