I have been dealing with something super fun that everyone wants to talk about...aging parents. What? Not fun? It is really hard to see your parent who was once your protector, the boss of you and the one who kept you in line, fail in one way or another. I took my dad to visit the facility he will be moving into later this month, and I was surprised at all the little and big lessons I came away with. First of all, he seems oddly ok with living in a one-room apartment. But the biggest lesson came from me realizing that he has 31 years on me. 31!! It really got me thinking about appreciating my capabilities, not sitting around moping about not having a purpose, and making the MOST of what's left of this life. We could all end up in that same one-room apartment someday. We may not even live to see tomorrow. So...let's remind ourselves how precious this life and our bodies and our minds are and get out there and really start living!