Just Thoughts and Nothing Else

Life is good at any age if you only work at it. It's how you look at things and how you try to enjoy
and savor the flavor of life every single day.

I just came back from a short vacation with a great girlfriend. Our time was fun filled with lots of laughter. We went shopping and out to dinner and cooked and worked out. Just having time together was so worth it.
We went out one evening to the downtown section of Naples, Florida and they had live bands playing this night, and we walked around going in and out of the shops and all the while we listened to music playing in the backround. It kept making you want to dance while you were walking along. So one thing I noticed about all of this was that the music was putting everyone in a different frame of mind.
People were friendly, not in a hurry, smiles on their faces and singing along to the music they kept hearing in the backround. I was in this one jewelry store and I hear some kids saying no mom, no please don't. Well when I turned to look at what was wrong, I found that she was dancing up a storm right in the middle of the store and the kids while they were laughing and say no mom, was because their mom didn't care where she was, she was just feeling the music and was having fun. It just brought a thought to mind of why can't people do that any time, any place and just let go in a harmless way? Why are people always so worried about what people will think? Why is it that we just can't be ourselves? It was only two streets before we got to the jewelry shop, that I was dancing with myself while listening to a band and while I was holding my cane in one hand and holding onto the building with the other, I was dancing and singing and having a great time. I didn't care what people thought and as long as I wasn't embarrassing my girlfriend, I was okay with it. I had nothing to prove, nothing to hide, and I wasn't worried about anything but feeling the music.
I've always loved music and I've always loved dancing and I wasn't going to let a little cane get in my way this night, I was going to have fun and enjoy....My smile was from ear to ear when I wasn't singing up a storm. What a comfortable, wonderful night....

While we walked along and proceeded to the next band, I found that this couple who were in the late 70's were enjoying life the same way. Apparently they loved dancing and the music and didn't care about anything but having a great time and enjoying life to it's fullest with something they loved doing together...They were by the way pretty great together and they must do this every time the bands come out in Naples, because when we got there they had their lawn chairs set up and a little cooler and when the music started, boy the dancing that went on. They were 50's and 60's music and they were even doing the jitterbug with her jumping and him flipping her around. What a couple! They had the crowd in the palm of their hands because they were so cute. It was so amazing that if you watched the crowd, you could almost hear their thoughts of I hope or wish I could do that even at this age much less at theirs!. Some couple that my friend and I were standing next to started talking with us and we were all so amazed at the couple dancing that we just couldn't help but share the experience we were all feeling with each other.
Smiles were on everyone's faces and I didn't see a grouch in the bunch!

So Life is good at any age, if you only learn to enjoy it with all the gusto you can and always remember to keep whatever you do in good taste and people will just join in and let their hair down even if only for a brief moment in life.

So just keep in mind that it's okay every once in awhile or even all of the time if you so choose to, do the unexpected and enjoy!