Life Lessons, Reflections, and Getting Older | A Faithful Life

When you are getting older and look back on life, there are lessons learned. Mistakes are made, successes are celebrated, and priorities have changed.

Things I Have Learned About Life

One thing I have learned is that having life experience does not automatically mean that you have all the answers.

However, there are things I understand better now than when I was younger. I have changed my mind about several things, and I have found different priorities in recent years.

That does not mean there is nothing more to learn. On the contrary. Daily, I learn things, and questions come up that I have to figure out.

What I Will Write About

I think I can keep writing about the subject of life for many years and will never reach the end.

Things I will write about, in random order, might be getting older, lessons learned, mistakes made, happiness, memories, purpose in life, what matters most, and probably a lot more.

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Eddie van Aken

I am Eddie van Aken. I’m still learning about faith, health, family, purpose, and life itself.

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