Growing old beats the alternative - dying young.

Over prepare, then go with the flow.

To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most-requested column I've ever written.

Your children get only one childhood.

No matter how I feel, I get up, dress up, and show up for life. When I do, the day always serves up more than I could have hoped for. Each day truly is a slice of heaven. Some days the slices are just smaller than others.

Sometimes you have to disconnect to stay connected. Remember the old days when you had eye contact during a conversation? When everyone wasn't looking down at a device in their hands? We've become so focused on that tiny screen that we forget the big picture, the people right in front of us.

God isn't present in the past or future. The great 'I Am' is in the present moment. When I claim that presence, I can get through anything today.