Privilege Of Growing Up

One of the nicer reasons to celebrate getting older (for me anyway) is that the list of things that matter gets shorter by the day.

And the list is easily divided into two columns: Things that matter, Things that don’t.

Over time many of the things — which include people, social obligations, jobs, housekeeping chores, etc. become less taxing on our life. Why?

The truth is we’re tired. Not quite the go to bed at 7 p.m. and get up at 4 a.m. but there isn’t THAT much wiggle room — speaking for myself only. So the prime time of waking hours is sacred. Choosing one thing over the other, or who to let into our circle, is relative to the time we’re awake. Still, in those hours, again, speaking for myself, I’m a bit fussy on where I focus my energy.

I choose this, not that. Paper not plastic. Burger not Dog. You, not her.

The simplicity of saying “yes” to things that matter and “no” to things that don’t matter, keeps our minds and bodies focused on what’s best for us today.

BE F-G AWESOME TODAY!

Original graphic: Stephanie DelTorchio