You Were not Meant to Live Without Purpose, so Get Off Your Ass and Find Something Meaningful to Do.

by Guillermo Vidal | Dec 17, 2018 | Aging Successfully, Life, Life Lessons, Self Fulfillment, Spirituality, Uncategorized

In whatever form it is that you know the creative source of all things (God, Higher Power, Allah, etc.), one thing is certain, this is Higher Being is growing, creating and evolving. Created in his/her image and likeness, we were meant to live every minute in the same way so that we may help enlarge the greater good.

It is incorrect thinking to believe we should put ourselves out to pasture at a certain age and live the rest of our lives in Margaritaville. That is just bullshit, a marketing ploy of sorts to get us to save money, invest in the stock market, buy second homes, etc..

This past Hallowing night, my dear friend and mentor, former Colorado Governor Roy Romer, celebrated his ninetieth birthday. He spent his day celebrating by touring the state and urging voters to cast a ballot in the midterm elections. Governor Romer knows he is much closer to his end than to his beginning, but that didn’t stop him from spending his energy towards improving his community.

Another case in point is the ninety-four-year-old former USA President Jimmy Carter. Carter is well known for his work…