IT'S NEVER TOO LATE!

I was watching the Today Show today, as I do most everyday, and there was a segment by Jane Pauley on aging.  She interviewed a man, who, when he was going through a divorce and depression, he went to the beach to de-stress.  Being a carpenter, he decided, just on a lark, to build a sandcastle.  It was therapy for him.  Now he has commissions all over the world as a professional sand sculpturer!  But it was his words, even more than his beautiful work, that really got to me.  He said, "If you're really dissatisfied, find something that feeds your soul, that gets you excited.  Don't quit your job."  (Altho he did, after 6 months!)  "Just make it a bigger part of your life, because that's going to give you the balance that you need."  He loves doing what he does, especially because he is always surrounded by happy people, who are in awe of his work, as am I!  He said, "It's so intoxicating.  I had never had those moments before in my life." When he was asked what happens if the sandcastle falls down, his answer was, "Things collapse, just like in life.  You just start all over again."  His only regret?  He didn't start doing this until after age 50.  The lesson here:  start early in life making time for the things that truly bring you joy!