Will I Live to 100?

The last few weeks I have been reading articles about Betty White.  She was a remarkable woman who missed living to the age of "100" by seventeen days.   

From everything I have read, she lived a remarkable life and lived it to the fullest.  Some of her famous quotes:

* "Realize how good life is while it's happening, because before you know it, it will be gone."

* "Accentuate the positive, not the negative."

* "Don't lie about your age."

* "First of all, keep busy and don't focus everything on you."

* "A sense of humor."

* "Don't lose your zest of life. Age doesn't define you."

I know I am not getting any younger and I am definitely aging.  When I look in the mirror, I notice my face and how that has changed.  I have a few more lines, wrinkles and spots.  My skin is beginning to sag. There are few gray hairs here and there.  My energy level to walk and ride my bike has changed.  I can still get out and do all of this.  Just not for the hours like I use to.  

So my question is "Will I make it to 100?"   

At the age of "68", I feel that I will.  My mom is "87".  She has some health issues, but she still has her mind and she is still moving around.  My dad died at the age of "61" due to his lifestyle of drinking and smoking.  I have surpassed my father's death age and I am striving to obtain my mom's age.

If I can be of sound mind and be in good health, I would like to live to "100!"  

The truth is no one knows when they will die.  The good Lord holds the keys of "Life & Death"!  Also, God knew before we were conceived, our date of birth and date of death.  Now that is very hard for me to conceive.  I live by the promises He has given me and I treasure each day.

I do try to practice all that Betty White lived by.  Our attitude makes a difference on how we treat life.  And what is "stress" like in your life?  Do you get upset over everything?  Or do you look at life and realize there are opportunities in everything, including when situations go a different direction than planned?

None of us are perfect, but we can "love" each day.

If I am going to live to "100" that means I have "32" more years of life.  How do I plan to live those years?  A lot can happen during that time.  I look at the past "32" years and the accomplishments, the places I have lived, new friends, new goals, places I have traveled, the deaths of family and friends and so much more.

My life is before me.  Matthew 6:34 "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things."  I will live each day to the fullest and do my best to make a difference.

Today is the first day of the rest of my life!