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Starting Today!

Welcome to Season 70, Episode 1 of the WD show!

Back when I was 20 I didn’t even consider the possibility of living 50 more years. Until recently I had no thoughts about and no concept of what it might be like to live to be 70. It only really struck me a short time ago – “I’m going to be seventy years old!”

The realization that as of today I am a septuagenarian has been kind of enlightening. For years, as I’ve actually gotten older I still thought of myself as young. As the arthritis, bad eyesight, and other age-related issues crept in I thought there was something wrong with me. It was stressing me out. I kept wondering what the hell was wrong.

Now I get it. There’s nothing wrong with me, I’m a normal seventy year old. It’s been easier to live with the stresses of living and aging once I realized I was actually living and aging. It’s been easier to enjoy the moment, experience it and not be in such a hurry to get to the next place, next moment, next task. The past is gone, the future will take care of itself, all I have is the present.

In this episode, Patrick takes a nap.