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I like your motto WS, and 'though I'm still in my early forties I had a bit of a wake up call (of sorts) and thought then it might be a good idea to start the rest of my life the very next day, so to speak. Getting back on a bike was part of that process.
I think that being able to create, make or repair stuff can help. 'Creating' happens in many forms; for example painting, or playing a musical instrument; these help us to either "freeze" or re-live a particular moment, place or time in our lives. Gardening or cooking could be seen as helping us to appreciate the need for time to move along. Repairing things helps, in a way, for us to turn the clock back and restore something to working order or former beauty. And of course, any of these achievements attaches a value to the time we have spent on them.
Also, I find that varying ones company and having different groups of friends can help to take us out of ourselves and keep our sense of perspective. After all, we are all getting older together ?
I suppose what I am trying to say is "Do Stuff", "Stay Busy". Sometimes we will get things wrong: so? We still grow and learn as we do so. Reading and TV are OK of course, in moderation, we can learn from both, but I just think it's better to create our own images and experiences when we can.
I don't think we are ever "the finished article". Although I think it's high time this little article of mine got finished !!!
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