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December 20, 2008
My father died on December 2. I flew to Oregon for the memorial service.
I sat down with my mother, age 91, and told her to write down these words on a sheet of paper:
I told her to make a list. I suggested half a dozen things she has said in the past that she wanted to do.
I told her to set up a daily schedule. Take at least one step per project each day. Do this from a "what to do today" list. One step per day will get the jobs done.
I told her, "Don't wind up sitting in your deathbed at age 100, thinking, 'I wish I had done that.' Do it while you still can."
The older you get, the truer this advice is.
There is an old saying, "He made his bed. Now he must lie in it."
Turn this around. "You must lie in your bed. Make it your way." One step per day.
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