So, when do you think your time is up?

[KokomoDave]

My arthritis is getting worse in my hands. I endured many surgeries on my spine, shoulder, stomach, and I've got carpal tunnel. How long is the Lord going to let me fall apart until I see His Son? No man will know the hour of when he is recalled to see if you shall be redeemed into heaven or burn forever in the lake of fire. So what say INGO, when will you expire??

 

[indyartisan]

I don’t know but I was eyeing that BMW cycle in the classifieds.

 

[littletommy]

I think it was Waylon that said “if I had known I was gonna live this long, I’d have taken better care of myself”.

That’s very true.

 

[KG1]

In my youth I thought I was indestructible. Now I know I'm not.

 

[jerrob]

Since I have no control over the when, I don't waste any of my time dwelling on it. What I have control over is my behavior and actions in the right now, so I act accordingly................................usually.

 

[indykid]

God has a sense of humor. I have been taking care of my 93 year old mother. She is confined to a wheelchair, had to be moved to a continuous care facility and about all she can do is feed herself. Arthritis and not much feeling in her fingers, very little use of legs, one are can be moved with the help of the other, yet she has a strong heart and a crazy will to live.

Oh, and she beat Covid-19 and pneumonia in January and is happy as heck.

I have no idea why The Lord allows this, but you have to believe there is a reason to continue. So hang in there KokomoDave, one day we might understand.

 

[KokomoDave]

Too understand the Lord in my feeble mind is incomprehensible. He is omnipotent and I am just his son. I have daily talks but his ways are not my ways.
I just wondered if anyone thinks when they are going to check out?

 

[ditcherman]

Too understand the Lord in my feeble mind is incomprehensible. He is omnipotent and I am just his son. I have daily talks but his ways are not my ways.
I just wondered if anyone thinks when they are going to check out?

Sometimes.
But I try to make it help me to focus on being the man he called me to be while I’m here.

My dad was fairly convinced he was going to not make it past 56 because his dad died at that age. His thinking that way did allow for clear thinking and freedom to talk about things, from a business and family point of view. But I’m glad he was wrong, he made it to 74.

We have a long weekend event through our church where participants are highly encouraged to not anticipate. When you can not anticipate and just live in the moment, I personally think those are the best times in life.

 

[SkullDaddy.45]

My father was born in 1935. He weigh in at 4lbs 9 ounces. Doctors sent him home in a shoe box so my grandmother could bury him in it. Back then premature babies lived a day or two. Needless to say he made it. At 11 yrs old he jumped off a 4 story building using a homemade parachute. Didn't work. He was pronounced dead at 3:15 pm. He remembers hearing his mother crying. He felt the toe tag being put on. At 3:28 he managed to move his arm off the gurnee. They found a pulse and 3 days later he was sent home. At 21 he was pronounced dead again in Korea. (Drowned) He woke up on the USS Yellowstone. In their morgue. He said the only one more scared then him was the poor guy sitting at the desk when he walked out. Fast forward 40 yrs. He was diagnosed with prostrate cancer. They took it out and said he was good to go. At 80 he was diagnosed with stage 4 bone cancer in his lower spine. Drs gave him 3 months. Below is a picture of my dad at 87. Months before his death. I remember at the funeral we all was waiting for him to get up and grab a sammich. From his first breath till his last. Dad lived life like it was his last day. Im in my 60s now and i have committed myself to the same philosophy. If today is my last day.... I'll make it my best day.

 

[2tonic]

Memento Mori.

 

[bwframe]

I don’t know but I was eyeing that BMW cycle in the classifieds.

Yep, not the only one.


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[bwframe]

I try not to dwell on death much. When my time is up, it is.

In recent years, I have made noticeable adjustments in diet and exercise to fight to stay fit and mobile. The further I go, the better I feel. When I get lazy about it, I feel that too.

I'm in better shape that I was five years ago. A lot better shape. I intend to keep going. There is a ton of information online and it gets added to daily. I try to stay abreast and keep adding to my routine.


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[The Bubba Effect]

My father was born in 1935. He weigh in at 4lbs 9 ounces. Doctors sent him home in a shoe box so my grandmother could bury him in it. Back then premature babies lived a day or two. Needless to say he made it. At 11 yrs old he jumped off a 4 story building using a homemade parachute. Didn't work. He was pronounced dead at 3:15 pm. He remembers hearing his mother crying. He felt the toe tag being put on. At 3:28 he managed to move his arm off the gurnee. They found a pulse and 3 days later he was sent home. At 21 he was pronounced dead again in Korea. (Drowned) He woke up on the USS Yellowstone. In their morgue. He said the only one more scared then him was the poor guy sitting at the desk when he walked out. Fast forward 40 yrs. He was diagnosed with prostrate cancer. They took it out and said he was good to go. At 80 he was diagnosed with stage 4 bone cancer in his lower spine. Drs gave him 3 months. Below is a picture of my dad at 87. Months before his death. I remember at the funeral we all was waiting for him to get up and grab a sammich. From his first breath till his last. Dad lived life like it was his last day. Im in my 60s now and i have committed myself to the same philosophy. If today is my last day.... I'll make it my best day.

AMEN brother.

 

[churchmouse]

I think it was Waylon that said “if I had known I was gonna live this long, I’d have taken better care of myself”.

That’s very true.

Oh man if you only knew.
My time is getting closer.
It gives you a different view of your world.

 

[churchmouse]

My father was born in 1935. He weigh in at 4lbs 9 ounces. Doctors sent him home in a shoe box so my grandmother could bury him in it. Back then premature babies lived a day or two. Needless to say he made it. At 11 yrs old he jumped off a 4 story building using a homemade parachute. Didn't work. He was pronounced dead at 3:15 pm. He remembers hearing his mother crying. He felt the toe tag being put on. At 3:28 he managed to move his arm off the gurnee. They found a pulse and 3 days later he was sent home. At 21 he was pronounced dead again in Korea. (Drowned) He woke up on the USS Yellowstone. In their morgue. He said the only one more scared then him was the poor guy sitting at the desk when he walked out. Fast forward 40 yrs. He was diagnosed with prostrate cancer. They took it out and said he was good to go. At 80 he was diagnosed with stage 4 bone cancer in his lower spine. Drs gave him 3 months. Below is a picture of my dad at 87. Months before his death. I remember at the funeral we all was waiting for him to get up and grab a sammich. From his first breath till his last. Dad lived life like it was his last day. Im in my 60s now and i have committed myself to the same philosophy. If today is my last day.... I'll make it my best day.

I remember when you shared this with me my friend.
Every day we spend on the right side of grass is a gift.

 

[OurDee]

Living in the moment is all we have. Everything else is God's. I consider every new day gravy. I'm in my prime!

 

[hoosierdoc]

I have had the solemn responsibility to tell people they are about to die. Like in the next hour. They always handle it better than their families.

fix the broken relationships now.

I'm only 44 but i fear death a lot less than I did ten years ago. Maybe it's because my kids are older, or because one is in Heaven already.

What i fear most, is a prolonged period of poor health requiring my family to take care of me.

 

[Expat]

My feelings on the subject, since the wife left me, have changed quite a bit.

 

[Thor]

Everything dies. Every man, woman, child, pet, plant, or planet. All that matters is how we live.

Live every day like it is your last...because one day it will be.

My children are amazed that I lived long enough to have them...yet here I am trying to make their lives better. Yeah, things hurt; so what, life is pain it will stop hurting when you die...maybe...if we're lucky.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I'm gonna live forever. So far, so good...