Is it the BEST of times or the WORST of times...or something inbetween?

Now, admittedly, I shouldn't be surprised that I'm getting so many different kinds of reactions to my focus on "Turning S*x*y." I'm right in the middle of this big group of people, some older, some younger but all with an opinion. That's one of the things people my age are known for ... we ALL have opinions!

So one friend wrote the following observation:

"Sixty ain't all it's cracked up to be -- on either end of the 'good to bad' spectrum.

And sixty ain't where it used to be in the 'young to old' spectrum of one's life, either. While definitely past the halfway point in years, should you really count as 'age' those years when you were learning the basics, followed by those years when your hormones were in charge? Seriously, life as we know it began sometime around age 25, right? Which puts us squarely in our 30s!"

I actually think my friend has a point! We are in the middle of our most productive years. But productive doesn't necessarily mean that we always have to work for a paycheck or that we have to keep on doing what we keep on doing. We can change horses, lighten the load, veer off on an unmapped trail or ....well, I'm running out of corny metaphors.

Some people see this as liberating...others who may have already experienced shocks to the system in terms of being widowed, having health issues or financial problems, are probably wary of seeing any kind of light at the end of the tunnel.

So one real question is: if you don't like how things have gone so far, how much opportunity do you have to change the future trajectory. Is it mind over matter? Is it being willing to make hard choices and leave some baggage behind and say "I can't change what'a already happened, I can only be prepared for what's to come?"

And for those who have been enjoying life, and are optimistic about the future, are they unrealistic if they're not prepared for the fact that life can come up and slap you in the face in mere moments? And yet certainly we don't want to wake up every morning thinking about what could go wrong!

Trust but verify. Walk softly but carry a big stick. Tell people who are important to you that you love them. Know what three things you'd carry out of your house if it was on fire. And do something nice for yourself every day.