Listening to a podcast – of a ninety year old lady – the other day – one comment stayed with me.

She said – “I don’t want to have just visited this world – so I am living as fully as I can – with what I have”.

I love that way of thinking – to really live life – to the fullest that I can.

Or to put it another way – “To live is the rarest thing in the world – most people just exist”.

More and more as the years pass by – I realise what a privilege it is – to be alive – and that makes me so happy – as this quote puts it – “When you wake up in the morning – the first thing you should do – is smile. You are alive! Is that not the greatest blessing and reason enough to smile”.

But – I don’t simply want to stay with that thought – I want to be fully alive – and live life to the fullest I can.

“Life itself is a privilege – but to live life to the fullest – well – that is a choice”.

Of course – as I age – I am aware that there are certain restrictions that I now live with. I am not as agile as I once was – somethings take more time.

I am constantly aware of having to adapt – and also to accept – that there are certain things I once did – that I am no longer capable of doing – and so – I have a choice to make.

Restrictions don’t have to stop me – and I don’t intend to allow them to – but follow this advice – “Don’t let what you can’t do – stop you from doing what you can do.”

My days certainly look different from how they looked – even a few years ago. But I have learnt to fill my time with new things. Do the things that I can still do – and not waste time – regretting those things that are now out of my reach.

It’s said that – “It’s not the years in your life that count – it’s the life in your years” – and I want that to be true for me. I want to keep ‘life’ – in my years – and not just settle for ‘less’ – I want to keep living – as fully as I can.

There is always something that I can do – and I am constantly grateful for that – when – there are others whose lives are so much more difficult.

And so – “Waking up this morning – I smile. Twenty four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment”

Blessings – Lois