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“I’m getting older, but I refuse to become an old person.”

A thought by John C. Maxwell (2017-03-07) from his book, No Limits: Blow the CAP Off Your Capacity (p. 205). Center Street. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.)

I love this thought by John.  And I agree with it.

He says, “Have you noticed how old people think their generation is the last great one? They look at younger people and predict doom and gloom. That’s happened for a hundred generations. I’m not going to do that! Yes, tomorrow has its challenges. And all youth need to mature. But abundance thinking tells me that tomorrow can be better than today.”

He goes on, “I like to think of an abundance mind-set as the Energizer Bunny of our lives. It charges us up with high belief. That high belief gives us high energy. I want to be energized to do worthwhile things and make a difference. Don’t you? It’s your call.”

I hope that is true of you.  I know it is of me but then I am in control of my view.  But that is true of you too.

Earlier he said, “Abundance people seize the moment because they see potential in it. They believe they can do more than they’ve done before. They believe they can perform at a higher level than they have before. They believe they can grow more— and keep growing. This belief not only keeps them going, but it also allows them to be the first to take action. And often those who start first are the winners.”

And that doesn’t matter how old you are.

Over what Proverbs 29:18 (MSG) in the Bible it says, “If people can’t see what God is doing they stumble all over themselves; But when they attend to what he reveals, they are most blessed.”


Is that what you want?   So how is your view of your future?
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