Celebrating My Life's Milestone

Today, September 5, 2013, is an important milestone of my life as I mark 5 years of freedom from the corporate world.

It is my day of sweet memories, reflecting on life's many valuable lessons, celebrating still the gift of life that those who die young no longer get to enjoy, obviously.

As I continue with my life's journey, albeit towardsthe sunset, I REALIZE...

...that in our younger years we work hard to make a living by what we get or earn. Yet now I know that the sweeter part is that we make our life by what we give and share, especially with those in need;

... that we cannot stop living just because we think we are getting old. The truth is that we actually become old when we stop living;

... that to grow old is really easy and doesn't take any special talent. But our challenge is to continue growing up and moving on by always finding opportunities in every change we encounter while living;

... that the elderly don't have so much regrets for what they accomplished, but rather for they things that they didn't attempt to do at all while young. Yet the years remaining provide golden opportunities to start anew to do things we always wanted to do;

... that the secret of staying young is always to be happy. So we must laugh often and find humor in life's unfolding events each day; and

... that we must never stop to dream. Because when we lose our dreams that's the time we begin to die.

And so on this special day I celebrate life again with happy memories of the past, the joy of the present (while still able to enjoy it), and continue to dream about the future.

Come, celebrate with me life's journey. And as you retire for the night, please remember me in prayers, to thank the Lord for the wonderful gift of life. Thank You, Lord, for this day.

Cheers to life then!

Ad Jesum per Mariam!