I had my daughters when I was 38 and 40. The youngest heads off to college today. I've had plenty of time to contemplate life in the last 20 years. In fact, rai

I had my daughters when I was 38 and 40. The youngest heads off to college today. I've had plenty of time to contemplate life in the last 20 years. In fact, raising two daughters has made that seem even more important. Around the age of 40 I made a point of really slowing down my thinking about the future; realizing what I could control (not much) and deciding what was important to me. Naturally this has changed a bit in the last 20 years, but not the underlying philosophy. You only get so many breaths in this life time, so use them wisely.