Some inspiration for your day

Here I am at the Ocean Reef Club in beautiful Key Largo, FL. My wife Lisa and I are staying with her mother Patty Heutel. Patty always said I’m her favorite son-in-law (Lisa is an only girl ??).

Patty is an inspiring woman. She will turn 92 in December.

Amazingly, she lives across a small harbor from her older brother Dan Muckler, age 95. Dan is a legend at Ocean Reef, where he’s lived full-time for over 40 years. He is an active golfer who regularly shoots his age and piloted his fishing boat on the reef and the Gulfstream until he sold his boat earlier this year.

Dan participated in this week’s Golfing Invitational with over 200 other golfers. Dan won his flight last year and came in second place this year. At the Awards Dinner Saturday night, over 300 people arose to give Dan a standing ovation when the Head Golf Pro mentioned his name. He received a similar standing ovation at last year’s event.

Dan and Patty are two wonderful and inspiring examples of people living and thriving into their 90s. Average life expectancy continues to increase. You may need to plan on the probability of living much longer – perhaps 35 years in retirement – particularly if you are a nonsmoker in excellent health.?

Oh, and by the way, do you know dancing is more than just fun physical exercise? It's good for the brain as well. Researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine discovered that dancing helps reduce the risk of dementia by 76%. Keep on dancing Dan and Patty!