60 Lessons and Blessings over Sexty Years
Today I turn 60.
So infinitely grateful.
Like my 93-year-old father says, “We learn every day.”
Here are 60 lessons, blessings, liftings, and giftings that I get to learn — and relearn — every single day.
As one speaks to you, take it with you.
These are my Drops of Gold.
60. Life is a gift; unwrap it with presence.
59. Gratitude is the golden thread that holds us together. Gratitude is your superpower.
58. Compassion melts all barriers. And empathy endears connection. Hold space for both.
57. Movement is medicine — move your body vigorously every day.
56. Laughter is a daily miracle. Embrace your golden giggle.
55. Silence reveals the soul’s song. Embrace noble silence.
54. Kindness is never wasted. And niceness is not always kind.
53. Curiosity keeps you forever young. It thrilled all that.
52. Let go of expectations - they are the HOV lane to disappointment.
51. Touch is a form of listening. Our skin has 4 million receptors. Let them listen.
50. Regret steals your light — forgive yourself. And it will spiral out to others you are toxically holding.
49. Nature is the most honest teacher. Nurture your nature.
48. Rest is sacred — honor its call. Rest your case, and your face will shine.
47. Boundaries give love room to grow. Create positive ones. They are not walls.
46. Treat today as a once in a lifetime opportunity. Thank you Mom for that one. Celebrate you woke up today. Celebration expands our hearts.
45. Words matter — speak beauty into being. You are a spell caster.
44. Joy is a practice, not a prize. Go in, joy.
43. Aging is an art of allowing. Receive age as a gift.
42. Trust is built breath by breath.
41. Every sunrise is an invitation. Every sunset is an invocation.
40. Simplicity amplifies what’s real. It turns unreal and surreal into so real.
39. Courage is showing up as you are. It means doing it anyway, even if afraid. Because the sweetest fruit is on the furthest branches.
38. Creation begins with curiosity. Openness unlocks synchronicity and serendipity.
37. Music is the soul’s medicine. What’s the soundtrack playing inside you as medicine?
36. Tears water your roots. Get to your roots.
35. Freedom is an inside job. And what’s golden inside is free.
34. Acceptance is radical self-love. Accept, love, forgive.
33. Truth has its own vibration — feel it. And there is no one truth. There is only your truth.
32. Wonder turns the ordinary into magic.
31. Rituals ground the spirit. They are habits made holy (thank you Fern for that one).
30. Play is our natural state. So is Pray. And Prey. Go for it. Carpe Seize’m.
29. Generosity returns in surprising ways. It regenerates. Into regenerosity.
28. Mistakes are milestones, not failures. Fail forward.
27. Intuition whispers before logic shouts. Intuition is the love language of your universe.
26. Patience is powerful and creates space. Welcome to Spacience.
25. Listening is love. Listen to understand, not to respond. It’s a sacred art.
24. Let go of your ego and we go together. We go over ego.
23. “Sorrys” are sacred — save them.
22. “No’s” are sacred — honor them.
21. Risk reaps rewards — stop not going for it. History favors your gold.
20. Silence is complicity which emboldens the weak — instead, speak up to embolden what’s golden.
19. Don’t carry what you cannot deeply breathe. Instead, embody what sets you free.
18. Vulnerability is your greatest strength.
17. Gratitude is greatest superpower. And…be grateful not just for the shiny bits, but for every bit.
16. Go hug yourself — really. Just go hug yourself.
15. When someone offers an honest reflection that lands for you, respond with, “Thank you, I know.” It acknowledges them for seeing you, and yourself, for owning your worth.
14. Return to please and thank you. It’s remarkable what happens when one is seen, valued and heart.
13. Your weirdness is acting supernatural — follow your own destiny. We had it wrong all along. Webster says so.
12. Trust your timing. And the time strikes, allow the wow. Don’t wait.
11. Every “no” clears space for a better “yes.” No is a yes - for you.
10. Healing happens in its own time. Time heals all wounds, and be aware, because if you choose, time can wound all heals if you allow it to continue - long past its healing.
9. Heartbreak expands capacity for joy. Grief can unlock the sweetest gratitude.
8. Words are spells and can heal or harm — choose your spellings wisely.
7. A welcome home is where you can exhale. And home is the Field for wherever you choose to feel.
6. Be honest, be gentle, be kind - with yourself — then you can love everybody. Thank you Mom for that one.
5. Be grateful not just for the shiny bits - be grateful for every bit.
4. Trust is built breath by breath. Breathe deeply.
3. You are a miracle. Miracles are messy. Self-permission to make a mess.
2. Nothing is forever — treasure the now. And see it through the lens of wow.
1. Life is fleeting — live it Golden. It’s an inside job.
With infinite love and appreciation for this beautiful life,
Jeff
P.S. Would love to hear which ones landed for you and why - share below in the comments!