Youth

 As I enter mid-life, I am learning that perhaps the most precious resource is youth. We have to understand that with youth, we can accomplish more. As time slips away we have less youth to rely upon. I am learning that youth can be a weapon when dealing with those who are older and more imposing than you. It is important not to let those with less youth than you run your life, and to embrace the power of your youth in order to accomplish what you want out of life. 

I find that when we are truly young, we don't appreciate this youth. The trick is to embrace it at a certain point where we can still love it. When I was a young, I wanted to be old and experienced, now, as I have some of that, I think of the power of youth and how I still have some of it. We will always have some youth (until we pass) and to use the youth we have to leverage our relationships and appreciate our own beauty, is a good trick that will make aging more palatable.