Favorite Inspirational Quotes

Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.

Samuel Ullman

When I am sick these days, I can really understand what this inspirational quote is saying.   I’m going through some type of malaise attached to the tail end  of a cold.  I just don’t have much interest or enthusiasm for much of anything right now, even with all the work and books I have piled up.  I don’t even have much energy or desire to accomplish any goals.

When I think about projecting that forward into old age, my skin crawls and I actually feel a bit nauseous.  To think of living a life with no plans for the future, not getting excited about what I have and what is coming.  The idea of each day sliding into the next in monotony sends a shiver down my back.  I can truly see how not having the energy and enthusiasm to live and be excited can truly wrinkle the soul.

Who care about those wrinkles on the outside?  OK, I care some.  But it’s what it could do inside that frightens me so much more.  When I was younger, I could never even imagine it.  Now I can.  What does that say about me?  How do I regain and keep an enthusiasm for life?

Probably the first thing is to just get over this darn cold.  Then I need to eat healthy food and exercise to keep my health up.  Next I need to make sure I maintain interests that keep me moving and learning.  Once I think I’m done learning, it will be over for sure for my major enthusiasm in life is reading and learning.

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