Do-overs

Life is very interesting, and one of the most interesting concepts is the concept of a do-over. There are at least two ways of looking at this term, the first is that when you do over someone, you hurt them, the other view is that when you get a

do-over it is a new attempt or opportunity to do something after a previous attempt has been unsuccessful or unsatisfactory.

The good news, of course, is that you get as many "do-overs" as you like. The number of do-overs we have is only limited by our self-image and our courage. Of course, many of us never know we are living a "do-over" until it's over.

There are lots of reasons for wanting a "do-over." Most of all, people want another chance to do things they were afraid to do the first time and to say things they were afraid to say. Oddly enough, it's not their mistakes they want to rework, but their "unused" minutes. Our graveyards are filled with people who wished they would have spent their unused minutes wisely or just have spent them.

The Internet is full of advice on how to use your time, "Change your life in 5 minutes", or How to lose or gain 30 minutes a day", or "How 15 minutes a day, can change your life". All of the gurus out there are talking about your unused minutes, that we don't notice as we are passing through life.

So you can get as many "do-overs" as you want, but you should know that it isn't any easier the next time, and because no two ever go exactly the same, the gifts, opportunities, and loves of one never appear the same way again.

So all in all, in my opinion, it's better to live as if there are no "do-overs," so that you won't need one. But I thought I'd share this with you anyway to work in the bits about fear, mistakes, and how precious today's opportunities really and truly are.

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Royce Shook

Transition to Retrement

I give workshops on health and wellness, online as well as in person. I serve on three advisory committees The Mayors' Roundtable, The Advisory Council for the Senior Advocate and the Transit Police Advisory Board I am also President of our local seniors center association, which has just over 1000 members and I am the Vice-Chair of the Tri-Cities Seniors Action Society which has 1500 members. I also write, play golf, and enjoy life.

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