Today is the first day...

...of the rest of your life . It is really quite an intriguing phrase (no you don't need to add 'start it right with Total' this isn't a commercial). If you really think about it, it forces you to say, "so...what now?" It doesn't matter your age or position. What now? Everything that came before today is over; you can't change it or do anything about it. What now? Where do I go from here?

Statistically speaking, over half my life on this big blue and green sphere is over. And if youthfulness is a prime requirement for enjoying life then, by all rights my best years are behind me. Maybe life hasn't been all I had hoped it would be. Yet... "today is the first day of the rest of your life" speaks, even to those of us who are not youthful and may be locked in the day to day grind of life. It speaks of unlocking our dreams, of new possibilities, of new adventures, of new experiences, all yet to be had. I can either embrace the possibilities and move forward, or I can let the ghostly chains of memory and the past keep me from moving into the future with enthusiasm and joy for life.

So...what now? The opportunities are almost limitless.