Understandably as we grow older, mortality seems to be an ever-present tingle in our minds… and yes, sometimes the thought is VERY scary. We lose folks around us that mean a lot, and we discover new aches, pains, and things that just don’t work as well anymore. But instead of fearing theINEVITABLE (NO ONE ESCAPES!) and burying ourselves in what once was, I choose to look forward.

I choose to be thankful for the things and people I have had in my life, and the time I had with them. I choose to...