I’m thinking of some Daddy wisdom this morning. Yesterday, we were talking about this and that over the phone, and the Super Bowl came up. “I don’t know why some people keep saying Brady needs to quit because he’s too old,” Daddy said. “He’s just 43. If they could make me 43, I’d play in the Super Bowl.”
I know what he means. If they could make me 43, I’d take a lot better care of myself and invest in some self-preservation (of my fitness level, skin, and on and on and on).
That same wise Daddy told me something years ago that stuck with me. I think I was plowing through graduate school at the time. And he said, “Your life doesn’t start when you graduate or get a job or get married—your life is happening right now, every minute.”
He’s was so right. It’s easy to get caught in a time-travel trap—either looking back and wishing you could change things you can’t or pinning all your hopes for happiness on what you believe will happen way down the road.
We can’t change what has already come and gone. All we can do is learn from it. And we aren’t promised “way down the road” or even the next five minutes. We have right now. And we need to live it with joy and gratitude. (I'm preaching to myself more than anybody, as you can probably tell.)
I can’t solve the world’s problems today. But maybe I can make my husband laugh. And call my parents to let them know I’m thinking about them. And go for a walk because it’s good for me. I can be thankful for the husband and parents who love me and the good health to go for a walk. That’s enough for today.
"Let us rejoice and be glad."
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