It'a All About Attitude: Bye Bye Negativity.

To say that writing is connected to a keen sense of observation is to state the obvious. Every moment presents an opportunity to observe something: a smell, a color, a pattern, a conversation, a behavior, an event. A writer's brain is wired not just to take notice of, but to make sense of—with varying degrees of focus—the opportunity demanding its attention.

This month spent with my daughter while she adjusts to life as a mother of two under two has presented opportunities to view the world from a few different angles. Least of which is the concept of age. When my friend Paula phoned and mentioned she was tired of people worrying about aging and death, I was on board. We both agree how important it is to be in the moment because that is all we have.

My seventeen-month-old granddaughter was there to greet me when I got off the phone. She immediately inspired me to look at the difference between young and old. My granddaughter doesn't hold grudges, doesn't worry about the future and wholeheartedly embraces the present as she's learning about how to live a good life. I know adults who live their lives with similar joy and was reminded that being young or old has nothing to do with a number and everything to do with attitude.