It’s an absolutely beautiful morning.

I’m out here, barefoot in the garden, harvesting some greens for a salad. I just cut some lettuce, Swiss chard, kale, spinach…

As I’ve gotten older, I’ve become more acutely aware of the passage of time. One of the things that I’ve really learned is that none of us knows for certain how many more beautiful days like this we’re going to get. So, when one comes up, you can bet your ass I’m going to take advantage of it.

That’s not to say that it’s not important to put aside for the future, or to have dreams. If my wife and I hadn’t done that, I probably wouldn’t be out here doing this right now.

But here’s the truth:

As we put aside for the future, as we chase our dreams, it’s also important to remember that we might just be building those dreams on a foundation of sand, and that there might not actually be a future in store for us…