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I love this post, great message.

I sometimes lament getting older - I'll be 50 next year - but I don't dwell on it too much and I still think and act like I'm 25, sometimes younger than that.
On the other hand, my bro-in-law has had too many beers and cheeseburgers in his life and he's in the hospital right now after a mild heart-attack.

His wife says from now on, it'll be a lot more salads and water than cheeseburgers and beer.

As a person who had that heart attack four years ago, I say screw it, enjoy what life you have left and eat a cheeseburger now and then if you want one.

At least they got your good side.

Me, you, Jennifer Aniston, and Cindy Crawford are just lucky I guess.

j/c

I'll be 58 in a few months and have had some health issues but mainly back surgery. I can't do a lot of the things I used to do. Yet at the same time I've been very blessed with a wonderful wife and family.

I actually embrace growing old because in my youth, I never believed I would live long enough to get old. I was quite a hellion and there was more than one occasion where I felt my life had far better than 50/50 odds it would end.

I realize now just how fortunate I am to have made it through all of that. How fortunate I am to watch my grandchildren growing up. How much happier I am now and relaxed within my own skin. So far it's been the happiest time in my life.