WE ALL CHOOSE HOW WE WILL SPEND OUR...'PRECIOUS TIME.' I HAVE NO...'ANSWERS'...JUST QUESTIONS?? I HAVE FOUND...'MY WEIGH'...ON THIS JOURNEY I HAVE CHOSEN TO TAKE/WRITING DOWN MY DAILY ACTIVITIES AND THE PEOPLE/PETS I MEET ALONG THE WAY/TAKING LOTS OF PICTURES...90% I HAVE NO IDEA WHO THEY ARE...BUT LIKE EVERYONE IN THIS BIG WORLD OF OURS...EACH IS UNIQUE AND IMPORTANT. (ONE OF A KIND...LIKE MY JEWELRY/MAGNETS.) WE ARE HERE FOR A REASON...SEARCHING FOR OUR PURPOSE AND PASSIONS ALONG THE WAY. I AM A...'LATE-BLOOMER'...AND LIKE ALL MY FLOWERS IN MY YARD...'MY TIME TO BLOOM...IS NOW!' I DO NOT DISCUSS POLITICS OR RELIGION ON THESE SITES/THAT IS YOUR CHOICE. I HAVE MINE...AND YOU HAVE YOURS/OR NOT! I LIVE 90% OF MY TIME IN THE...'NOW'...AND DIVIDE THE REMAINING 10% BETWEEN THE PAST AND FUTURE. I HAVE FOUND THAT HAPPINESS DOES NOT DEPEND ON MY WEIGHT OR AGE/YOU CAN ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING YOU ...'PROGRAM'...UP INTO YOUR MIND WITH A...'POSITIVE ATTITUDE'...AND A...'STRONG BELIEF'...IN YOURSELF THAT YOU CAN...'INDEED'...DO SO MANY THINGS, NEVER GIVING UP! THE...'INGREDIENTS'...TO A HAPPY AND SUCCESSFUL LIFE...WILL BE DIFFERENT FOR EACH OF US. 'MY WAY WILL NOT BE YOUR WAY'...FOR IT IS UP TO...'YOU'...TO FIND YOUR OWN WAY. IT TAKES TIME AND HOW YOU SPEND YOUR TIME...IS UP TO YOU. I HAVE GIVEN UP TWO ADDICTIONS ALONG THE WAY/SMOKING AND GAMING AND REPLACED THEM WITH FLOWERS AND GLASS. (DIFFERENT AND MORE HEALTHY...'ADDICTIONS.') I AM A TENNIS PLAYER//DESIGNER/PHOTOGRAPHER/WRITER AND ARTIST...BECAUSE I...'STATED'...I WAS, AND BECAME THEM! FINDING OUT WHO YOU ARE IS ESSENTIAL AND APPRECIATING AND HAVING FAITH IN YOURSELF...AT THIS VERY MOMENT IS...'INSTRUMENTAL'... FOR MOVING ON. I AM HEALTHY/HAPPY/HONEST/HUMOROUS AND HUMBLE. THIS IS WHAT I HAVE...'CONVINCED'...MYSELF...I AM! GETTING TO KNOW...'YOURSELF'...DOES TAKE SOME TIME, INVESTIGATE YOURSELF...'THOROUGHLY'...AND YOU WILL SEE HOW...AMAZING YOUR LIFE WILL BE/HOW CREATIVE AND EXCITING YOUR LIFE CAN BE...'IF YOU ONLY KEEP TRYING/NEVER GIVING UP/LET GO OF THE...'SELF-CRITIC'...THAT RESIDES IN ALL OF US...AND LEAVING THIS BODY/WITH ALL ITS SYSTEMS...'ALONE!' FEED IT NATURAL/HEALTHY FOODS/MOVE IT!... AND REALIZE THAT THE...'FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH'...LIES WITHIN EACH OF US...AND ALL WE NEED TO DO IS: 'DRINK THE WATER!!' IS IT REALLY THAT SIMPLE?? YOU BETCHA!! CAROLE E