In-"sights"

I HATE NIGHT DRIVING! The oncoming headlights hurt my eyes, especially the blue LED "lens burners!" Beyond that, I'm directionally challenged, can't gauge distance clearly, and get impatient with others who drive as poorly as I do. Imagine that!

I was complaining to a friend recently about my night vision and she suggested that my "older eyes" might be to blame - related, of course, to my advancing age. Her comment made me think about "older eyes" in a different way.

Here are some in-"sights": (it's the short list!)

1. Life IS short. If the last 25 years of your life have gone quickly, the next 25 will be a blur. It's important to put things in perspective and embrace the really important stuff. After all, your legacy is the only thing that will matter in 100 years.

2. Children are a gift. Love them as much as you can, and then some more. They will be grown, and gone, before you know it.

3. Most politicians are crooks. Our country is suffering greatly because of the political landscape - HATE, GREED & DECEPTION seem to be the common denominators. Lord, help us all! Before long, we'll only have access to a future determined by others! Whatever happened to the public servant?

4. Money isn't all it's cracked up to be. I you have it, it won't buy happiness. If you don't, you think it will, but it never does.

5. EVERYONE has some kind of a problem. Those that "don't" are the great pretenders. I never trust a person who claims to be perfect - if they'll lie to themselves, they'll lie to anyone!

6. Your mental health is as important, or more important, than your physical health. In fact, one often follows the other. If you need help, get it. Pride can kill the best of us!

7. Life is too short to put up with nonsense. Nobody is better than you and you're no better than anyone else. Society has created the shallow classifications.

7. I hate bullies! They'll only prey on those weaker than themselves. They are cowards.

8. Treat people with kindness and it will come back to you. Hate them, mistreat them, or disrespect them, and you will reap what you sow!

9. Your past is what you've done, it's not who you are.

10. Some people will try to drag you down. It doesn't have anything to do with you. It's their problem, let them deal with it.

11. Most of us worry WAY TOO MUCH! We're wasting the pleasure of LIFE!

12. You CAN be here today and gone tomorrow. I've seen it happen, may times! All of our days are numbered. Enjoy the time you have left!

13. If you're not changing, you're either moving forward or backward. Which way are you going, and why?

14. Read something - it'll take you places! Lots of places!

15. When you smile, do it from the inside out. It's much brighter!

E. Jake Gamble

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