At Thursday night writing group, Janet recommended an excellent short documentary called "Slowmo." It tells the story of a 69-year-old doctor who ended his rat race lifestyle and moved to Venice Beach to roller blade up an down the beach front every single day.
If you go to New York Times and search for short videos, you'll find a whole section called "Op-Docs" and every one is terrific.
As a younger man, Dr. Slowmo asked a 93-year-old man, "How does a man like me get to be an old codger like you?"--to which the older man replied, "Do what you want."
How hard is that?
Maybe we should begin everyday with the question: "What do I really want to do today?"
Or, in the words of Mary Oliver, "What will you do with your one wild and precious life?"
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