Never Too Late

“Just because you are seventy is no excuse to give up and let others make your decisions for you. The fact that you are still alive is reason enough to believe that you are here for a purpose; and that purpose is to learn, to teach and to GIVE.” … Thomas D. Willhite

Yes … of course there are exceptions to this, at any age … the young and the elderly with health needs, memory issues and other challenges. People with extreme disabilities. The lonely too.

That said, the premise of the quote sticks hard with me. We all contribute every day we are breathing, in ways we see and ways we don’t see. We are able citizens of the universe and have influence on a part of that universe, our corner of it. That corner may be limited or broad, close in or expansive with unknown boundaries. Like the now famous butterfly effect, our actions ... the ways we learn and teach and give ... have effects we can't always immediately see and feel. School teachers know this well. Innovators too.

Whether you're sixty, seventy, eighty or more ... whether you're struggling with your purpose at any age ... this you must believe: You are alive for a reason. You are here for a purpose. You are a valued citizen of the universe. And it is never too late to embrace your purpose, and act on it ... today is as good a day as you'll have.