How do significant life events or the passage of time influence your perspective on life?

I believe very strongly that what we think, what we know (or think we know}, what we believe all conditions the way that we perceive the world and interact with it.

So, if you have a sunny, optimistic and positive outlook, you will get similar feedback. There may be an element of confirmation bias here.

If you have become very jaded and cynical, you will see lots of confirmation for that.

The positive outlook has to be the better way to go. See this quote from Google…

“All looks yellow to the jaundiced eye” is a famous proverb popularized by Alexander Pope in his 1711 poem, 

An Essay on Criticism (“All seems infected that th’ infected spy, / As all looks yellow to the jaundic’d Eye”). It means that prejudiced, jealous, or cynical people perceive everything through the lens of their own bias, distorting reality to match their negative perspective. 

Something on your “to-do list” that never gets done.

I’ve been procrastinating. I have Type-2 diabetes. I take a medication called Metformin for it. However, it can be reversed if I lose a significant amount of weight. It can be done, and consuming fewer carbs is a good starting point. I recently lost seven pounds without trying, and that’s the first time I’ve lost weight without trying. But with a bit more effort, I could speed up the loss.

In September, we’ll be going on a river cruise. I want to buy some new clothes for that holiday. So that’s my target date. I have eight months.