What Light Is In Your Life?
By BillDo you remember the song, You Light Up My Life? Do you recall when President Bush was elected? He talked about 1,000 points of light. During the November, December, and January holiday season do you go to see the colorful lights in different parts of your city? At the beginning of each new decade focus on the word – LIGHT.
Pause for a moment and review the past 10 years. How did you light up your life? Did you have a mentor – a resource person (or persons) who helped you improve your life in all areas: Spiritually, Financially, Socially, Mentally, Physically, Family, and Career? I believe every person needs to find at least one mentor who is interested in helping them release more of their potential.
Each decade offers its own challenges:
1. Meaningful relationships
2. All kinds of addictions and their consequences
3. Career transitions and uncertainty about the future
4. Health care
5. Aging and the possibility of living beyond 100
6. Financial planning and answering the question, “How much money will I need to live a dignified retirement lifestyle?”
Here are some ideas for your planning of the next 10 years of your life, using the acrostic LIGHT:
L-Lifelong Learning. Do you have a Lifelong Learning Program?
I-Investing. Are you investing money for your retirement? Do you invest in yourself daily by refining and learning new skills? No one is as interested in you as you are!
G-Go! Where will you go in the next 10 years to visit new places, meet new people, and broaden your life experiences?
H-Health. What health improvements will you make daily?
T-Time. How will you use your time in the next 10 years? That’s 3650 days! Will you spend them or invest them?
Whatever you decide to do, let your light shine daily during the next 10 years to give and receive the most out of your life. Remember these words Lifelong Learning, Invest, Go, Health, and Time. I wish you a healthy and prosperous decade.
Find the mentors to help you get the most from your life and then, watch what happens!
