August 3: Seasons

ChampagneOnIce · 2022-08-03T16:55:19-04:00

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August 3: Seasons

The other day I had the thought that I have more years behind me than ahead of me. I don't have any regrets about my life, and if I'm lucky, I still have a few decades to go before I shuffle off this mortal coil. However, it's sobering to realize you've lived longer than you have left to live, at least in this lifetime.

I've led a good life so far, and I've been lucky in many ways. I love to learn, and my life has been all about learning. I hope it continues to be. Even the difficult times have been learning experiences. I don't like to stagnate. I get bored easily and embrace change and new opportunities and challenges. I think you have to learn to make the best of things if you want to have any chance at happiness.

I look back on the seasons of my life, and for the most part, I smile. There have been highs and lows, but thankfully, more highs than lows and a whole lot of smooth sailing. I had a fairly happy spring, an awesome summer, and I'm enjoying autumn. I'm not quite ready for winter, but winter is coming whether we want it to or not. ;)

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Heartlander · 80-89, M

:) I love the sharp contrasts displayed in your image. Like how many October or November days started off still clutching on to Summer but turned into blizzards by supper time.

Your years ahead are likely to be your best, thanks in part to the experiences and lessons learned in the previous years; but get ready to replace your parents' generation and their thousands of supporting actors. There's a point ahead when you and your generation will completely replace them, and you will replace them one by one until they are all gone. So make the best of them while they are still alive, and try to squeeze every ounce of remaining wisdom from them before it's your turn.

We grew up in the Gulf south and even a single snowflake is an unwelcome intrusion. But later we have family in North Dakota who continuously remind us that North Dakota ranks at the top of most happiness charts. It starts with the intention to be happy.

ChampagneOnIce · 51-55, F

@Heartlander That's lovely. Thank you so much for your comment. I wish I'd learned more from my grandparents before they passed. I'm still learning from my parents.