You’re Not Your Age
You’re Not Your Age
You’re not your age, you’re the years you have left
You’re not your age, you’re the years you have left. Say the average life is 80 years old. Say you’re 40. The first 40? Gone. The past. Nothing you can do about it but learn.
You’re not your age. You’re the years you have left, multiplied by the lessons learned, if you’ve really learned them.
The next [insert] years? If you’re going to bring your baggage from the past, pack only enough for an overnight stay. The more baggage you bring, the more lessons you’ll need to revisit. The past shapes us, but don't let it dominate your future.
Take stock of the years behind you. Reflect on the choices, mistakes, triumphs and treasures. Let the rearview mirror frame your vision ahead, not obscure it. The road stretches onward. How will you travel it?
List EVERYTHING you want to do, create, be, experience for the rest of your life. How many sunrises do you have left to witness? How many summers do you have left to live? How many winters do you have to nest? How many weekends do you have to rest? How many dreams do you have left to manifest? How many songs do you have left to sing? How many chances for adventure, passion and purpose await?
You’re not your age, you’re the years you have left to live. Each day a gift, each moment full of possibility. Don't just count the days, make the days count.
Stop dwelling, start doing. Cease regretting, start creating. The map of your life is waiting to be drawn. What will you pin on it? The time is now, the person is you.
Make your masterpiece. You’re the masterpiece.
Stop existing, start living. Stop scrolling, start creating. Stop doing, start being.