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Today's reading: Proverbs 13

I want to live to be 100 years old.

There's just something that's always intrigued me about someone who could share the stories and life events after living 100 years--the things they've seen come and go, the miracles they've witnessed and the lives they've rubbed up against. Just think about all the ways you would have seen God move in a century of living for Him!

Imagine all you could do/see/accomplish in 100 years. The legacy you could leave, the mark you could make, the birthday cakes you'd be entitled to eat!

But...

In order to live another 60 years, I've got a few changes I'll need to be making...

1. My eating habits. I cannot continue to power myself up on the poor nutrition I've allowed myself to settle for. More fruits and alot more veggies are just what the doctor ordered. My addiction to Pizza Mike and his timely delivery service will have to be monitored very closely. Better choices on my plate and in my kitchen, and in turn, my guys will receive health benefits--better food for them!

2. My aversion to sweat. I've got to get off the couch and move more. Yes, I'll say it--exercise. I've got one heart, one pair of lungs and one set of bones that I need to keep strong and healthy if I'm going to make it to the big 1-0-0!

3. My mouth. Yes, you read it correctly, my mouth. And although dentists would disagree, it goes alot farther than oral hygiene, daily flossing and steering clear of sweets:

"Those who control their tongue will have a long life; a quick retort can ruin everything." Proverbs 13:3 NLT

I need to maintain alot more integrity where my mouth/tongue are concerned. It would behoove me to keep a few more things to myself and to use my words alot less critically than I do. My snappy come-backs and snarly remarks slice minutes, hours, days, months and sometimes years off my life--time I don't want to lose.

I want to live to be 100.