Enough wallowing and brooding over self-imposed disappointments, health problems and the state of the world. I hope to take on a “fake it till you make it” approach from now on. Though I have been warned many times not to have expectations, to let go of the past and not fear the future, I am apparently a very slow learner with deeply ingrained habits…

It’s funny how we can be living a pretty decent life until something happens to get our hopes up and then life takes a turn and we’re back where we started. Why don’t we just return to baseline instead of feeling lower than before? Human nature, I guess.

The fact is that at this age, we cannot guarantee that we will be on this side of the dirt a year from now. It’s like cringing at a photograph of ourselves, that 10 years from now we may marvel at. Why didn’t we appreciate all that good fortune (and looks) back when we had it?

So instead of crying over what I no longer have, and whining about what I wish I did, for my upcoming decade, I’m gonna seize the proverbial day, damn it!

And so should you, my friends…