[Fishwhenican]

Nice post KT.

It is really interesting how life changes as one gets older. I am now 47 and so different as a person than I was at 21 that it is sometimes hard to believe it was me. I recognize many of the things you cover and in general notice that I am far more relaxed than I was back in my youth. I do not worry so much about little things and even big things do not seem as big because I have seen so much that I have already seen it and know how to handle it better.

Interesting thing about family. My family is mainly gone. My mom and Dad passed away several years ago and there is only one sister who is pretty far away and I do not see or talk to all that much. I think the only thing I would change about family would have been to have had a better relationship with my dad. I still have times where I miss him terribly and wish I could share my adventures with him. I still get a bit teary eyed when I stop and think about that.

Youth wasted on the young is a bit true as well. I SO wish I could go back and know what I know now! I also wish I had done things in my youth that I just can't do now either just physically or because of responsibilities to family which also limit what a person can do.

That raking the yard and feeding the birds thing is so true! I have found so much more enjoyment out of just sitting and relaxing and looking at stuff like Sunsets and things. The other day my wife and I were out for a drive hunting and we spotted a little 2X2 Whitetail buck who just didn't care that we were there. We stopped and watched him for 20 minutes or so and I laughed more than once because he was so darn cute. Years ago I would have just continued on thinking just that he was too small to shoot and we had to get going.

So, Anyway, good post. Thank You for sharing!